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Capsule sealing method and apparatus
Assignee: Hartnett Co R W
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Filing: 1962-10-12
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1982-10-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles E Ackley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J3/00; A61J3/07; A61J3/071; A61J3/072; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S53/00; Y10S53/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
IN A PROCESS FOR SEALING GELATIN CAPSULES HAVING INNER BODY AND OUTER CAP PARTS EACH WITH ONE CLOSED END AND ONE OPEN END, THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID OUTER CAP PARTS BEING TELESCOPED OVER THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID INNER BODY PARTS, THE STEPS COMPRISING MOVING A SERIES OF CAPSULES IN A CONTINUOUS STREAM THEREOF AT A PREDETERMINED RATE OF SPEED SUCCESSIVELY PAST A SEALING STATION, MOVING A PLURALITY OF SERIES OF GLOBULES OF SEALANT EACH IN A CONTINUOUS STREAM AT SAID PREDETERMINED RATE OF SPEED SUCCESSIVELY PAST SAID STATION, AND SPOTTING EACH CAPSULE AT CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED POINTS ON THE EDGE OF THE OUTER CAP PART ADJACENT THE INNER BODY PART, AS THE CAPSULE PASSES SAID STATION, WITH ONE GLOBULE FROM EACH SERIES THEREOF.
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