Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products inventions 07/09

20090191304 - Mineral lick: A process of attracting land animals and/or supplementing the diet of land animals with mineral nutrients involves selecting a location for attracting and/or supplementing the diet of the land animals and disposing at the selected location a compressed cohesive mass of mineral components that when consumed promotes health and/or growth,... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090191307 - Compositions for feeding animals: Feed compositions comprising modified starches and an animal feed ingredient are disclosed, as well as methods of feeding such compositions to animals.... Agent: Archer Daniels Midland Company

20090191305 - Method of increasing activity: The present invention relates to a method of increasing the physical activity of a cat, the method comprising feeding said cat a dry cat food with added water. The dry food may be in the form of kibbles.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090191306 - Nutritional composition containing dha, rumenic acid, and gangliosides: In accordance with the present invention, a nutritional composition, a method for enhancing the immune system development in an infant, and a method for reducing allergic inflammatory responses in an infant are provided. The nutritional composition comprises a protein source, a fat source, a carbohydrate source, rumenic acid, DHA, and... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20090191308 - Method of preparing emulsified cereal bran derivatives: The present invention provides a method for preparing emulsified bran derivatives and emulsified bran fractions which can be used in the preparation of nutritionally-enriched food and beverage products.... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP Attn:IPDepartment

20090191309 - Process for recovering aroma from tea: Disclosed is a process for recovering volatile aroma compounds from a tea material. The process comprises the steps of: generating aroma-laden vapours at a pressure of from 0.5 to 1.4 bar absolute from the tea material contacted with water or water vapours, and then condensing the aroma-laden vapours to recover... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090191310 - Method for reducing acrylamide in foods, foods having reduced levels of acrylamide and article of commerce: A method for the reduction of acrylamide in food products, food products having reduced levels of acrylamide, and an article of commerce. In one aspect, the method comprises reducing the level of asparagine in a food material before final heating (e.g., cooking). In another aspect, the method comprises adding to... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090191311 - Beverage packed in foam container: m

20090191312 - Novel stabilized carotenoid compositions: Compositions comprising a carotenoid and/or fat-soluble vitamin in a matrix of a protein which is cross-linked with a reducing substance, a solid vegetable fat and, optionally, auxiliary agents provide increased stability of the carotene and/or vitamin when incorporated into food, particularly a vegetable fat.... Agent: Stephen M. Haracz., Esq. Bryan Cave LLP

20090191313 - Method for making a coated food product having a heat susceptible coating: A method for making a coated food product having a heat susceptible coating is disclosed. In one aspect, the invention is directed towards a nut having a proteinaceous or fruit-based coating with no visible scorching in the outer, visible coating layer. In one aspect, the food center is par-coated with... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090191314 - System for generating uniquely flavored treats: A method for encouraging the development of new flavors, wherein the method includes the steps of providing a plurality of sets of comestible pieces available for combination experimentation, providing a plurality of predetermined flavor combination suggestions, and encouraging experimental combination of comestibles from different sets. Preferably, each set is characterized... Agent: Brannon & Associates PC

20090191315 - Uncooked dry or semi-dry sausage product having a casing made of a textile sheet: The invention relates to uncooked dry or semi-dry sausage products in tubular casings that are based on an optionally-coated textile material. The tubular casing has a longitudinal seam with a sealing strip. On the sealing strip is located a discontinuous layer of a sealing polymer. The sealing strip is bonded... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20090191316 - Retractable candy holder: The present invention is a holder for a confectionary product. The holder has two sections that enclose the confectionary product when in the closed position. The holder may be opened by sliding the two sections apart and then pivoting one of the sections relative to the other one hundred and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090191317 - Double-stack shrimp tray: A tiered shrimp food tray including a sheet of material forming a base tray having an outer ridge, a support ridge formed concentric to and in spaced relation to the outer ridge. An inner ridge and a base surface cooperatively define a central well which supports a condiment cup. A... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090191318 - Machine and method for the treatment of liquid or semi-liquid food mixtures: A machine for the treatment of liquid and semi-liquid food mixtures comprises a mixture whipping and freezing/heating tank (3), a circuit (6) for cooling and/or heating basic products of which the mixture consists, comprising a compressor (7) driven by an electric motor (18), and a mixer (4) rotating inside the... Agent: Harbin King & Klima Harbin Klima Law Group PLLC

20090191319 - Method of manufacturing tea drink: This invention is related to a method of manufacturing a tea drink, which comprises the steps of subjecting tea leaves to extraction to obtain an tea extract and adjusting the pH of the tea extract to the range of 5.0-6.0, mixing nitrogen into the tea extract while applying a negative... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090191320 - Purified pyrroloquinoline quinone fortified food: Food products fortified by purified PQQ and methods of application and production are disclosed. A method of preserving a food product comprising admixing an effective amount of purified PQQ or a compound containing purified PQQ derivatives with a foodstuff to provide an inhibiting means to microorganism growth in the food... Agent: Yuan Qing Jiang

