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Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products September class, title,number 09/10

20100247706 - Bile resistant bacillus composition secreting high levels of phytase: A bacillus composition characterized by fast germination and outgrowth in bile salts (simulated gut environment) and by high-level secretion of phytase. The bacillus composition may be used as supplement in animal feed where it has a probiotic (health promoting) effect and increases the digestion and availability of nutrients from animal... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20100247707 - Dipeptides as feed additives: The invention relates to feed additives containing dipeptides or salts thereof, in which one amino acid residue of the dipeptide is a DL-methionyl residue and the other amino acid residue of the dipeptide is an amino acid in the L-configuration selected from lysine, threonine, tryptophan, histidine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100247705 - Direct inducement sulfurous acid generator: This invention describes a sulfurous acid generator that employs a burn chamber that acts as a sulfur hopper. Generally, the burn chamber is not in sulfur communication with a sulfur hopper that is separate and distinct from the burn chamber. Instead, the burn chamber may be adapted to hold enough... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20100247708 - Hop acids as a replacement for antibiotics in animal feed: A method of using hop acids for increasing food and energy uptake from feed by livestock is described which includes delivering the hop acids for oral ingestion to the animals by mixing the acids with livestock feed. The acids are mixed with the feed in an amount to inhibit certain... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100247709 - Salt mixture with low sodium content for human: The present invention relates to a salt mixture with low sodium content for human consumption which comprises sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium sulphate, calcium carbonate, folic acid and zinc oxide. The mixture can also comprise potassium iodide and/or a flavouring additive. The present invention further relates to a food, a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100247710 - Method for preparing food product: The invention is directed to a method for preparing a fermented dough based food product, to a fermented dough based food product, to the use of native potato protein isolate, to a bread improver, and to a dough. The method of the invention comprises preparing a dough which dough comprises... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20100247711 - Acidic lactic acid bacteria beverage and method of producing acidic lactic acid bacteria beverage: An acidic lactic acid bacteria beverage having a favorable flavor and an improved survival rate for bifidobacteria. The acidic lactic acid bacteria beverage of the present invention includes bifidobacteria and inulin, wherein the inulin is not fermented by the bifidobacteria. The inulin content is preferably within a range from 1... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100247712 - Food compositions compromising dried probiotics, methods of manufacture and uses thereof: The present invention is directed to a food composition including an edible base mix component and a dried probiotic component which that may be stored at room temperature and converted to a frozen dessert with minimal effects to the viability of probiotics. Accordingly, a consumer ingesting the frozen dessert is... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20100247713 - Beta + hydrolyzed lecithin: (Finely divided) pulverous formulation of one or more fat-soluble active ingredients comprising modified food starch and one or more components chosen from the group consisting of hydrolyzed lecithin products and food composition, especially a beverage, containing said formulation.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100247714 - Beverage concentrates: The present invention provides a cartridge for a beverage preparation system, the cartridge comprising an inlet for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, an outlet downstream of the inlet for the discharge of a beverage from the cartridge and a flow path connecting the inlet to the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20100247715 - Long container for consumable substances: Elongated container for consumables (FIGS. 1, 2 and 3) including a consumption article similar in size and shape to a cigarette, which is used by absorbing the product it contains, after applying it to the lips of the person who wants to taste it, such that it is manufactured, preferably,... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20100247716 - Coffee composition: The present invention provides a process of producing grains of coated coffee grounds, the process comprising: heating a mixture of a coating composition and coffee grounds to a temperature below the melting point of the coating composition and at which the coating composition forms a coating on at least some... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20100247717 - Multi-textured ready-to-eat cereal with extruded rice pellets: A multi-textured ready-to-eat cereal flake includes a plurality of rice based pellets embedded in a cooked cereal grain. The plurality of rice pellets are formed from a rice product and have a first moisture content. A cooked cereal grain mixture is then formed and has a second moisture content that... Agent: Randal L. Shoemaker Dickinson Wright PLLC

20100247718 - Food products: Food products for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, a method of dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, and a system for providing such food products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system involves (a) providing the name of at least one medical professional or... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20100247719 - Prepackaged food kit: A prepackaged food kit (20) for making or assembling s'mores generally includes a base tray (22) defining at least one compartment (24). The at least one compartment including a plurality of biscuits (30), a plurality of confection pieces (32), and a plurality of marshmallows (34). The kit also includes a... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20100247720 - Method of cooking frozen meat: A preferred embodiment method of cooking a frozen bird includes cooking the frozen bird in a bag, which creates a steam environment to evenly and thoroughly cook the bird in a reasonable amount of time.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20100247721 - Method and system for controlling smoker device integral to an oven: A smoker device having a low profile fits beneath the lower most rack of an oven thereby allowing full use of all possible shelves of the oven. The smoker device comprises a uniquely shaped bi-level heater element that allows the smoker device pan to be cradled just above the bottom... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20100247722 - Method and apparatus for treatment of food products: Method of treating a food product in a container to reduce or inhibit a microbial population on the food product, involving applying to the container an antimicrobial solution (applied in an amount effective to reduce or inhibit the microbial population), and placing the food product in the container. Also a... Agent: G. Byron Stover Usda, Ars, Ott

