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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Jan Juilen Irma DE Bock, Riijksweg, BE;
Jan Donaat Sinnaeve, De Haan, BE;
Stefaan Jaak Vanquickenborne, Riijksweg, BE;
Inventors:
Jan Juilen Irma De Bock, Riijksweg, BE;
Jan Donaat Sinnaeve, De Haan, BE;
Stefaan Jaak Vanquickenborne, Riijksweg, BE;
Assignee:
Capsugel Belgium NV, Bornem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/02 (2006.01); A61J 3/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/02 (2013.01); A61J 3/077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming hard shell capsule components, wherein the capsule components are formed from a material which undergoes gelation upon heating, such as HPMC. A heat station is provided to heat a plurality of molds prior to dipping into a solution of the thermogeling material. The drying conditions following dipping are carefully controlled to control the rate of drying.