20090191321 - Wort copper with an external boiler: A wort copper and a method of boiling wort, with the wort copper having an external boiler arranged outside of the wort copper, which cyclically heats wort from the wort copper, wherein the heated wort is re-supplied to the wort copper, and comprises an infeed tube and a rising pipe,... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090191323 - Easy-to-clean cooking surface: A food cooking surface for a cooking appliance, a method of producing that surface and a method of cooking food with a cooking appliance having that food cooking surface. The food cooking surface is made of a metal alloy of zirconium and of at least another metal, the zirconium content... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090191322 - Rotisserie oven having horizontally and vertically oriented cooking elements: Indoor use rotisserie ovens which have construction features and scale which make the cleaning process easier. Shown are indoor use rotisserie ovens which also may rotate cooking foods about either a horizontal or vertical axis, which makes their applications more versatile. Construction features include: a scale appropriate for cleaning in... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090191324 - Food seasoning: A food seasoning composition created with mixed ingredients comprising grated parmesan cheese, basil leaves, oregano leaves, black pepper, granulated garlic, table salt, and sugar, in specific quantities.... Agent: John Alumit

20090191325 - Surface active ingredient composition: f

20090186118 - Food composition: A liquid food product comprising 0.1 to 5 wt % of soy protein and 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of polyphenols and wherein the liquid food product is substantially free of milk protein, closed container comprising 50 to 250 ml of the liquid food product and use of the liquid... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090186119 - Food composition: A liquid food product comprising 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of polyphenols, wherein said polyphenols contain a mixture of polyphenols from red grape and polyphenols from red wine in a weight ratio of from 1:1 to 1:5, closed container comprising 50 to 250 ml of the liquid food product and... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090186120 - Process to lose weight, drain unwanted body fats and other toxins: A method is disclosed comprising placing about thirty-two fluid ounces of water into a receptacle, placing the receptacle with water on a burner and bringing the water to a boil, ceasing to heat the water, adding about one tablespoonful or five grams of tea beverage flavorant to the water; and... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza, Jr.

20090186121 - Modified edible substrates suitable for printing: An edible substrate treated with an edible substrate enhancer and printed with an image. Methods for treating edible substrates with an edible substrate enhancer, and for printing an image onto the treated edible substrate are provided.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090186122 - Method of controlling the flavor of alcoholic drink: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for identifying brewer's yeast genes associated with alcoholic beverage flavor, to allow production of alcoholic beverages with desirable flavor by controlling the expression of the identified genes. In order to achieve this object, there is provided a method... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090186123 - Method for flavoring cheese products: The present invention relates to a method for flavouring a cheese product by processing at least one initial cheese base, including a stage for the heat and mechanical kneading type treatment of the initial cheese base, after it has been split up, at a temperature T1 of at most 80°... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090186124 - Fermented frozen dessert: The present invention relates to frozen desserts which can be free of additives. It also pertains to a process for the manufacture of such frozen dessert which process includes the step of fermenting milk proteins with micro-organisms yielding hetero-exopolysaccharides, and thus avoiding the use of additives such as thickeners or... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090186125 - Process for purifying compounds from tea: Disclosed is a process comprising the steps of: expressing juice from fresh tea leaves thereby to produce leaf residue and juice comprising a mixture of tea compounds; fractionating the mixture; and recovering at least one fraction enriched in at least one tea compound.... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090186126 - Baked goods: The present invention describes compositions and methods comprising lactic acid-producing bacteria in baked goods.... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090186128 - Beverage health formulations: Dietary supplement formulations are described that use structured water to provide increased hydration and therefore improved delivery of important health factors such as vitamins, minerals, and soluble fibers to beers, liquors, and various juice drinks.... Agent: Michael A. Ervin

20090186127 - Energy drink compositions: A composition that may be mixed with a fluid comprises a vitamin B, vitamin C, taurine, an extract of ginkgo biloba, and an extract of guarana. The composition may further comprise one or more of caffeine, an extract of ginseng, excipients, sweeteners, effervescents, salts, lubricants, preservatives, flavorants and colorants. The... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090186129 - Low-cost, shelf-stable cheese sauce: A cheese sauce and meal kit including at least one pouch containing the cheese sauce. The cheese sauce exhibits desirable texture and mouth-feel, as well as desirable flavor and visual appearance. Further, the cheese sauce has a shelf-life of up to twelve months or more. The cheese sauce generally includes... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090186130 - Aquatic feed: An article of aquatic animal feed is provided comprising a predetermined quantity of one or more aquatic animal foodstuffs enclosed within a water-soluble capsule. The capsule forms a barrier around said foodstuff during storage and dissolves when placed in water to allow dispersal of the foodstuff therefrom in use.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090186131 - Ready-to-eat food tray and method for preparing the same: A sterilised ready-meal food package comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at the upper part; a main food product held inside at least part of such main volume; at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090186132 - Food package having compartmentalized tray configured to stand-up: A food package is provided that includes a rigid plastic base tray having a plurality of compartments and being covered by a flexible film which is air tightly sealed to flanges of the tray to hermetically seal the respective compartments. The tray is constructed and arranged to stand-up on at... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090186133 - Microwaveable cup arrangement and methods: A microwaveable cup arrangement includes a cup, a microwaveable shield layer along at least a first portion of the cup, a microwaveable susceptor layer along at least a second portion of the cup, and a removable lid defining a storage area and having an aperture arrangement in communication with the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090186134 - Method for the selective separation of volatile flavorings from monophase, (semi) liquid starting materials having a fat content and/or oil content of \"less than or equal to\" 20% by weight: A method for separating volatile flavorings from alcoholic liquids by extraction with a compressed C2-C4 hydrocarbon.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090186135 - Heat-sealed sterilised product package, packaging material for the same and use of the packaging material: The invention relates to a polymer-coated heat-sealable packaging material, to a heat-sterilised package formed from this and to the use of the packaging material. The material comprises a fibre base 4, which is e.g. a packaging board made of bleached pulp, and polymer heat-seal layers 1, 9 located on both... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090186136 - Process for seed and grain fractionation and recovery of bio-products: The present invention describes the fractionation and processing of seed of Saponaria vaccaria L, a species that can be grown on a large scale using conventional agricultural practices. The main products recovered are an extremely fine starch (0.5-1.5 μm) and a plant extract comprising saponins, cyclopeptides and phenolic compounds.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090186137 - Method for delivering a long coffee extract from a capsule in a reduced flow time: A method for delivering a long coffee extract from a capsule containing ground coffee within a flow time of 50 seconds or less by injection of water under pressure within the capsule. The capsule is filled with ground coffee and has a delivery membrane. The capsule is extracted in a... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090186138 - Method of flavoring: m

