Patent ID: 6576307
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A45D,B65B,B65D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An inclusion product which comprises:(i) an inclusion cell formed from a base sheet and an overlapping sheet, wherein the base sheet and the overlapping sheet each has a thickness of about 1-100 &mgr;m, and the thickness of the overlapping sheet is not greater than that of the base sheet, and (ii) a thin-leaf inclusion article, which dissolves or melts in water, comprising a water soluble polymer in the form of a thin film having a thickness of about 10-500 &mgr;m, wherein the thin film is produced by providing about 10-50 w/w% solution of the water-soluble polymer and at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals; and wherein the water soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of amylose, gum Arabic, sodium alginate, elsian, curdlan, carrageenan, karaya gum, agar, xanthan gum, chitin, guar gum, quince seed gum, mannan, gelatin, tamarind gum, dextran, starches, tragacanth gum, pectin, pullulan, locust bean gum, and derivatives thereof; depositing the solution onto a prescribed portion of the base sheet and then evaporating the solvent from the solution at a temperature of 40-100Â° C. to dry and form the thin-leaf inclusion article; and is obtained by: placing the overlapping sheet over the thin-leaf inclusion article; and sealing appropriate sections of the overlapping sheet on the base sheet to create the inclusion cell to enclose the thin-leaf inclusion article which is adhered to the base sheet whereby the thin-leaf inclusion article is freely detachable from the base sheet, and is smaller than the inclusion cell.