20100247723 - Frozen dessert compositions having increased overrun percentage: The present invention utilizes a base mix formulated with an acidic agent so that when processed, into a frozen dessert product, the base mix provides an increased overrun percentage without increased costs of production. The base mix component may include any suitable food component, such as one or more dairy... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20100247724 - Use of modified wheat flour for reducing baking losses: The present invention relates to the use of wheat flour for reducing baking losses. The wheat flour can comprise genetically or chemically phosphorylated starch.... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20100247725 - Container for respiring produce: The present invention relates to the use of a packaging material in the construction of a container for respiring produce, wherein the packaging material consists of a polyether-ester block copolymer or a blend of polyether-ester block copolymers and which packaging material has all of the following properties: a) permeability for... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100247726 - Frying device: The present invention relates to a frying device for carrying out a frying process for food products (2) comprising a frying oil reservoir (20) which can be filled with a volume of frying oil; a food product carrier (3) which can at least partially be immersed in the frying oil... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100247727 - System and method for cooking a food product: A system and method for producing a cooked food product using multiple sections is described. The system includes a frying section for receiving and frying an uncooked food product to produce a partially cooked food product; a transition section operatively connected to the frying section for receiving and conveying the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20100247728 - Extraction method and apparatus of juice and/or puree, in particular from partially or completely frozen vegetables: A rotating machine operated along an axis (3a) by a motor (3), for extraction of puree or juice from animal or vegetable food, comprises an inlet duct (1) where the animal or vegetable food (2) is loaded, for example fruit or vegetables, conveyed by a feeding screw conveyor not shown.... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20100247729 - Method and device for curling up dough slices: The present invention relates to a method and device for curling up dough slices, comprising a conveyor for the dough slices, a gripping element, arranged above the conveyor, for curling up a dough slice conveyed under the gripping element by the conveyor, pressure means, for pressing curled up dough slices... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100247730 - Process for the production of alimentary smoke by pyrolysis, the use of means particularly adapted to said process, smoke and smoked foodstuffs obtained: The present invention relates to the field of the production of smoke for agro-food usage and has for its object a process characterized in that it includes essentially the steps consisting in introducing organic material to be pyrolyzed into a reactor including essentially a substantially hermetically sealed heatable chamber containing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100247731 - Fresh pasta and process for the preparation thereof: The fresh pasta has a dough comprising flour, eggs and/or water. The dough further comprises up to 50% of one or more fresh vegetables by weigh of the dough. The process for the preparation of a fresh pasta comprises the steps of mixing and kneading the flour with eggs and/or... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100247732 - Stabilizer for dairy products: A food stabilizer formed from natural components used in food products. The natural components include microcrystalline cellulose/alginate, native starch, or carrageenan. Effective amounts of the natural components are provided to the food product to maintain physical stability during its shelf life while imparting good mouthfeel. The food stabilizer can be... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. And Attorneys For Client No. 006943

20100247734 - Methods for making nutritional compositions comprising curcuminoids: Disclosed are nutritional compositions and methods for preparing the compositions, comprising fat, protein, and carbohydrate, including a combination of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin, which combination is solubilized in a polar oil having an HLB value of from about 0.7 to about 14 wherein the weight ratio of the bisdemethoxycurcumin to... Agent: Ross Products Division Of Abbott Laboratories Department 108140-ds/1

20100247733 - Plants and seeds of corn variety cv006790: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV006790. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV006790, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV006790 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20100247735 - Edible fat and oil compositions: The present invention discloses an edible fat and oil composition which makes possible to prepare cooked foods having good taste and smell. The present invention also discloses an edible fat and oil composition comprising palm olein having an iodine value of 64 or more and corn oil.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100239708 - Apparatus and method to feed livestock: A method of feeding livestock using a mobile feed preparation apparatus is presented. The method comprises dispensing from the mobile feed preparation apparatus a first feed ration comprising a base feed and a first feed additive and a second feed ration comprising the base feed and a second feed additive,... Agent: Dale F. Regelman

20100239710 - Coffee product and method: A coffee pill and method are provided. The coffee pill includes decaffeinated coffee encapsulated to prevent contact of the coffee product with the pallet during the initial stage of consumption by oral ingestion. Upon reaching the digestive tract, the encapsulant dissolves permitting the decaffeinated coffee product to be released from... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20100239707 - Increased meat tenderness via induced post-mortem muscle tissue breakdown: The present methods and compounds relate to increasing meat tenderness by inducing post-mortem breakdown in muscle tissue. This is achieved by the use of beta-blockers in the pre-mortem period, which results in higher calpastatin levels, and reduced hyperplasia. This is also achieved by the use of agents immediately before slaughter... Agent: Lathrop & Gage LLP

20100239709 - Non-settling hydrolyzed whey permeate concentrate and related methods and nutritional compositions: The present invention includes a method of producing non-settling hydrolyzed whey permeate with an enzyme, the non-settling hydrolyzed whey permeate concentrate, and nutritive additives and foods made therefrom.... Agent: Roger A. Gilcrest

20100239711 - Method for manufacturing coffee by solid state fermentation: A method is provided for manufacturing coffee by solid state fermentation, including the following steps: depositing coffee beans in a dust-free clean container; propagating a fungus with solid state fermentation; carrying out implantation process, wherein the fungus is implanted to the coffee beans contained in the dust-free clean container with... Agent: Leong C Lei

20100239713 - Cheese and methods of making such cheese: Methods for preparing cheese are provided that involve combining a slurry with a cheese precursor to form an admixture that is subsequently processed to form the cheese product. The slurry typically includes a liquid such as water, milk and/or cream and one or more ingredients that are useful for inclusion... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100239712 - Food compositions of microalgal biomass: The invention provides algal biomass, algal oil, food compositions comprising microalgal biomass, whole microalgal cells, and/or microalgal oil in combination with one or more other edible ingredients, and methods of making such compositions by combining algal biomass or algal oil with other edible ingredients. In preferred embodiments, the microalgal components... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP/solazyme, Inc.

