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US 11,596,577 B2Granted
Package for frozen nutrient pill
OwnerCraig Robertsoninventor
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Abstract
A package has a plurality of seamless compartments coupled together. A different one of the plurality compartments each includes a different respective one of a plurality of respective void spaces and a different respective one of a plurality of respective void space delimiting surfaces. A different one of a plurality of fill entries each forms a fluent entry into a different respective compartment's void space. At least one fill entry of said plurality is in an elastomeric portion of said package, and the at least one fill entry has a largest cross sectional area which is equal to or less than 25% of a largest cross sectional area of the compartment having the respective void space for which the fill entry forms the fluent entry. Each void space delimiting surface follows an outline of a separate 3D pill shape.
Claims7
A method of making a package comprising:
- providing a form, the form includes a plurality of pill compartment forming portions each following an outline of a pill, a support carrying the plurality of the pill compartment forming portions;
- forming, with pressure, a plurality of seamless receptacles seamlessly coupled to a support from seamless elastic material when the material is in contact with the support and pill compartment forming portions;
- said forming step further comprising:
- forming a plurality of seamless compartments from the material, each compartment having a different respective void space and a different respective void space delimiting surface, a different compartment of said plurality of compartments forming part of a different respective one of said receptacles;
- forming a plurality of fill entries from the material, a different fill entry of said plurality opens into a different one of said void spaces of a different respective one said compartments;
- forming a plurality of exterior undercuts from the material, a different exterior undercut of said plurality of undercuts is each delimited by a portion of an external surface of a different respective one of said plurality of receptacles, and a different respective surface portion of said support from seamless elastic material, each exterior undercut is further delimited by a connecting surface, each connecting surface is adjacent and seamless with a different one of the external receptacle surfaces, and adjacent and seamless with a different one of the respective surface portions of the support from seamless elastic material;
- forming a plurality of other undercuts from the material, a different undercut of said plurality of other undercuts is delimited by a portion of a different one of said void space delimiting surfaces of one of said plurality of compartments and a surface of said support from seamless elastic material;
- each different other undercut is also delimited by a surface delimiting a different one of said fill entries, the fill entry delimiting surface is adjacent and seamless with the void space delimiting surface and surface of the support from seamless elastic material;
- and
- each compartment's void space has a volume from 0.7 ml to 4 ml and each void space delimiting surface follows an outline of a separate 3D pill shape.
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A method of making a package comprising:
- providing a form, the form includes a plurality of pill compartment forming portions each following an outline of a pill, a support carrying the plurality of the pill compartment forming portions;
- forming, with pressure, a plurality of compartments coupled to a support material when the material is in contact with the pill compartment;
- forming each compartment to have a respective void space and a respective void space delimiting surface;
- forming a plurality of entries from the material, a different entry of said plurality opens into a different one of said void spaces of a different respective one said compartments;
- forming a plurality of exterior undercuts from the material, a different exterior undercut of said plurality of undercuts is each delimited by a portion of an external surface of a different respective one of said plurality of compartments, and a different respective surface portion of said support material, each exterior undercut is further delimited by a connecting surface, each connecting surface is adjacent with a different one of the external compartments surfaces, and adjacent with a different one of the respective surface portions of the support material;
- forming a plurality of other undercuts from the material, a different undercut of said plurality of other undercuts is delimited by a portion of a different one of said void space delimiting surfaces of one of said plurality of compartments and a surface of said support material;
- each different other undercut is also delimited by a surface delimiting a different one of said fill entries, the fill entry delimiting surface is adjacent with the void space delimiting surface and surface of the support material;
- and
- each compartment void space has a volume from 0.7 ml to 4 ml and each void space delimiting surface follows an outline of a separate 3D pill shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.