20090186139 - Steam -heat-only, food-preparation bowl structure and related methodology: Steam-heat-only, food-preparation bowl structure and related methodology. The bowl structure includes (a) an outer bowl unit having a water well disposed adjacent its base, (b) an inner bowl unit nestable in the outer unit in a condition having its base spaced above the water well whereby water in the well... Agent: Jon M. Dickinson, P.C.

20090186140 - Method for inhibiting the deterioration of eating-quality characteristics of foods containing gelatinized starch: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for inhibiting the deterioration of eating-quality characteristics of a food containing gelatinized starch and to keep their eating-quality characteristics as just prepared after a relatively prolonged storage under freezing, refrigerating, chilling or room temperature. The present invention achieves the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090186142 - Inclusion compound of isohumulones and composition containing the same: An object of the present invention is to provide an inclusion compound in which isohumulones are included in γ-cyclodextrin (CD). According to the present invention, there is provided an inclusion compound of isohumulones which is obtainable by mixing isohumulones, γ-cyclodextrin (γCD) and an aqueous solvent in a ratio of isohumulones:γCD:aqueous... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090186141 - Method for blending a beverage in a single serving cup: A method and apparatus for preparing a single serving of a frozen slurry beverage in a disposable drink container or cup by preparing a supply of fine frozen particles of water in the form of ice flakes and/or ice nuggets of compressed ice flakes, depositing a predetermined quantity or amount... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20090186143 - Method of accelerating liquor aging process: A method of accelerating liquor aging process includes acts of preparing a liquor having by-products, preparing a nano-gold surface by sputtering gold nanoparticles onto a substrate, barreling the liquor and the nano-gold surface into a barrel, circulating the liquor and removing a product of artificially aged liquor. The liquor is... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090186144 - Health beverage and additive mixture for preparing the same: A beverage includes a liquid base, a coffee component, a saccharide component, a ginseng component, and a protein component. Per 8 ounces of the liquid base, the coffee component comprises between about 4.745 grams to about 12.65 grams, the saccharide component comprises between about 6.3 grams to about 19 grams,... Agent: Brandon L. Underwood, LLC

20090186145 - Composition for preventing and improving metabolic syndrome: The present invention is intended to provide a composition for preventing or improving metabolic syndrome, which is safe and efficiently ingestible. Provided is a composition for reducing blood cholesterol level, improving blood HDL/LDL cholesterol ratio, reducing blood triglyceride level, reducing blood sugar level, controlling increase in liver weight, and/or reducing... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090186146 - Method for extracting d-galactose from vegetable starting material by acid hydrolysis: e

20090181121 - Feedstuff and method for supply of gamma-aminobutyric acid: P

20090181122 - Method of producing bacterial polysaccharides in rumen fluid: A method of synthesizing rumen bacterial polysaccharides in increased amounts using a cow as the growth apparatus, a special formulation of normal cow feed as a substrate and a combination of feeding time, time of day, feeding technique, collection area within the rumen, feed physical form and number of feedings... Agent: Robert Terrell Winn

20090181123 - Methods for enhancing wine flavor: The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions for enhancing the flavor or other properties of wine, and wine products produced by such methods.... Agent: Grant Anderson LLP C/o Portfolioip

20090181124 - Proteins: The present invention relates to a method of producing a variant lipid acyltransferase enzyme comprising: (a) selecting a parent enzyme which is a lipid acyltransferase enzyme characterised in that the enzyme comprises the amino acid sequence motif GDSX, wherein X is one or more of the following amino acid residues... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090181125 - Peanut oil production: The present invention relates to methods for producing peanut products and to the products of such processes.... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20090181126 - Animal feed product from distillers' grain: The present invention concerns systems, apparatus, methods and compositions for production of improved animal feeds from by-products of ethanol production or similar facilities, such as DDG or DDGS. In preferred embodiments, the methods may comprise initial removal of water by mechanical devices, pelletizing the material, and further water removal by... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property

20090181127 - Chia seed composition: A composition of matter is disclosed and formed from a stable, defatted whole grain flour derived from Salvia hispanica L. whole ground seed using a suitable solvent that is free of cyanogenic glycosides, vitamin antagonists, and gluten. The composition includes minerals, about 30% wt/wt protein, about 30-40% insoluble fiber and... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090181128 - Consumable product: A composition includes a delivery vehicle including a caloric component, a functional component, and a matrix-forming component, the matrix-forming component being selected from the group consisting of a thickening agent, a gelling agent, an emulsifier, and combinations thereof, each of the caloric component and the functional component being substantially homogenously... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20090181129 - Potassium fortification in beverages and methods thereof: A potassium-fortified beverage comprising a first potassium component and a second potassium component, the first potassium component comprising monopotassium phosphate, and the second potassium component selected from the group consisting of dipotassium phosphate and potassium citrate and any combinations thereof. The potassium-fortified beverage can be made using a potassium-fortifying composition... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. And Attorneys For Client No. 006943