20100239714 - Improvement of cold liquid solubility of fat-containing powders: A fat-containing powder according to the present invention comprises up to 50% fat, whereby the fat surface of the powder particles is associated with a particulate flowing agent... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100239715 - Method for preventing the oxidation of lipids in animal and vegetable oils and compositions produced by the method thereof: A composition comprising an oil selected from the group consisting of vegetable oils, animal oils, and krill oil in an amount sufficient to lower the peroxide index of the composition. The composition may preferably comprise a fish oil also having astaxanthin added thereto.... Agent: Eric Fincham

20100239716 - Tea aromatization: The present invention relates to tea aromatized with aroma particles, the production and use thereof.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20100239717 - Capsule for preparing coffee in a device comprising a cartridge holder with relief and recessed elements: A capsule for the production of a beverage in a beverage production machine comprising a capsule holder with relief and recessed elements. The capsule includes an inverted cup-shaped body forming a chamber containing beverage ingredients; a bottom injection wall; a sidewall; and a delivery wall which is sealed to the... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20100239718 - Use of polydimethylsiloxane and/or siloxane (silicone) derived chemical compounds in the suppression of mold and spoilage on harvested forages: The invention outlines the use of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) copolymer and/or a siloxane derived chemical compounds in the suppression of mold, heating and spoilage in animal feedstuffs and forage products. The PDMS compound and derivatives thereof are also found to suppress the damage resulting from oxidation within the feedstuff mass. When... Agent: Mark L. Folkman

20100239720 - Dual textured, multicomponent snack food having a creamy filling: A dual textured, multicomponent snack food item comprising an outer jacket and a center filling encased within the outer jacket is disclosed. The center filling has a creamy texture. At the interface between the outer jacket and center filling, the center filling does not substantially migrate into the outer jacket... Agent: Merchant & Gould - Conagra

20100239719 - Pizza with peripheral crust structure: A pizza including a dough substrate defining a plurality of pieces, each piece including a sheet portion bounded by at least two internal edges and at least one external edge, wherein at least a portion of each of the internal and external edges includes a crust portion, the crust portion... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20100239721 - Method and apparatus to facilitate encapsulating an edible substance: An apparatus is provided comprising an edible substance, a discrete sheet of flexible film, and an adhesive disposed on the flexible film in a pattern that surrounds an adhesive-free space that is sized to accommodate the edible substance. The adhesive preferably does not extend to at least one edge of... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20100239722 - Apparatus and method of reducing carry over in food processing systems and methods: The present invention relates generally to a system and method of removing or at least minimizing carry over along food contact surfaces of a food processing and dispensing system. Specifically, data including color information related a first food product may be received and stored on a CPU. When the presence... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20100239723 - System and method of temperature adjustment and control of food processing/dispensing system or apparatus: The invention is directed to improvements to the temperature control systems and methods used within a food processing and dispensing device. Specifically, the present invention measures, by a thermocouple assembly, the actual temperature of food product ingredients and transmits one or more signals to a CPU. The signals represent the... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20100239724 - Toaster with cooling air stream: A method of toasting a food product like an English muffin irradiates the food product with infrared (IR) energy from an infrared energy source while simultaneously directing an unheated air stream toward the food product.... Agent: Docket Clerk

20100239725 - Method, apparatus and mold for producing a confectionery product: A method for producing a confectionery product from at least two pieces with at least one interface between the two pieces and including meltable material at least in parts of the interface, comprising the step of heating the interface during or after the two pieces have been brought into contact... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20100239726 - Method to selectively remove safrole from nutmeg oil: Methods for removing safrole from a sample, molecular imprinted copolymers that bind safrole, and methods of making the same are provided.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20100239727 - Improvements in or relating to carbonated beverages: Addition of a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester or a polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester to an acidulated carbonated beverage alleviates problems of excessive and/or persistent foaming or rapid loss of carbon dioxide.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100239730 - Collapsible cheese container: Embodiments described herein provide a system for molding cheese having a pressboard for compressing cheese in a cheese mold. The pressboard includes spring alignment features to align a set of leaf springs that help ensure even compression of the cheese.... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20100239728 - Method for activating and emptying beverage preparation holders: A system for preparing a predetermined amount of beverage suitable for consumption, which system is provided with an exchangeable holder (102) and an apparatus with a fluid dispensing element, with which the holder is detachably connected for dispensing under pressure a first fluid to a first mixing chamber (110) of... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100239729 - Multi-edge baking pan: The present invention is directed to a baking pan for baking brownies or other foods in which substantially each side of the baked good has a crisp edge, the pan comprising a removable bottom surface, a plurality of sidewalls comprising a plurality of sidewall segments, a plurality of towers joined... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20100239731 - Method of producing fish meat having fresh color: A method of producing fish meat having fresh color includes: placing live fish in a state of unconsciousness by blocking the conduction of nerve pulses along a nervous system of the fish; bleeding the fish and cutting meat pieces from the fish while the fish is unconscious; sterilizing the meat... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20100239732 - Meat trussing system: A meat trussing system is provided which incorporates the use of an elastomeric net to receive and restrain meats and other food components, both unitary and combinations including independent meat and/or food elements. At least one flexible wrapper is provided into which the meat and/or food products are encased forming... Agent: Metz Lewis, LLC

