Film lined packaging and method of making same
AssigneeMonoSoIRx, LLC.
InventorsPradeep Sanghvi, Garry Myers, Joseph Fuisz, Richard Fuisz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to packaging in the form of a pouch, which may contain active substances, such as food products, pharmaceutical agents, nutraceuticals and cosmetic agents, or the like. More specifically, in some embodiments, the present invention provides a pouch, which includes at least one porous substrate encompassing a closed volume and at least one water-soluble film at least partially covering the at least one porous substrate. The pouch may contain an active substance within the closed volume, as well as an active substance in the water-soluble film. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using the pouches.
Claims37
A pouch for administering an active component, comprising:
- at least one porous substrate encompassing a closed volume;
- and
- at least one water-soluble film at least partially covering said at least one porous substrate.
A method of making a pouch for administering an active component, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a water-insoluble porous substrate;
- (b) at least partially covering the porous substrate with a water-soluble film;
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- (c) folding the at least partially covered porous substrate to define a closed volume.
A method of delivering multiple active components into the oral cavity of an individual, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a pouch comprising:
- (i) at least one porous substrate encompassing a closed volume;
- (ii) at least one water-soluble film at least partially covering the at least one porous substrate, said water-soluble film comprising a first active component;
- and
- iii) a second active component contained in the closed volume;
- (b) applying the pouch into the oral cavity of the individual;
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- (c) allowing the at least one water-soluble film to dissolve and release the first active component into the oral cavity of the individual in combination with the second active component.
A method of delivering an active component in combination with a tobacco product into the oral cavity of an individual, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a pouch comprising:
- (i) at least one porous substrate encompassing a closed volume;
- (ii) at least one water-soluble film at least partially covering the at least one porous substrate, said water-soluble film comprising an active component;
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- (iii) a tobacco product contained in the closed volume;
- (b) applying the pouch into the oral cavity of the individual;
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- (c) allowing the at least one water-soluble film to dissolve and release the active component into the oral cavity of the individual in combination with the tobacco product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.