20090181130 - Food gel preparation containing fluid dairy product inclusions: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a food product constituted by a gel including fluid dairy product inclusions that take various forms, and to the food product obtained by said method. The invention also relates to the method for preparing a fluid dairy product with water activity... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090181131 - Meal preparation system and methods: A meal kit includes multiple food dishes disposed in a transport medium where each food dish includes a plurality of containers having ingredients in a prepared state. The meal kit further includes planning instructions that provide the cooking order for each food dish. A method for ordering a meal kit... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090181132 - Package: A package having a dual seal designed to permit venting of the package during microwave heating or cooking while minimizing the possibility for a messy and inadvertent escape of product onto, for example, the floor and walls of the microwave. The seal system sets up a tortuous path for vapors... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090181133 - Spice packaging system: A spice packaging system is provided that includes a plurality of packets for one or more spices, herbs or spice blends. Each packet includes a flexible packaging material that is impervious to light, gas and moisture. The packet has an exterior and a single or segmented enclosed and sealed interior... Agent: George A. Willinghan, Iii August Law, LLC

20090181134 - Keepsake cake kit: A keepsake cake kit includes at least one of a cake mix for making a cake having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape, and a pre-made cake having a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape. A base is provided for supporting at least one of... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090181135 - Dough and dough product packaging configurations: Described are dough products that include a packaged refrigerator-stable, raw, dough compositions, and related methods, including but not limited to dough products that include a package having specific venting, specific opening mechanisms, and other specific package structures.... Agent: General Mills, Inc.

20090181136 - Method for sealing a package and a package: The invention relates to a method for sealing a package (1) containing a product (4), wherein the lid portion (3) and the bottom portion (2) of the package are joined together by means of plastic material. The bottom portion (2) and the lid portion (3) are joined together by sealing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090181137 - Frozen confections fortified with calcium: The present invention provides frozen confections having an overrun of less than 30% and comprising by weight of the frozen confection: at least 0.2% calcium, at most 17% free sugars, and from 0.1 to 20% fat which contains less than 20% saturated fatty acids by weight of the fat; wherein... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090181138 - Process for producing precooked bacon slices: A process for producing precooked bacon slices comprising the steps of (a) conveying bacon slices through a spiral oven, (b) indirectly cooking the bacon slices in the spiral oven using a cooking medium which is circulated within the oven at a low rate sufficient to prevent the bacon slices from... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20090181139 - Pressure assisted thermal sterilisation or pasteurisation method and apparatus: The invention relates to a method suitable for pasteurisation or sterilisation of articles, and apparatus suitable for carrying out the method. The method includes heating the article and/or a related medium within a confined volume sufficiently that expansion of the article and/or the medium subjects the article to a pressure... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090181140 - Method of preparing egg nuggets: A method that entails blending an egg-based substance, a water-absorbent thickener, and pieces of supplemental food together to form an egg-based material, the egg-based substance including a natural liquid egg component, the water-absorbent thickener distributed throughout the egg-based material, and the water-absorbent thickener effective to maintain distribution of the pieces... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090181141 - Flavour release material and its use in different food products: A flavour release material comprising a vegetable fibrous material with natural or artificial cavities and a solution comprising at least one lipophilic flavouring and at least one lipophilic component, such as an oil or a fat, is disclosed. The disclosed solution is applied to the cavities to provide controlled release... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090181142 - Moldable substances and strips for making baked items with desired spatial features: Methods and systems provided herein relate to forming an item with desired spatial features. The item may be a food item, such as a baked item or a cake. The desired spatial features may include two-dimensional shapes and/or three-dimensional features. The item may be formed into the desired shape by... Agent: Katherine Gaudry

20090181143 - Method of operating a beverage brewer: A beverage brewer (10) with a controller (14) that automatically disables selected brewer functions unless enabled by an enablement code that enables use that is only sufficient to brew a preselected quantity of beverage by mixing the brew ingredient (18) with water has a reader (54, 56, 58, 56, 59,... Agent: James W. Potthast Law Office Of Potthast & Accociates

20090181144 - Magnetic aerator method: A magnetic aerator includes a liquid agitating blade insertable into a hand held beverage container along with a magnet disposed at the blade with the magnet introducing a magnetic field into the liquid. A finger manipulatable stem supports the blade and enables manual agitation of the liquid by the blade... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20090181145 - Process for preparing an aerated food product comprising protein and fiber: A process of making an aerated food product comprising protein and fiber is described.... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090181146 - Multi-stage cooking system using radiant, convection, and magnetic induction heating, and having a compressed air heat guide: A cooking system for cooking foods using a combination of magnetic induction, convection and radiant heat, including a magnetic induction stage proximate the inlet end of a cooking chamber in which food is cooked by convention and radiant heating. A conveyor system, either continuous or configured in stages, passes food... Agent: Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP

