Multicolor gelatin ribbons and manufacture of soft gelatin products
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Sep 28, 2004
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Oct 24, 2002
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Apr 18, 2002
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Apr 20, 2001
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The invention provides a new method and apparatus for making multicolor gelatin ribbons and softgel capsules is provided which uses a modification of the gelatin spreader boxes by incorporating especially designed pipelines that are bifurcated with a tee. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for providing decorative coloring effects such as stripes of desired colors on softgel gelatin products comprising: (a) a second gelatin spreader box, with four sides and a bottom, that can be mounted on the outside of a first gelatin spreader box in any convenient manner; (b) at least one orifice in the second spreader box for the dispensing of decorative gelatin; (c) means to adjust the size of said at least one orifice; (d) a main conduit, with at least one opening within said spreader box, providing passage for said decorative gelatin into said box; an into at least one orifice (e) a means to couple said main conduit with said an external source of decorative gelatin; and (f) a means to maintain the temperature of said decorative gelatin within a desired range of temperature; wherein said at least one orifice is constructed to dispense said decorative gelatin onto a base gelatin flowing from said first gelatin spreader box onto a casting drum surface.
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