Satiety
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1. A capsule for suppressing appetite, comprising:
- a) a shell which dissolves in the stomach; and
b) at least one folded mechanical structure formed from natural vegetable pieces, wherein said at least one folded mechanical structure comprises;
a plurality of elements, anda plurality of joints joining ends of said plurality of elements to define a plurality of voids between said plurality of elements,wherein a natural fibrous structure of said natural vegetable pieces is preserved through a processing of said at least one folded mechanical structure, said processing comprising;
freeze drying,folding thereby collapsing said plurality of voids, andpacking said at least one folded mechanical structure into said shell, wherein said plurality of elements and said plurality of joints expand inside the stomach;
after said shell dissolves to regain at least some of their original shape and unfold said compressed at least one folded mechanical structure redefining said plurality of voids.
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Abstract
A capsule for suppressing appetite, comprising:
- a) a shell which dissolves in the stomach; and
- b) a plurality of elements inside the shell, which elements expand inside the stomach, after the shell dissolves, to form a connected mass with an envelope volume greater than the total volume of the elements, and at least 3 times the volume of the capsule.
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34 Claims
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1. A capsule for suppressing appetite, comprising:
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a) a shell which dissolves in the stomach; and b) at least one folded mechanical structure formed from natural vegetable pieces, wherein said at least one folded mechanical structure comprises; a plurality of elements, and a plurality of joints joining ends of said plurality of elements to define a plurality of voids between said plurality of elements, wherein a natural fibrous structure of said natural vegetable pieces is preserved through a processing of said at least one folded mechanical structure, said processing comprising; freeze drying, folding thereby collapsing said plurality of voids, and packing said at least one folded mechanical structure into said shell, wherein said plurality of elements and said plurality of joints expand inside the stomach;
after said shell dissolves to regain at least some of their original shape and unfold said compressed at least one folded mechanical structure redefining said plurality of voids. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34)
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20. A method of manufacturing capsules of expandable material for inducing satiety, comprising:
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a) freeze-drying at least one folded mechanical structure formed from edible vegetable pieces comprising a fibrous structure to a moisture content less than 5%; b) humidifying said at least one folded mechanical structure to a water content of at least 6% by weight, thereby making said at least one folded mechanical structure elastic; c) folding said at least one folded mechanical structure; and d) putting said at least one folded mechanical structure into a shell of a capsule small enough to swallow; wherein the shell is configured to dissolve in the stomach, and said at least one folded mechanical structure is configured to unfold in the stomach sufficiently to suppress or reduce appetite, and wherein said at least one folded mechanical structure inside has shell has a preserved said fibrous structure. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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32. A capsule for suppressing appetite, comprising:
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a) a shell which dissolves in the stomach; and b) at least one folded mechanical structure inside said shell formed from natural vegetable pieces, wherein said at least one folded mechanical structure comprises a plurality of elements that define a plurality of voids between said plurality of elements formed by removing material from a block of natural vegetable material, wherein said natural vegetable pieces are dehydrated and preserve an original fibrous structure of said natural vegetable pieces.
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