HIGH BARRIER POWDER CAPSULE AND METHOD OF FORMING SUCH A CAPSULE

• Main Authors: LANGE, Ross, LORENZETTI, Cesare, NEAGU, Cristian
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.12.2023
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BABY COMFORTERS; CIGARETTES; CIGARS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; CONVEYING; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATCH BOXES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; STORING; TOBACCO; TRANSPORTING

A capsule article (100) includes a polymeric body (110) extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and defining a capsule cavity (105) containing powder, and a metal foil (120) and a sealant layer (130) covering an outer surface of the polymeric body. A method of forming a hermetic capsule includes the steps of wrapping a capsule, with a metal foil; and enclosing the capsule with a sealant layer to form a hermetic barrier enclosing the capsule.