System for making capsule containing a dosing agent
Assignee2266170 Ontario Inc.
InventorsLiberatore A. Trombetta, YuCheng Fu, Dennis Dwight Paynter, Stephen Leung
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Abstract
A capsule is provided containing a dosing agent and a system and process is provided for making capsules containing a dosing agent. The capsule includes a body defining an interior space and an opening, the capsule having ingredients and a dosing agent disposed in the interior space and a cover to seal the opening. The process and system includes depositing ingredients and the dosing agent in the interior space of the capsule and then covering the opening.
Claims36
A system for making a capsule for use in a machine for preparing consumable products from capsules, the system comprising:
- an ingredient station for depositing ingredients that are in a dry state into a body for the capsule, said body having an interior space and an opening, the ingredients being adapted to form a consumable product when combined with fluid;
- a dosing agent station for dispensing a dosing agent that is in a liquid state into the interior space of the capsule, wherein said dosing agent is mixed with a gas prior to dispensing into said interior space;
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- a cover sealing station for sealing a cover over the opening.
A system for making a capsule for use in a machine for preparing consumable products from capsules, the system comprising:
- at least one capsule holder for holding capsules as they are transferred between work stations;
- a filter sealing station for sealing a filter to each of said capsules, said filter defining an ingredients chamber;
- an ingredient station for depositing ingredients that are in a dry state into said ingredients chamber, said ingredients chamber being disposed in a body for the capsule, said body having an interior space and an opening, the ingredients being adapted to form a consumable product when combined with fluid;
- a dosing agent station for dispensing a dosing agent that is in a liquid state into the interior space of the capsule, wherein said dosing agent station includes a dispenser for dispensing said dosing agent, said dispenser including a nozzle, a fluid inlet and a gas inlet for dispensing a mix of said dosing agent and a gas;
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- a cover sealing station for sealing a cover over the opening.
A system for making a capsule for use in a machine for preparing consumable products from capsules, the system comprising:
- an ingredient station for depositing ingredients that are in a dry state into a body for the capsule, said body having an interior space and an opening, the ingredients being adapted to form a consumable product when combined with a desired fluid;
- a dosing agent station for dispensing a dosing agent that is in a liquid state into the interior space of the capsule, wherein said dosing agent station includes a dispenser for dispensing said dosing agent, said dispenser including a nozzle, a fluid inlet and a gas inlet for dispensing a mix of said dosing agent and a gas;
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- a cover sealing station for sealing a cover over the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.