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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Robert Seon Whiffen, London, GB;
Inventor:
Robert Seon Whiffen, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 71/02 (2006.01); B01J 13/04 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24D 3/06 (2006.01); A23L 27/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 71/02 (2013.01); A23L 27/72 (2016.08); A24B 15/283 (2013.01); A24D 3/061 (2013.01); B01J 13/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a capsule, comprising: encapsulating a body of solid core material with a coating material and converting the core material from a solid to a liquid to form a capsule having a liquid core encapsulated by a solid coating. An apparatus configured to perform the method is also described.