20100239733 - Capsule with filtering insert for preparing a coffee beverage: A capsule for the production of a beverage from a beverage production machine that provides a capsule holder with relief and recessed elements. The capsule includes an inverted cup-shaped body forming a chamber containing a beverage forming ingredient, a bottom injection wall, a sidewall and a flange-like rim; and a... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20100239734 - Method for preparing a beverage or food liquid and system using brewing centrifugal force: A capsule, device, system and method for preparing a liquid food or beverage. The capsule comprises an enclosure containing one or more extractable or infusible ingredients and configured and dimensioned to have a perimeter and be radially symmetrical about a central axis to facilitate rotation; and an opening arrangement that... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20100239735 - Adjustable food mold and method: Adjustable mold with a cylindrical sidewall-forming structure and a food support member slidably attached to the sidewall-forming structure to provide an adjustable molding space. Preferably, one or more stop members is provided on one of the parts, together with a lock structure on the other of the parts. By means... Agent: Gregor N. Neff

20100239736 - Multi-edge baking pan: The present invention is directed to a baking pan for baking brownies or other foods in which substantially each side of the baked good has a crisp edge, the pan comprising a bottom surface, a plurality of sidewalls comprising a plurality of sidewall segments, a plurality of towers joined to... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20100239737 - Dietary fiber-containing composition for bread-making, bread and method of production thereof: There is provided a water-soluble dietary fiber-containing composition for bread-making, comprising a homogeneous mixture of a water-soluble dietary fiber material, and an fats and oils, wherein the water-soluble dietary fiber material comprises not less than 85% by mass of a dietary fiber, wherein the water-soluble dietary fiber-containing composition for bread-making... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20100239739 - Apparatus and method for enhancing food product overrun produced in food processing system or apparatus: The invention provides a technique for enhancing food product overrun. Specifically, the illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a system having a base mix input assembly and a base mix delivery assembly. The input assembly comprises a gas input conduit connected to a gas supply source and a fluid... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20100239738 - Beverage creamer: The present application describes a creamer composition comprising a mixture of phospholipids. The use of such a creamer composition in a beverage composition delivers mouthfeel benefits during consumption.... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100239740 - Low sodium salt substitute compositions: Various low sodium salt substitute compositions are disclosed, as well as food products comprising the same.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20100239741 - After market wine additive to balance the flavor of a wine: A method for adjusting the flavor of a wine after the wine is opened includes the step of selectively adding a first wine additive to the wine, the first wine additive being made at least partly from concentrated grape juice that approximately match a first grape variety of the wine.... Agent: Roeder & Broder LLP

20100233313 - Poultry meat and eggs comprising beneficial fatty acids: The present disclosure provides for improved poultry products and methods of producing such poultry products by incorporating healthy lipids containing stearidonic acid into animal feed products. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides methods for producing said products. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a poultry animal may be fed feed comprising... Agent: Armstrong Teasdale LLP (monsanto #1 -bvo) Christopher M. Goff

20100233312 - Compositions comprising probiotic and sweetener components: Disclosed herein are compositions that may be sufficiently stable such that probiotic microorganisms are present in the compositions at the time of ingestion by a mammal. The compositions comprise: (a) a probiotic component; and (b) a sweetener component; wherein the composition is substantially free of a chewing gum base. Further... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20100233314 - Solvent-free synthesis of amphiphilic polymeric material: The present invention provides a method for making a composition comprising an amphiphilic polymeric material which comprises a straight or branched chain carbon-carbon backbone and a multiplicity of side chains attached to the backbone; wherein in the method, backbone precursors comprising acylating groups are mixed with side chain precursors which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100233315 - Fermentation byproduct feed formulation and processing: Systems and methods are provided which produce an improved distillers, brewers or fermenters grain by-products, including solubles, by determining nutrients and nutrient amounts to be added to a by-product to achieve targeted nutritional values, including bypass protein and amino acid levels, of the nutritionally enhanced grain byproduct after processing. One... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100233316 - Fermented bubble drink with functionality: The bubble drink is produced by applying a cold bubbling process to bioavailable food materials, based on bubbling engineering technology, to design and manipulate formation reactions of foam in a creative and easy manner. The bubble drink is suitable for drinking, and is characterized in that a foamy structure can... Agent: Juneau Partners

20100233317 - Freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute compositions and methods of making thereof: The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of making thereof.... Agent: Gerber Products Company

20100233318 - Process for the hydrolysis of milk proteins: The present invention provides a composition based on comprising hydrolyzed whey protein and hydrolyzed casein protein in a ratio of between 4:1 to 4:6 (dry weight), preferably the whey protein to casein protein ratio is of between 3:1 to 1:1, more preferably the whey protein to casein protein ratio is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100233319 - Method of treatment of alcoholic fermentation residue with koji mold: Disclosed in a method for treating an alcoholic fermentation residue without the need of external supply of an energy source, which is characterized by mixing a koji mold (e.g., Asp. niger) having a cellulase activity with an alcoholic fermentation/unrefined distillation residue (SDBP) previously and then spraying the SDBP to a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20100233320 - Animal feed kibble with protein-based core and related methods: Kibble-type animal feeds and pet foods including a vegetable protein-based core matrix and a coating of a fat and at least one additive are described. The coating may include a probiotic enriched coating. Methods of forming the kibble-type animal feeds and pet foods are also described. Probiotic coating for a... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20100233321 - Process for producing a feed composition for cattle: A process produces a feed composition for cattle or the like, in particular a fattening feed, wherein conventional feed is intended to be replaced. First a premix (1) of cereal components, fat, molasses, vitamins, minerals and/or other ingredients is mixed and conditioned with addition of steam (7) and water (6)... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20100233322 - Method for production of processed tea: A process according to the present invention for the production of the processed tea is characterized by including a step of mixing (A) a granulated product of a purified green tea extract, said purified product being obtainable by dissolving and extracting the green tea extract in a mixed solution of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100233323 - Method for improving dog food: Methods for preparing dog food compositions adapted for dogs with certain body conformation types by categorizing a dog for which the food composition is intended as a robust or athletic body conformation type and formulating a dog food composition to contain feed ingredients beneficial for the categorized dog. Typically, the... Agent: Wendell Ray Guffey Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc.

