Appeal No. 2005-1290 2
Application No. 10/603,464
is due to “the force used to compress the tablet”. The tablet is formed under a particular
pressure to prevent a film of fat from forming on the exterior tablet surface. Details of the
appealed subject matter are recited in representative claims 1 and 14 which are
reproduced below:
1. An infant formula in tablet form comprising:
a) a source of protein, present in the amount of 10 to 20 w/w%;
b) a source of carbohydrate, present in the amount of 40 to 70 w/w%; and
c) a source of fat present in the amount of at least 20 w/w%;
wherein the infant formula is a tablet formed under a pressure selected from
within a range of from about 400 psi to about 1500 psi, and wherein the pressure is
selected so that a film of fat does not form on the exterior tablet surface, and wherein the
resulting infant formula tablet dissolves within 60 seconds in accordance with a manual
dissolution test.
14. An infant formula in tablet form comprising, based on a 100 kcal basis:
a) about 8 to about 16 grams of a source of carbohydrate,
b) about 3 to about 6 grams of a source of fat, and
c) about 1.8 to about 3.3 grams of a source of protein,
wherein the infant formula is a tablet formed under a pressure selected from
within a range of from about 400 psi to about 1500 psi, and wherein the pressure is
selected so that a film of fat does not form on the exterior tablet surface, and wherein the
resulting infant formula tablet dissolves within 60 seconds in accordance with a mechanical
dissolution test.
The claimed terminologies “infant”, “manual dissolution test” and “mechanical
dissolution test” are defined at pages 3 and 4 of the specification.
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