Patents Assigned to CAPSUM
  • Patent number: 10010848
    Abstract: This device comprises a hollow body, the hollow body defining: an internal conduit for distributing the first fluid, the internal conduit defining an inner volume; an external conduit or distributing the second fluid, the internal conduit and the external conduit extending coaxially along a longitudinal axis (AA?). It at least comprises one metal tube extending along the longitudinal axis (AA?) and being positioned in the inner volume of the internal conduit and/or in the downstream extension of the internal conduit and/or of the external conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Mathieu Goutayer, Yan Eric Pafumi, Javier Angel Tesan
  • Patent number: 9993398
    Abstract: This method comprises the following steps: flowing drops of a first phase, through a circulation duct, into a second phase that is substantially immiscible with the first phase, each drop comprising a core formed from the first phase and a shell formed from a layer of coacervate inserted between the first phase and the second phase; recovering a dispersion containing drops and the second phase in a container; injecting a solution for increasing the viscosity of the second phase in the circulation duct or at the outlet of the circulation duct, upstream from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Mathieu Goutayer, Yan Eric Pafumi
  • Publication number: 20170340548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one cross-linked polymer or a cross-linked copolymer, the polymer or copolymer comprising at least one unit derived from the polymerization of one of the monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, alkyl acrylate comprising from 1 to 30 carbon atoms and salts thereof, for stabilizing at least one perfuming agent in a composition comprising at least 3% by weight of perfuming agent(s), the perfuming agent being in the form of dispersed drops in an aqueous gel, the aqueous gel comprising water, a buffer having a pKa comprised from 4.0 to 9.0 and a base, and the size of the perfuming agent drops ranging from 0.2 ?m to 5,000 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Mathieu Goutayer, Javier Angel Tesan
  • Patent number: 9604190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing capsules comprising a liquid core, a stiffened intermediate envelope and a gelled external envelope, comprising a step of forming a multi-component liquid drop, a gelification step and a stiffening step. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing capsules comprising a liquid core and a stiffened envelope, comprising a step of forming a multi-component liquid drop, a gelification step, a stiffening step and a depolymerizing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Jerome Bibette, Mathieu Goutayer
  • Patent number: 9446425
    Abstract: The device (110) for dispensing a fluid composition includes: a container (30) containing a heterogeneous mixture (14); a member (34) for dispensing the fluid composition; a delivery element (32) including: a fluid guide conduit (42) defining an axis (A-A?) for the flow of fluid through a central passage (50); a filtration member (44) configured so that the heterogeneous mixture (14) inserted into the guide conduit (42) passes through the filtration member (44); the filtration member (44) including at least one openwork filtration wall (56) delimiting a plurality of filtration openings (58); the heterogeneous mixture (14) including particles (20) in suspension, the filtration openings (58) having a transverse expanse smaller than the mean diameter of the particles (20) in suspension; and the particles (20) in suspension being formed by beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Jerome Bibette, Mathieu Goutayer, Yan Pafumi, Thomas Delmas, Sebastien Bardon, Ahmed Marouf
  • Patent number: 9277759
    Abstract: A method includes separately conveying a first liquid solution (36) containing the first material and a second liquid solution (46) containing a liquid polyelectrolyte. The method includes forming of a series of drops (78) at the outlet (50), each drop (78) including a central core (80) formed from a first solution (36) and a peripheral film (82) formed from a second solution. The method includes immersing each drop (78) in a gelling solution (70) containing a reagent capable of reacting with the polyelectrolyte of the film (82) so as to form the gelled casing. The second solution (40) contains at least one surfactant before the former contacts the first solution (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Jérôme Bibette, Liang-yin Chu, Enric Santanach Carreras, Audrey Royere, Nicolas Bremond
  • Publication number: 20150072146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing capsules comprising a liquid core, a stiffened intermediate envelope and a gelled external envelope, comprising a step of forming a multi-component liquid drop, a gelification step and a stiffening step. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing capsules comprising a liquid core and a stiffened envelope, comprising a step of forming a multi-component liquid drop, a gelification step, a stiffening step and a depolymerizing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Jerome Bibette, Mathieu Goutayer
  • Publication number: 20150017676
    Abstract: A capsule containing at least one mammalian cell, includes a liquid core, and at least one external envelope totally encapsulating the liquid core at its periphery, the external envelope including at least one gelled polyelectrolyte and/or a stiffened biopolymer and being able to retain the liquid core when the capsule is immersed in a gas. The present invention further relates to the method for preparing such a capsule, to a method for screening cosmetic active ingredients as well as a culture method using such capsules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Jerome Bibette, Nicolas Atrux-Tallau, Hugo Domejean, Annette Funfak, Nicolas Bremond, Pierre Nassoy, Kevin Allessandri
  • Publication number: 20140011033
    Abstract: Each capsule comprises a liquid core (14) and a gelled shell (16) comprising a gelled polyelectrolyte completely encapsulating the liquid core (14) at the periphery thereof. The gelled shell (16) is suitable for retaining the liquid core (14) when the capsule (12) is immersed in a gas. The liquid core (14) comprises an intermediate drop (18) of an intermediate phase, the intermediate phase being placed in contact with the gelled shell (16), and at least one internal drop (20) of an internal phase placed in the intermediate drop (18). The ratio of the volume of the core (14) to the volume of the gelled shell (16) is greater than 2, advantageously is greater than 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Enric Santanach Carreras, Yan Pafumi
  • Publication number: 20120003285
    Abstract: A method includes separately conveying a first liquid solution (36) containing the first material and a second liquid solution (46) containing a liquid polyelectrolyte. The method includes forming of a series of drops (78) at the outlet (50), each drop (78) including a central core (80) formed from a first solution (36) and a peripheral film (82) formed from a second solution. The method includes immersing each drop (78) in a gelling solution (70) containing a reagent capable of reacting with the polyelectrolyte of the film (82) so as to form the gelled casing. The second solution (40) contains at least one surfactant before the former contacts the first solution (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CAPSUM
    Inventors: Jérôme Bibette, Liang-yin Chu, Enric Santanach Carreras, Audrey Royere, Nicolas Bremond