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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
R.p. Scherer Technologies, Llc, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Lester David Fulper, Clearwater, FL (US);
Norton Hart, Clearwater, FL (US);
Assignee:
R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61J 3/07 (2006.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01); F26B 21/04 (2006.01); F26B 21/08 (2006.01); F26B 21/10 (2006.01); F26B 21/12 (2006.01); F26B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 3/077 (2013.01); F26B 21/004 (2013.01); F26B 21/04 (2013.01); F26B 21/08 (2013.01); F26B 21/10 (2013.01); F26B 21/12 (2013.01); A61K 9/4825 (2013.01); F26B 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a soft or hard capsule shell to reduce or alleviate stress in the capsule shell. The method includes a step of heating at least a portion of the soft or hard capsule shell to a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the capsule shell but below a melt temperature of the capsule shell for a time sufficient to reduce internal stress in the capsule shell. The method can be used to reduce cracking of hard or soft capsule shells by application of the heat treatment to the filled capsule shells after fabrication and filling.