20090181147 - Compositions and recipes for gluten-free baked products: Gluten-free vegan mixtures, compositions and recipes for baked goods with improved qualities including, but not limited to, taste, texture consistency and nutritional value. In one embodiment, a recipe for preparing a dry mix for gluten-free baked goods is provided. The recipe is comprised of approximately ½ part rice flour, ¼... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090181148 - Shelf-stable milk concentrates for preparing acidified milk based beverages: A shelf-stable liquid base composition useful for preparing acidified milk based beverages, e.g. by dilution with water in a beverage dispensing machine, comprises: from about 2 to about 10 weight % of denatured milk proteins expressed as solid-not-fat (SNF) milk components; from about 15 to about 80 weight %, expressed... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090181149 - Low saturated-fat sunflower and associated methods: Provided are sunflowers, parts thereof, cultures of, and seeds that are capable of producing sunflower oil that is low in saturated fat and, optionally, high in linoleic acid as well as associated methods.... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C./dow Agrosciences

20090181150 - Cholesterol lowering supplement and low cholesterol egg produced by using the same: The invention allows producing low cholesterol poultry eggs without concomitant reduction of egg production by providing microbial statins, compactin and pravastatin as well as their derivatives, as cholesterol lowering components. This invention also provides methods for producing low cholesterol poultry eggs without huge increase of production cost since the effective... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090181151 - Soybean paste 2c and method for preparing thereof: A set of invention relates to soy-bean based-food products and to methods for producing pastes and farces by grinding and heat-treating vegetable raw material. The inventive soy-bean paste 2C is embodied in the form of an aqueous suspension of fine natural soya beans, comprises, at a water/soya bean mass ratio... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090181152 - Low fat meat compositions capable of high temperature cooking: Meat compositions are provided that have the capability to successfully char-cook at high temperatures of 700 degrees Fahrenheit and above, consisting of meat, water, textured protein concentrate, water binders, a fat binder/emulsifier/dispersion agent, and salt. The preferred embodiments reproduce the mouth-feel and taste of 100% meat. The invention makes possible... Agent: Michael A. Stram

20090181153 - Dry-mill ethanol plant extraction enhancement: In a liquid stream capture process for extracting various components in a dry mill ethanol process, a converted mash is separated into sugars/carbohydrates and corn residue by rinsing the converted mash with a dilute solvent stream and, after the sugars/carbohydrates have been separated, oils and proteins are extracted from the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090181154 - Non-allergenic ingredients and food products: The present invention relates to a non-allergenic food product, comprising an amino acid fraction comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of amino acids and peptides having a degree of polymerization of 7 or less; and a lipid fraction comprising at least one fatty acid selected from... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090181155 - Kebab machine carrier: A kebab machine (10) is disclosed for inserting sticks (12) into various food components (14a-f), such as meat, vegetables and the like, automatically. The food components are held within carriers (500, 600) while the individual sticks are conveyed by a stick conveyor (22). The sticks are driven through the carriers... Agent: William R. Gustavson Thompson & Gustavson, L.L.P.

20090175979 - Baby feeding formula and system: A method is provided for reducing the extent of or occurrence of long-term adverse health effects in human infants, comprising feeding to said infants when newborn a nutrient-containing-formula providing not more than 1 gram of protein per 100 ml of formula and/or not more than 50 kcal per 100 ml... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090175981 - Compositions, methods and uses for a novel family of peptides: The present invention includes compositions and methods for the characterization and use of novel peptide from Brevibacillus sp., and peptides related thereto, including an isolated and purified, heat stable, amino terminus-methylated, carboxy-terminus reduced peptide that have two or more D-amino acids used as, e.g., an antimicrobial or even a feed... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20090175980 - Wellness based pet diets that take into consideration breed type and genetic predisposition of a pet: In order to improve or manage a pet's wellness and health, and promote longevity and a healthy vitality, the pet's condition is assessed. A recommended diet regimen is determined that takes into account the pet's breed type(s), genetic predisposition to a disease or disorder, lifestyle, and pet feeding preferences of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090175982 - Methods for managing release of one or more ingredients in an edible composition: A delivery system for inclusion in an edible composition is formulated to have at least one ingredient encapsulated with an encapsulating material. The delivery system and the resulting edible composition may include other ingredients to create a desired release profile for the at least one ingredient.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090175983 - Gene capable of improving low temperature fermentability and/or low temperature resistance and use thererof: The present invention relates to a gene capable of improving low temperature performance (low temperature fermentability and/or low temperature resistance) and use thereof, in particular, to a brewery yeast with superior low temperature performance, alcoholic beverages produced using said yeast, and a method for producing said beverages. More particularly, the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090175984 - Method and compositions for preserving wine: Resveratrol and/or pterostilbene are added to wines to preserve the wine from oxidation, bacteria and fungi. The resveratrol and/or pterostilbene can be added to grape must prior to fermentation and/or to fermented wine prior to bottling.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090175985 - Food comprising silicon: The invention relates to the use of silicon in food.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090175986 - Process and capsule for preparing beverages: A single serve capsule (1) for the preparation of hot beverages such as coffee, cappuccino, tea or the like from soluble or ground preparations, having an outlet lid portion (1 b) located on a dispensing wall (F) in order to form a dispensing opening (11) after a liquid has been... Agent: Hess Patent Law Firm, P.C.

20090175987 - Candy baby rattle: A novelty candy and toy product combination has a hollow body for holding a confectionary product within an interior chamber and a handle extending from the hollow body. An open top of the hollow body allows access to the interior chamber. A lid engagable with the body is releasably held... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.A.