20100233324 - Method of preparing tray-based foods: The present invention is directed to a distributed system and method for preparing tray-based foods and in particular, pizza pie, in which a pie together with its ingredients are prepared in stages, including intermediate freezing of at least a subset of ingredients. The present invention is characterized by methods of... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20100233325 - Ruminant feed composition and method of making: A nutrient or medicinal composition for administration to ruminants, which includes a core of one or more biologically active substances coated with a film of polyurethane, overcoated with an “intermediate” wax is disclosed. This polyurethane/wax coating is resistant to rumen conditions, but will release the biologically active substance(s) in the... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property

20100233326 - Antibacterial laminate: Disclosed is an antibacterial laminate having at least either of antibacterial property and antifungal property. The antibacterial laminate is composed of at least a base layer (4) comprising a polymer film or paper, an antibacterial layer (2) on which a metal having at least either of antibacterial property and antifungal... Agent: Hogan Lovells US LLP

20100233327 - System and method for formulating compositions of concentrated liquid sweeteners for individual servings in recyclable and compostable packaging: A system and method for formulating compositions of concentrated liquid sugar that are provided in individual serving sizes in recyclable and compostable packaging, which are configured for ease of use. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the liquid sugar composition comprises at the very least a predetermined... Agent: Berry & Associates P.C.

20100233328 - Food preservation packaging system: A system for preserving food, including a substantially anhydrous food mass, a substantially vitreous layer surrounding the substantially anhydrous food mass and defining an enclosure, and a partial vacuum formed within the enclosure. The substantially anhydrous food mass is typically a freeze-dried and compacted body, and the enclosure is typically... Agent: Brannon & Sowers PC

20100233329 - Recording of position-specific wavelength absorption spectra: The invention relates to recording of position-specific optical measurements of substances such as foodstuff, building materials, combustion products etc. The invention provides online, in-situ recording of wavelength absorption spectra in substances, performed without removing a sample from the substance. In inhomogeneous products, the position correlated to each spectrum allows for... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100233330 - Baked composition: The present invention relates to a baked foodstuff with an improved flavour and an improved texture. Also to compositions for generating these improved flavours and textures in baked foodstuffs which compositions comprise non pre-reacted flavour precursors which react on heating to generate the flavours.... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100233331 - Potato with enhanced resistance to greening and decay and infusion process to obtain such resistance: Greening and decay of potato tubers is inhibited for five or more days of continuous exposure to light, after a treatment mixture comprising effective amounts of natural or ozonated water, food-grade citric acid, food-grade polar lipid or phospholipid emulsifier and food-grade salt has been infused in the potatoes by cyclically... Agent: John R Ley, LLC

20100233332 - Process and apparatus for producing a coated product: The present invention relates to a process for producing a coated product comprising: (a) coating a substrate with a coating material to form a coated substrate; and (b) stabilizing the coated substrate to form the coated product; wherein the operating parameter of substrate-substrate contact and coated substrate-coated substrate contact differs... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property

20100233333 - Method for controlling banana and plantain quality by packaging: This invention provides a method to control banana and plantain quality by providing packaging in laser microperforated plastic bags having registered microperforation arrays to allow for transmission of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ethylene gases into and out. The method improves even ripening of the bananas and plantains, extends green life... Agent: Dodds & Associates

20100233334 - Method for manufacturing a packaged food product: A process for producing a food enclosed in sealed containers which is free from a trouble during production that water spills from the containers or a perforating jig falls into the containers and in which a heat treatment can be conducted without causing quality unevenness. A food (1) is placed... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20100233335 - Staggered filtration system and method for using the same for processing fluids such as oils: A staggered filtration system suitable for use in fluid processing is disclosed. A method of using a staggered filtration system to process fluids, such as oils, edible oils, fats, and similar materials, is also disclosed.... Agent: William D. Bunch

20100233336 - Method for producing a protein-containing food ingredient consisting of a flax coarse meal: The present invention relates to a method for producing a protein-containing food ingredient, in which flax coarse meal having a low residual oil content is produced or provided, from which parts of native flax protein and soluble roughage are dissolved or at least dispersed by aqueous extraction in an aqueous... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20100233338 - Liquid director for beverage maker: A beverage maker can comprise a liquid director configured to channel liquid toward a lowermost surface thereof, into and though an opening in the beverage maker, and to a fluid container of the beverage maker. The liquid director can be engaged with a lid of the beverage maker and/or at... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20100233337 - Steam function at the end of a brewing process: A method for preparing hot beverages in a hot beverage machine by possibly repeatedly pumping a specific quantity of water from a water tank into a heating device, heating the quantity of water, pumping the heated quantity of water out of the heating device into a brewing chamber and possibly... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20100233339 - Prepared foods containing triglyceride-recrystallized non-esterified phytosterols: A dietary supplement is provided which includes at least one triglyceride-based edible fat and between 3% and 50% by weight of triglyceride recrystallized phytosterols. The dietary supplement can be in the form of a capsule, pill or wafer. Additionally, the dietary supplement can be combined with protein, vitamins, minerals, or... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100233340 - Knotting system for a dough strand: The invention relates to a device and a method for the automated production of knotted dough products, in particular pretzels. Said device comprises: a shaping table (2) for horizontally supporting a U-shaped bent dough strand (46); a shaping tool (6) that can be activated to vertically support the U-shaped bent... Agent: Kremblas & Foster

20100233341 - Masking agent for oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids: The present invention describes a masking agent for food products containing polyunsaturated fatty acids. That masking agent masks the rancid notes resulting from peroxide generated by the oxidation of the polyunsaturated fatty acids, without imparting any flavors to the food products.... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

20100233342 - Method for preparing a fibre containing emulsion: e

20100233343 - Method and assembly for serving wine tableside: A system and method that configures a connecting relationship between two wine bottles (or one wine bottle with two wine compartments) such that wine in one bottle/compartment may be served chilled and wine in a second bottle/compartment may be served at a higher temperature than the chilled bottle, while both... Agent: Robert M. Schwartz, P.A.

