Patent ID: 9603376
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A23F

Claim:
1. A free-standing coffee tablet for use in an automatic drip coffee maker (ADC) comprising: the coffee tablet made by compressing ground roast coffee in a multi-step compaction process in which at least a first compression and a separate second compression are carried out in the same compaction die, wherein the separate second compression is carried out at a compaction pressure of greater than 84.8 MPa and less than 169.7 MPa and the first compression is carried out at a lower compaction force than the separate second compression so as to form an unbroken coffee tablet prior to use, and wherein there is a delay period of between 80-900 milliseconds after the first compression and before the separate second compression and no pressure is applied to the ground roast coffee during the delay period, such that the coffee tablet obtained exhibits a hardness of at least 40 N (Newtons), a friability of no greater than 6%, a density between 0.85-0.99 g/cm