20090175988 - Oven: An oven has a first conveyor, a first burner that directs heat toward the first conveyor from above the first conveyor, and a second burner directs heat toward the first conveyor from below the first conveyor. A method includes providing foodstuff on a conveyor, exposing the foodstuff to heat directed... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20090175989 - Novel process for enzymatic bleaching of food products: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a food product whereby an intermediate form of said food product comprises a pigment, which process comprises adding at least one enzyme that is effective in directly converting said pigment into a form which results in increasing the whiteness... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090175990 - Method for instantisation of coconut milk powder: The invention relates to a method for the instantisation of powders for use in the food stuff and animal feed production, the particles of which comprise free surface fat, especially coconut milk powder, wherein lecithin and alginate in water or an aqueous liquid are sprayed onto the powder particles and... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20090175991 - Ice-candy forming container and ice-candy producing method: This invention provides an ice-candy forming container and an ice-candy producing method, which enable the ice-candies having a complicated shape copying a face of a cartoon character or the like to be produced with higher quality and without a loss of shape. This invention employs a forming container A including... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090175992 - Retortable packaging film with grease-resistance: A retortable multilayer packaging film comprises a crosslinked heat seal layer and a crosslinked grease-resistant layer. The crosslinked heat seal layer is an outer film layer comprising a C2-3/C3-20 alpha-olefin copolymer. The crosslinked grease-resistant layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) a crystalline anhydride-grafted... Agent: Rupert B. Hurley Jr. Sealed Air Corporation

20090175993 - Dietary fibres: A process for obtaining a valuable product from plant material comprising both proteinaceous material and fibrous material includes brushing or scrubbing the plant material in a wet condition in a separation stage against a separation medium, thereby forcing proteinaceous material through the separation medium and retaining fibrous material on the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090175994 - Toasting apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for toasting a piece of bread are disclosed. The apparatus includes a base to support the piece of bread so that the bread can rest thereon. Some heating elements are placed near to the two faces of the bread such that when the bread is conveyed... Agent: EagleIPLimited

20090175995 - Control of flavor characteristics of and indicator of freshness in fruit juice: Control of flavor characteristics of and fresh taste in fruit juice, particularly citrus fruit juice, and especially orange juice.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090175996 - Antioxidant material, anti-deterioration agent and food or beverage: An antioxidant material of the present invention contains flavonoid aglycon and vitamin C. The flavonoid aglycon is eriodictyol and/or diosmetin obtained by treatment of a raw material containing flavonoid glycoside derived from lemons, limes, or sudachis to form the aglycones thereof. It is preferred that this antioxidant material be produced... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090175997 - Reduced calorie sweetener composition: A sweetener composition is described which augments full benefit of reduced calorific value associated through use of high intensity sweeteners as dominant sweetness contributors, and yet avoids problem of loss of favorable organoleptic properties associated with their use by incorporating sugars and other non-sugar low intensity sweeteners in small but... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090175998 - Solid milk and method of making the same: The present invention is based on knowledge that basically, solid milk provided with both of adequate strength and solubility can be obtained by using only powdered milk as ingredient to be provided with compression molding under state where the porosity and the free fat is controlled within predetermined ranges, and... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090176000 - Dietary compositions for promoting weight loss: Dietary compositions for enhancing feelings of satiety and thereby enhancing weight loss are disclosed herein. For example, dietary compositions containing a combination of beta glucan, whey protein, a natural protein extract derived from potatoes, and optionally inulin are provided.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090175999 - Preparation of canola protein isolate involving isoelectric precipitation: Canola protein isolates consisting predominantly of 7S canola proteins are formed by isoelectric precipitation from aqueous salt solution extracts of canola oil seed meal. Canola protein isolates consisting predominantly of 2S canola protein are recovered from supernatant from the isoelectric precipitation step.... Agent: Sim & Mcburney