20100233344 - Processes for producing lipid particles: The present invention makes particles that are substantially spherical by dispensing globules of an at least partially liquid lipid composition into a liquid bath. The globules can be dispensed by dripping the globules into a liquid bath such that the globules become submerged in the liquid bath and at least... Agent: General Mills, Inc.

20100233345 - Granola cereal and methods of making the same: A method of making a cereal product according to one embodiment includes mixing at least the following ingredients together to form a primarily granular mixture: between about 50% and about 85% oats, between about 5% and about 12% sweetener, between about 1% and about 7% ground flaxseed meal, between about... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20100233346 - Cereal-based bar composition of the chewy type and method for preparing such a cereal-based bar composition: The invention relates to a cereal-based bar composition of the chewy type, comprising a cereal part and a binder part, wherein the binder part comprises a vital wheat gluten composition. The invention furthermore relates to a method for preparing a cereal-based bar composition of the chewy type, wherein the cereal-based... Agent: James C. Wray

20100233347 - Food compositions having a realistic meat-like appearance, feel, and texture: The invention provides novel food compositions having a realistic meat-like appearance, feel, and texture. The compositions comprise from about 40 to about 90% functional proteins, from about 0.05 to about 2% of one or more cross-linking agents, and from about 60 to about 10% of a meat slurry, wherein the... Agent: Wendell Ray Guffey Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc.

20100233348 - Food or drink and method of production thereof: The present invention provides a method of producing a food or drink containing one or more components extracted from a raw material by using fruit(s), vegetable(s), bean(s), nut(s), mushroom(s), alga(e) or tea(s) as the raw material, which comprises the following steps: freezing the raw material; grinding the frozen matter at... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20100233349 - Biomass extracts with protein and nutritional value: Biomass extracts with high protein and nutritional value and methods for making the same are disclosed. Such extracts may include cakes with low residual oil and high levels of desirable constituents and oils that require little to no downstream processing upon extraction from the biomass. Also includes methods of extracting... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20100227021 - Deer food formulations and related methods: Deer food formulations, methods and uses are provided. In particular, protein, fiber, mineral and other optimization, for increasing deer health and physiology are provided. Methods to make the deer food are also provided.... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20100227022 - Perceptive liquid beverage: A longevity drink and method for providing same requires the collection of waters from various global regions. Specifically, water portions without additives are collected from separate and distinct global regions, with the different regions being located more than one thousand nautical miles distant from each other. The various portions are... Agent: Nydegger & Associates

20100227023 - Seasoning blend: The present invention relates to a seasoning blend and/or a seasoning mixture containing betaine and sodium chloride, potassium chloride, a magnesium salt, green tea extract, and/or lysine. The present invention also relates to a method of seasoning a food ingredient and/or a food product with the seasoning blend and/or mixture... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20100227024 - Forming roller structure for dough sheet products, personalized with embossing and an obtained product: A forming roller structure for making dough sheet products from a dough sheet has a cylindrical body turned on a axle. The axle preferably has annular bodies of a greater diameter than the axle and gears for holding the roller structure in a tortilla machine and engaging the cylindrical body... Agent: John A. Thomas

20100227025 - Coated dried fruit and methods: Dried fruit has a coating of microcrystalline cellulose in an amount effective to prevent agglomeration of the dried fruit Methods of preparing and using the coated dried fruit are also described. The dried fruit pieces of the present invention are less sticky and are readily separated from one another using... Agent: General Mills, Inc.

20100227026 - Edible fat and oil compositions: The present invention discloses a edible fat and oil composition which suppresses cooked odor of oil. The present invention also discloses an edible fat and oil composition which comprises palm olein having an iodine value of 66 or more and rapeseed oil.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100227027 - Self-heating systems and methods for rapidly heating a comestible substance: Self-heating containers comprise a reaction chamber and a heating chamber. The heating chamber is sized to contain a substance to be heated. The reaction chamber contains reactants which, when contacted, exothermically react. The reaction chamber is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment with a barrier therebetween. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100227028 - Method for the preparation of a dry instant food comprising at least two components, as well as dry instant food prepared by the method: Method for the preparation of dry instant food comprising two or more components, comprising the following steps:—the individual components are prepared to a ready-to-eat meal by at least one per se known preparation process water and heating as well as mixing of the components,—the resulting mixture is subjected to a... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20100227029 - Method of operating commercial cooking equipment, in particular, a hot-air steamer or a fan oven, and also cooking equipment for carrying out the method: t

20100227030 - Method for the conservation of a plant material: The invention relates to a plant food material comprising at least one cryoprotective agent present in the intracellular space of the cells of said plant. The invention also relates to a freezing method for a plant food product comprising the steps of; providing a plant food material comprising at least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100227031 - Method and apparatus for preserving perishable products: The invention can be summarized as follows. There is provided a method for preserving the quality of a perishable product comprising the step of treating the product with one or more near-infrared lights, wherein preferably at least one near-infrared light is a near-infrared laser (or laser diode). The perishable product... Agent: Wilmerhale/new York

