Patent ID: 8865204

Claim:
A process for making a lozenge, said method comprising the steps of forming a powder blend comprising an amorphous carbohydrate polymer into the desired shape of said lozenge in a die of an apparatus and applying RF energy from said apparatus to said shape within said die for a sufficient period of time to soften or melt said amorphous carbohydrate polymer to fuse said powder blend into said lozenge; wherein said process comprises the steps of: (i) introducing said powder blend into a forming cavity within said die platen; (ii) compacting said powder blend by introducing at least one forming tool into said die platen with sufficient force such that the shape of the lozenge is formed; (iii) applying said radiofrequency energy to said shape within said forming cavity to form said lozenge wherein said at least one said forming tool or said die platen emits said radiofrequency energy to said lozenge shape; and (iv) removing said lozenge from said forming cavity.