20090176001 - Soy protein products having altered characteristics: Soy protein products obtained from high oleic soybeans, wherein such products, have improved whiteness, reduced viscosity and reduced gel-strength, are described. Use of such products in food, beverage and animal feed are also disclosed.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090176002 - Method for preparing processed edible oil having a highly enriched buttery flavor and a very low content of trans fatty acids and processed edible oil prepared by the same: The method of the present invention involves performing the deodorization step before the hydrogenation step and carrying out the hydrogen addition reaction under mild conditions effective to prevent the hardening of edible oil and trans fatty acid production, resulting in the production of processed edible oil having an enriched buttery... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090176003 - Mutant delta-8 desaturase genes engineered by targeted mutagensis and their use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids: The present invention relates to mutant delta-8 desaturase genes, which have the ability to convert eicosadienoic acid [20:2 omega-6, EDA] to dihomo-γ-linolenic acid [20:3, DGLA] and/or eicosatrienoic acid [20:3 omega-3, ETrA] to eicosatetraenoic acid [20:3 omega-3, ETA]. Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding delta-8 desaturase... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090169676 - Homofermented products: The present invention pertains to the field of liquid feed, and relates to fermented feed products, methods for their preparation, as well as uses thereof. Furthermore, the invention further relates to animal liquid feed and methods of preparing liquid feed using lactic acid bacteria. In particular, a method of preparing... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090169675 - Milk derived composition and use to enhance muscle mass or muscle strength: The invention relates to the production of compositions containing milk products for use as a nutritional supplement. More specifically, it relates to compositions containing whey growth factor extract, as well as methods for supplementing the nutritional needs of individuals undertaking resistance exercise training. According to one aspect of the invention,... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090169677 - Chewing gum comprising a hydrophobic enzyme formulation: A chewing gum comprising at least one biodegradable polymer, sweetener in an amount from about 0.5% to about 95% of said chewing gum, one or more flavoring agents, filler in an amount from about 0 to 50% by weight of said chewing gum, further chewing gum ingredients and at least... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20090169678 - Method for producing chewing gum products, and compressed chewing gum tablets: The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090169679 - Process for recovering aroma from tea: Disclosed is a process for recovering volatile aroma compounds from a tea material. The process comprises the steps of: incubating the tea material in an aqueous medium; subjecting the incubated tea material to evaporation to obtain aroma-laden vapours; and condensing the aroma-laden vapours to recover an aroma condensate comprising volatile... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090169680 - Process for the manufacture of a frozen dessert and frozen dessert thus obtained: A process for the manufacture of a frozen dessert, includes the successive steps of: (a) freezing a mixture containing a fruit puree and/or juice, yoghurt and optionally added sugars and/or other ingredients, in order to obtain a frozen composition, (b) optionally bringing the frozen composition to a core temperature ranging... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090169681 - Solid phytase compositions: The present invention relates to solid enzyme, in particular phytase, compositions stabilized with a lactic acid source such as Corn Steep Liquor (CSL), and methods of producing the same. Preferred compositions additionally comprise starch and disaccharides such as lactose or trehalose.... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20090169682 - Functional masticatory material, method of producing the same and method of using the same: Tableting or granulating is conducted using prolamine, wheat gluten and a functional material or materials as raw materials. The functional masticatory product has elasticity and extensibility through inclusion of saliva during mastication, has edibility and has mastication time longer than that of gummi candy. Thus, varied mastication time longer than... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090169684 - Fitness and exercise enhancing tablet containing protein isolate: An exercise enhancing tablet, preferably a hard or chewable candy or mint, is disclosed for enhancing exercise and physical fitness when ingested before, during, and/or after exercise. The edible tablet contains a protein isolate, at least one carbohydrate, and preferably also vitamins, minerals and electrolytes. In preferred embodiments, the protein... Agent: Russ Weinzimmer

20090169683 - Nutraceutical fractions from cereal grains: The present invention is directed to isolating the valuable components of cereal grains and allowing the benefits to be more fully exploited. The concept of the present invention initially involves selection of cultivars of cereal grains such as wheat, barley, oats and rye having desired bioactive components including antioxidants, complex... Agent: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

20090169685 - Potassium fortification in foodstuffs: Improved methods for potassium fortification in food products and the resulting potassium-fortified food products produced therefrom are provided. The methods of this invention allow significant levels of potassium fortification (i.e., greater than about 10 percent, and even up to about 50 percent, of the current U.S. Daily Values (DV) in... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090169686 - Chocolate drawing method: A method of making a drawing on a chocolate by causing a pulsed laser to irradiate the surface of a solid chocolate under limited operation conditions, and a chocolate manufactured by said method are provided. The irradiation energy per pulse and the irradiation energy per sweeping unit line length of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090169687 - Hollow celery stick: An Apium graveolens L. var dulce celery plant with a hollow petiole suitable for use as a straw for consuming beverages or as a food product where other food products are capable of being stuffed inside the hollow celery tube. The edible, hollow celery is mild in taste and more... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20090169688 - Assembly for presenting and preparing a puffed composition: The invention concerns an assembly for preparing and presenting an edible composition designed to be puffed including a first portion defining a chamber for enabling the puffed composition to be presented, and a second portion defining a storage chamber designed to include at least one non-puffed composition, the second portion... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090169689 - Evaluation method of partial pressure oxygen and use thereof: The present invention provides a method to evaluate partial pressure oxygen based on respiration rate of horticultural product. Three zones are grouped as Crisis zone, Homeostatic zone, and Elastic stress zone. The present invention also provides a method to evaluate the most applicable low oxygen level for the storage of... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090169690 - Increasing the firmness of process cheese by utilizing ingredient synergism: Process cheeses and methods for making process cheeses are provided herein. The process cheeses are provided with increased firmness despite high levels of whey protein contained therein by combining at least one high functionality thermally modified whey protein compound with specific casein or other protein sources to achieve a synergistic... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090169691 - Methods and compositions for fining beverages: The present invention provides a finings formulation comprising pectin and methods of using pectin in a fining process to produce fined beverages, particularly beers.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090169692 - Process for recovering volatile tea compounds: Disclosed is a process for recovering volatile compounds from an aqueous tea extract by distilling the said extract by fractional distillation comprising condensing of vapours, separating the oil phase condensate from the aqueous phase and refluxing the substantially oil-free aqueous phase.... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090169693 - Interior-mountable pressure relief valve: An interior-mountable pressure relief valve for packages containing food products such as coffee that normally tend to out-gas. The relief valve of the present invention can be made by thermoforming a pocket of a barrier type of semi-rigid film that has a heat seal membrane on one side. An indent... Agent: Niro Scavone Haller & Niro

