US2005230871A1PendingUtilityA1

Fast-dissolving films

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 20, 2004Filed: Apr 20, 2005Published: Oct 20, 2005
Est. expiryApr 20, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:William W. Bess
A61K 9/0056A61K 9/7007A61J 3/071
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Abstract

The present invention relates to consumable film products and a method for producing same. More particularly, one aspect of the invention provides a method of making a consumable film by forming a composition into a ribbon, feeding the ribbon to one or more dies, cutting the ribbon into sections, and drying the sections. One or more ribbons may be simultaneously treated. The dies of the invention may be configured to produce an array of variously shaped products having a thickness of less than about ⅛″. Another aspect of the invention provides single-layer films and multiple-layer films produced according to the disclosed methods.

Claims

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1 . A method for making a consumable film, comprising: 
 forming a composition into a ribbon, the ribbon including one or more active ingredients;    feeding the ribbon to one or more dies;    cutting the ribbon into sections; and    drying the sections.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition has a viscosity in the range of about 5,000 to about 25,000 cps at approximately 140° F.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition has a viscosity in the range of about 5,000 to about 12,000 cps at approximately 140° F.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the ribbon comprises gelatin.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the ribbon comprises starch.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more dies comprise a series of dies.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of the dies is less than about ⅛″.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of the dies is less than about 3/32″.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of the dies is less than about 1/16″.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the dies comprise shapes selected from the group consisting of squares, rectangles, circles, semicircles, triangles, parallelograms, fruits, and flowers.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the dies have alternating cutting surfaces.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sections comprise individual dosage units.  
     
     
         13 . A single-layer film produced according to the method of  claim 1 .  
     
     
         14 . A single-layer film produced according to the method of  claim 2 .  
     
     
         15 . A method for making a consumable film, comprising: 
 forming a composition into at least two ribbons, the ribbons including one or more active ingredients;    feeding the ribbons to one or more dies;    cutting the ribbons into sections; and    drying the sections.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the composition has a viscosity in the range of about 5,000 to about 25,000 cps at approximately 140° F.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the depth of the dies is less than about ⅛″.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the dies comprise shapes selected from the group consisting of squares, rectangles, circles, semicircles, triangles, parallelograms, fruits, and flowers.  
     
     
         19 . A multiple-layer film produced according to the method of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         20 . A multiple-layer film produced according to the method of  claim 16.

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