20100227032 - Celery cultivar ads-15: A celery cultivar, designated ADS-15, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar ADS-15, to the plants of celery cultivar ADS-15 and to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar ADS-15 with itself or another celery cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20100227033 - Celery cultivar ads-19: A celery cultivar, designated ADS-19, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar ADS-19, to the plants of celery cultivar ADS-19 and to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar ADS-19 with itself or another celery cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20100227034 - Process for manufacturing a sweetener and use thereof: Highly purified Stevioside, Rebaudioside A and a purified sweet steviol glycoside mixture were prepared from sweet glycoside extracts obtained from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves. The resulting sweeteners are suitable as non-calorie, non-cariogenic, non-bitter, non-lingering sweeteners, which may be advantageously applied in foods, beverages, and milk products.... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20100227035 - Vertical flow french fryer: Cooking of French fried potatoes by facilitating a generally vertical arrangement of potato strips while in the frying operation is disclosed wherein the slices may be cooked within a very deep pack while oil is urged to flow upwardly through the pack and steam entrapment within the cooking slice pack... Agent: Donald N. Macintosh, Esq. Law Offices Of Donald N. Macintosh

20100227036 - Method for drying food products and installation to carry out said method: The present invention relates to a method and installation for drying food products comprising the steps: a) extracting water from the food products in a first area so as to reduce the superficial activity of the products by subjecting the products to an air flow of substantially uniform velocity, wherein... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20100227037 - Method and apparatus for lapping food dough: An object is to provide a method and an apparatus for lapping strip-shaped food dough onto a transporting unit without repeatedly applying tension or relaxation. A method of lapping food dough in which strip-shaped food dough being continuously conveyed is lapped onto the transporting unit configured to transport the food... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20100227038 - Batter shaking apparatus: A kitchen shaking apparatus includes a housing, a controllable oscillating actuator contained in the housing, a platform mechanically coupled to the controllable oscillating actuator, and a plurality of adjustable coacting restraining arms operably coupled to the housing. Each of the restraining arms including a vertical segment and a horizontal segment... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20100227039 - Off-taste masking: k

20100227040 - Powdery soy protein and soy protein-containing food using the same: It is intended to provide a soy protein-containing food (a baked food) which can be used in a large amount as a substitute for wheat flour and has an excellent flavor without showing a coarse texture. It is also intended to provide a non-baked food prepared without resorting to baking.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20100227041 - Pepper plant: The present invention generally relates to seedless pepper (SLP); and more specifically, it pertains to male sterile pepper plants having unique characteristics including the capability of growing edible seedless fruits, wherein the “seedless” trait is controlled by a genetic determinant independent of exogenous factors.... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20100227042 - Enzyme-assisted de-emulsification of aqueous lipid extracts: Compositions and processes for destabilizing an oil-in-water emulsion resulting from the aqueous solvent extraction of plant oils are disclosed. The processes comprise the use of one or more enzyme activities including phospholipase and protease activity. The processes are useful for improving the extraction of oil from oilseeds, as well as... Agent: Danisco US Inc. Attention: Legal Department

20100221381 - Methods for producing an alginate crosslink coating of a wet ingredient: Methods for producing an encapsulated bead comprising a droplet of a wet ingredient coated by a water-insoluble, alginate-based gel. The alginate-based coating comprises a plurality of pores having a diameter sufficient to allow the wet ingredient contained within each encapsulated bead to leach therethrough when placed within a solution. The... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20100221382 - Cell wall derivatives, their preparation process, and use thereof: In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method for isolating cell wall derivatives from fungal or yeast biomass. According to this method, chitin polymers or chitin-glucan copolymers can be obtained. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for preparing chitosan from chitin. The invention further... Agent: Clark & Brody

20100221383 - Gene encoding glycogen branching enzyme and use thereof: The present invention relates to a gene encoding glycogen branching enzyme and use thereof, in particular, a yeast for practical use with superior resistance property to dryness and/or low-temperature storage, alcoholic beverages produced with said yeast, and a method for producing said beverages. More particularly, the present invention relates to... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20100221385 - Asparaginases: The invention relates to new asparaginases having improved properties, preferably improved thermotolerance, such as improved activity at high temperatures and/or improved thermostability. The invention also relates to DNA sequences encoding such improved asparaginases, their production in a recombinant host cell, as well as methods of using the asparaginases, in particular... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20100221384 - Treatment of cereal flour and semolina for consumption by celiac patients: The present invention relates to the use of an enzymatic method for treating flour, semolina and protein extracts derived from cereals known to stimulate a pathological immune response in patients affected by Celiac Disease (CD). Said treatment drastically reduces or completely eliminates the toxicity of gluten or similar products derived... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20100221386 - Milk replacer: A composition comprising at least one polyol and at least one emulsifying starch has use as a milk replacer in the production of food products such as dairy products, bakery products, confectionery and convenience food products. Also disclosed is a milk replacer composition which comprises at least one polyol, at... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20100221387 - Hydrolyzed corn gluten meal and methods for making the same: Disclosed herein are methods of making hydrolyzed proteins by enzymatic conversion. The methods provide a process for producing enzyme hydrolyzed corn gluten meal. In some embodiments, the methods utilize a multistep process using various enzyme cocktails to produce corn gluten meal with improved degree of hydrolysis and solubility.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100221388 - Instantly soluble compositions for calcium fortification of beverages: The invention provides soluble calcium supplement compositions that provide a clinically significant amount of calcium and optionally sweeteners and/or vitamins, while overcoming the issue of calcium-mediated coagulation in casein-containing beverages, such as coffee or tea with milk, and the issue of visible calcium oxalate particle formation in oxalate-containing beverages, such... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100221389 - Drinking straw: A combination of a container in which is disposed a liquid composition in the form of a beverage or liquid food and a drinking straw comprises a hollow elongate tube through which liquid may be drawn by suction. The tube has an outer surface and an inner surface. The combination... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20100221390 - Raised tray with moulded canal: The present invention is a horizontal base for stabilizing vertically extending walls comprising a tray surface elevated from said base, the tray surface defining at least one moulded canal of a pre-defined shape, the at least one moulded canal being defined to receive at least one of said vertically extending... Agent: The Miller Law Offices, PLC

