Patents Assigned to Capsulbond Incorporated
  • Patent number: 4820364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for sealing capsules to render them both tamper-proof and tamper-evident. The method comprises locating a quantity of an adhesion-promoting fluid between the adjacent surfaces of the overlapping capsule wall, and thereafter applying dielectric heat energy in the vicinity of the adhesion-promoting fluid, to cause the adjacent surfaces of the capsule walls to form a permanent bond. Preferably, the adhesion-promoting fluid may comprise a non-solvent for the capsule walls that further has a high dielectric constant. Suitable adhesion-promoting fluids include lower alkanols. The method is capble of rapid operation and is inexpensive by virtue of its simplicity. Reliable capsule seals are achieved that are incapable of violation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: Capsulbond Incorporated
    Inventor: Dean M. Graham