Abstract: The present invention is a process and apparatus for making a dosage unit by direct tableting of shearlite particles. The present invention also includes the dosage unit itself. Shearlite particles, which are prepared by subjecting a feedstock material to liquiflash processing, can be directly fed from a shearlite device to a tableting apparatus without the necessity of any intermediate steps or additional ingredients to facilitate flowability or tablet formation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 29, 1996
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2000
Assignee:
Fuisz Technologies Ltd.
Inventors:
Richard C. Fuisz, Garry L. Myers, Robert K. Yang, Mark R. Herman, Whitney S. Cavanagh, John R. Sisak, Andrea S. Brothers
Abstract: The present invention is a process for manufacturing polydextrose polymerizate by subjecting flowable new polydextrose feedstock to flash shear under conditions which provides instantaneous formation of separate masses of solid polydextrose. The present invention also includes the product resulting therefrom.