20100221391 - Dual ovenable food package having a thermoformable polyester film lid: The invention provides an ovenable vacuum skin package for storage and cooking of a food product. The package includes a receptacle and a thermoformable composite polymeric film cover heat-sealed thereto, and the composite polymeric film cover includes: (i) a thermoformable substrate layer comprising a first copolyester material; and (ii) on... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100221392 - Method for foaming food by using nitrous oxide as foaming agent: A container (1) containing a foaming-target food is charged at a predetermined pressure with nitrous oxide and a gas having a smaller solubility in the food than nitrous oxide. Then, the container (1) is shaken sufficiently, and a lever (3c) is operated to let the food come out, whereby the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20100221393 - Resealable, reusable plastic storage container and lid with gas-permeable membranes for modified storage of food and perishables: A system and reusable plastic container for preserving the quality of a range of fruits and vegetables are provided. The container independently maintains modified atmospheres and relative humidity within the range of 1% to 50% carbon dioxide plus 1% to 15% oxygen and relative humidity of 75% RH and 100%... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20100221395 - Apparatus and method for predicting meat tenderness: An apparatus and method for predicting meat tenderness, particularly with respect to raw meat, is disclosed. The invention does not require the removal or destruction of any cuts of meat from the carcass to which the method is applied. The method allows for the identification of tender meat product that... Agent: J. Charles Dougherty

20100221394 - Method and device for supplying hot water: The invention relates to a method for preparing drinks by supplying hot water for a hot drinks dispenser by means of a liquid transport circuit (2) comprising a heating element (8) provided with a heating resistance, and a pump (14). According to the invention, once a control means (7) has... Agent: Law Offices Of Robert F. Zielinski, LLC

20100221396 - Protein crisps and method of manufacturing same: A whey protein crisp comprised of whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, and a binder, dry blended and mixed with water and introduced into an extruder which forms tubular whey protein strips which are cut to size and then dried. The protein crisp may optionally include a flavoring and/or a... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20100221397 - Method for producing a prepared food product having a reduced content of species: This invention relates to the treatment of a prepared food product or an intermediate product for a prepared food product having a reduced content of species and a product hereof. In particular the method relates to a method of producing healthier and tastier food products without losing the mechanical integrity... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100221398 - Preservative: The invention relates to use of a compound of Formula (I) as a preservative, or to enhance the anti-mould efficacy of another preservative and a product comprising a compound of Formula (I), wherein: the second carbon is optionally substituted; the bond between R and the second carbon is unsaturated; R... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100221399 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing graphic art chocolate: And transfer sheets are putting above the both side flat surface, put a edible transfer sheet, and puts Spread thin layer of white chocolate. And lock the both side mold after closing. And put more chocolate to the hole. They are taking on the refrigerator about 3-5 minutes, and after... Agent: Jong K. Kim

20100221400 - Engineering lipids in vegetative tissues of plants: The present invention discloses gene targets and methods for the genetic control of lipid accumulation in vegetative (non-seed) portions of plants. Enhanced lipid, e.g. triacylglycerol (TAG), accumulation in vegetative portions of plants may be obtained by down-regulation of activity of At4g24160 or a homolog thereof. Plants, plant parts, seeds comprising... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20100221401 - Apparatus for molding cooked rice and method for controlling the same: Provided is a food molding apparatus which performs all steps from forming to conveyance and storage in one housing and which is small in size and inexpensive. A conveyance section 500 which holds a formed cooked rice product (a rice ball 10) by use of holding arms 510 is provided,... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100221402 - Cold-water soluble extruded starch product: Disclosed is a cold-water soluble starch and a process for preparing same. Generally, the process comprises providing a hydroxyalkyl starch and applying a shearing force to the starch in an extruder in the presence of moisture, the force and the moisture each being sufficient to gelatinize at least substantially all... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20100221403 - Production of soluble soy protein product from soy protein micellar mass (\"s300/s200\"): A soy protein product having a protein content of at least 60 wt % (N×6.25) dry weight, preferably a soy protein isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., is formed by a soy protein micellar mass production route. The supernatant from the coalesced... Agent: Sim & Mcburney

20100221404 - Liquid infusing and flavouring device: A liquid infusing and flavouring device for the infusing and/or flavouring of liquids. The liquid infusing and flavouring device includes an inlet passage connectable to a liquid (typically beer) to allow liquid to flow into the liquid infusing and flavouring device. An outlet passage allows the liquid to flow out... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20100221405 - Dietay supplement composition: The present invention provides a composition containing water-soluble dietary fiber and an organic calcium salt. The composition is freely flowable and dissolves quickly. The composition provides dietary fiber and calcium in a convenient delivery format.... Agent: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.

20100221406 - Production of crystalline short chain amylose: A process for producing a starch comprises treating a feed starch that comprises amylopectin with glucanotransferase to produce a chain-extended starch, and treating the chain-extended starch with a debranching enzyme to produce a starch product that comprises amylose fragments. At least about 38% by weight of the amylose fragments have... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.