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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Gregory E. Fernandes, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert M. Macmeccan, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
Gregory E. Fernandes, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert M. MacMeccan, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61J 3/07 (2006.01); C11D 7/60 (2006.01); C11D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 17/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seamless capsule comprises at least one core and a shell layer. The capsule can further comprise an intermediate layer which surrounds the core(s) and is surrounded by the shell layer. The shell layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of water-soluble polymers, water-dispersible polymer, hydrogels. The shell layer can further comprise a disintegration aid.