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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2003
Stephen J. Turner, Covington, WA (US);
Steven K. Kazemi, Arvada, CO (US);
Tanya M. Borek, North Bend, WA (US);
Jeffrey S. White, Longmont, CO (US);
Stephen J. Turner, Covington, WA (US);
Steven K. Kazemi, Arvada, CO (US);
Tanya M. Borek, North Bend, WA (US);
Jeffrey S. White, Longmont, CO (US);
Nutraceurix, Inc, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process and apparatus for preserving the potency of a tableted heat sensitive ingredient. The process includes the steps of forming the ingredient into a tablet and cooling the tablet for a sufficient time and at a sufficiently low temperature to decrease the heat degradation of the ingredient. The process may be carried out in any number of tablet cooling apparatus, including a conduit forming a passageway for receiving tablets from the tablet press. A coolant inlet is connected to the conduit for supplying coolant into the passageway and into contact with the tablets.