20090169694 - Method and apparatus for producing fruit leather from a fruit mass: A method and an apparatus (100, 100′) serve to continuously produce fruit leather from a fruit mass. The fruit leather does not include added sugar or fat. The fruit mass includes a share of dry substance of at least 50% and a share of water. The fruit mass exposed to... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090169695 - Pet food composition and method: The present invention relates to dimensionally stable low carbohydrate pet food products and method for producing such products. The resulting pet food products are capable of inducing desired levels of ketosis in pets which in turn can lead to weigh loss or weight control.... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20090169696 - Taste improving substances: It was found that substances represented by formula (I) and/or formula (II) are capable of modulating and complementing the sensory impact of taste imparting substances. Thus, the present taste improving substances are advantageously applied in flavour compositions, foodstuffs, beverages, pharmaceutics, tobacco products and oral care products. Typical examples of flavour... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090169697 - Batter coating for food pieces: A dry batter for use in preparing a batter slurry for coating food pieces, other than potato pieces, so as to enhance crispness hold time for extended periods in take-out food conditions, with said dry batter comprising 97.4 to 99.8% by weight of a batter base selected from a modified... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090169698 - Baked goods: Baked confectionery are obtained by blending 5.5 to 72 parts by weight of (A) fat and oil, 0.001 to 2 parts by weight of (B) a humectant, 0.1 to 7 parts by weight (C) of an emulsifier, and 5 to 90 parts by weight (D) of sugars to form a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090169700 - Healthy food product: Food product comprising a peptide, said peptide being characterized by having a number of amino acids from 6 to 20, and wherein the peptide is substantially water-insoluble at 20° C. and a pH of 6.5, as evidenced by a measurable turbid appearance if 10 mg of the peptide is mixed... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090169699 - Methods for separating casein from soluble proteins in a composition: Methods for separating casein from soluble proteins in a composition. The method includes: adding a phosphate solution to the composition, mixing to form a mixture, freezing the mixture to obtain a frozen mixture, thawing the frozen mixture to obtain casein-containing aggregates in the mixture, and then centrifuging the mixture to... Agent: Ipc Intellectual Property Connections, Inc.

20090169701 - Salt replacement mixture with reduced nacl content: The invention relates to a salt substitute mixture containing NaCl, KCl and sodium gluconate. The ratio by weight of KCl to sodium gluconate ranges from 1.5:1 to and the proportion of NaCl is at least 45% by weight. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the mixture in the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090169702 - Cramonnaise- prepackaged mixture of mayonnaise and cranberry sauce: Two popular food items, mayonnaise and cranberry sauce, are mixed together to form a new food item which is to be called Cramonnaise. This new item is to be packaged and labeled with the new name—Cramonnaise. The name is derived from parts of the names of the ingredients, cranberry sauce... Agent: Patrick J. Kelleher

20090169703 - Oxygen infusion control for coffee container: A method for designing or producing a coffee container system includes the step of constructing a sample of a coffee container system, where the container system includes a main container, a lift-off top, and a seal mechanism for the opening between the lift-off top and the container. Thereafter, oxygen ingress... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090169705 - Beverage precursor and process for the manufacture thereof: The present invention provides a beverage precursor comprising tea material and food-grade additive, wherein the beverage precursor is present in an amount wherein contact of the beverage precursor with 250 ml water for 2 minutes at 90° C. produces a beverage comprising catechins in an amount of between 0.05% and... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090169704 - Process for the enzymatic preparation of a gamma-glutamyl compound: Disclosed is a process for the enzymatic preparation of a gamma-glutamyl compound. The process comprises a step of contacting a gamma-glutamyl donor and a gamma-glutamyl acceptor with an aqueous medium comprising a gamma glutamyl transpeptidase enzyme. The enzyme is derived from a plant belonging to the Graminaceae or Leguminaceae family,... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090169706 - Low saturated-fat sunflower and associated methods: Provided are sunflowers, parts thereof, cultures of, and seeds that are capable of producing sunflower oil that is low in saturated fat as well as associated methods.... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C./dow Agrosciences

20090169708 - Process and plant for the production of precooked and gelatinized flours for food products: A process and plant for the production of precooked and gelatinized cereal-based food flours, particularly rise, corn and buckwheat flours, for use in the production of pasta and other food products. The raw untreated flour, possibly with ingredients added thereto, undergoes hydration after being mixed with a metered amount of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090169707 - Process of producing whole wheat flour: A process of producing whole wheat flour including the steps of (1) coarsely grinding wheat kernels, (2) separating the resulting ground product into a fine fraction with an average particle size less than a size ranging from 150 to 200 μm and a coarse fraction with an average particle size... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090169709 - Promoter molecules for use in plants: The present invention relates to polynucleotide molecules for regulating gene expression in plants. In particular, the present invention relates to promoters isolated from Brassica napus that are useful for regulating gene expression of heterologous polynucleotide molecules in plants. The present invention also relates to expression constructs and transgenic plants containing... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090169710 - Reduced fat potato chip: A method for making potato chips involving a marination step in a brine and acacia gum solution prior to frying. Potato pieces or slices are immersed for a short period of time in a brine solution that comprises soluble acacia gum. This immersion marinates the potato pieces prior to a... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090169711 - Method of cutting beef short ribs and beef products produced by the method: A method of cutting beef short ribs having a first, concavely shaped inside surface and a second convexly shaped outside surface comprises the steps of: separating the short ribs into a plurality of generally equally sized individual rib meat portions, each having a rib bone, by cutting completely through the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090169712 - Method for sterilization of native soybean protein composition: Disclosed is a slightly denatured, sterilized soybean protein composition. The composition can be produced by sterilizing an aqueous solution of a slightly denatured soybean protein composition which has been salted to such a degree that the ionic strength becomes 0.04 or more, by heating the aqueous solution at a temperature... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090169713 - Apple saver: A device includes an upper portion, a lower portion including a flat bottom removably connected to a second connector. The upper portion is adapted to removably connect with a half of an apple.... Agent: Steven Laut