Soft gelatin capsule manufacture
CA 2332631 C · Owner: Zande, Horst · Inventors: Meinzer, Armin; Zande, Horst; Brox, Werner
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The present invention is directed to a process for manufacturing soft gelatin capsules having a capsule shell comprising gelatin and a component which leads to tackiness wherein the gelatin is in the form of bands and wherein cooling of the gelatin bands to form the capsule shell is effected using a liquid coolant. The manufacture of said capsules is improved if in the process for making the soft gelatin capsules the gelatin bands are cooled with a liquid and preferably with water. The soft gelatin capsules have a capsule shell comprising gelatin plasticizers and, if desired or required further auxiliary agents, and a capsule filling containing a solvent including a migrateable solvent such …
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- Filed September 26, 1994 and granted November 19, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 26, 2014.
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