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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D655886 | Square bottom taco shell | 03/20/2012 |
| 8057837 | Microwave popcorn with viscous liquid fat and method of preparation Disclosed are microwave popcorn articles including a thickened liquid (at room temperature) oil and their methods of preparation. The microwave popcorn articles comprise any conventional microwave popcorn bag or container, and a food charge disposed therein comprisi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7794769 | Reduced sucrose cookie dough A reduced sucrose cookie dough is provided comprising a Saccharide System. The Saccharide System comprises a crystalline sugar alcohol comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of crystalline maltitol, crystalline lactitol, and crystalline is... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7736684 | Viscous fat compositions having low amounts of trans-fat, methods and products Fat-containing compositions comprise a fat component having less than 40% by weight of trans fat and a cyclodextrin, wherein at least about 25% of the cyclodextrin in the composition is bound to the fat. The fat compositions as provided herein can be substantially m... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732000 | Food intermediate having sequestered phytosteryl esters in a polysaccharide matrix The present invention is related to a novel food intermediate containing a phytosteryl esters complex and the method used to create the food intermediate. The food product provides beneficial hypocholesterolemic activity through increased cholesterol-uptake inhibiti... | 06/08/2010 |
| 6939713 | Assay and method for quantifying the levels of steryl esters and free sterols in starch-containing food products The present invention relates to an assay for determining the levels of sterols, stanols, steryl esters, fatty acid derivatives and combinations thereof in a starch-containing food product. The assay is particularly useful in supporting product health and/or nutriti... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6881429 | Method of extruding bread dough and products thereof Methods for making an uncooked extruded dough product are provided, comprising extruding a dough composition of pre-gelatinized starch comprising at least about 75 percent of amylopectin, flour, leavening agent and water through a die under conditions so that the do... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6824807 | Chemical leavener system comprising acidulant precursors Chemical leavener systems are provided for use in flour-containing foodstuffs that contain an enzyme for hydrolyzing an acidulant precursor. The chemical leavener system comprises an acidulant precursor and an alkaline carbonate, wherein the majority of carbon dioxi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6793937 | Method of delivering active material within hydrogel microbeads A method of delivering active material using microbeads comprising droplets of active material entrained in a hydrophilic matrix. Compositions comprising the microbeads may be sprayable. The microbeads of the invention may be controllable by exposing the microbeads ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6562361 | Pheromone immobilized in stable hydrogel microbeads A microbead comprising pheromone encapsulated in a coacervate shell is provided. The coacervate shell is entrained in a hydrogel microbead without chemical crosslinking. The microbeads of the present invention are capable of dehydration and rehydration to... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6540991 | Stabilized active materials A stabilized insect mating disruption pheromone compositions comprising an insect pheromone and 2,2'-Methylenebis(6-t-butyl-p-cresol). Methods of use and microcapsules containing these compositions are also provided.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6303203 | Protective clear layer for images An optically clear, transparent, protective layer is disclosed for transfer from a release liner (not shown) to an imaged substrate. The layer has a composition including vinyl resin, optional acrylic resin, optional plasticizer, and an optional stabilize... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6282821 | Low-loss face diffuser films for backlit signage and methods for using same A low-loss, diffuser film is provided for translucent surface(s) of lighted signage. The film has little absorptivity and has partial transmissivity and partial reflectivity. Luminance efficiency and brightness are significantly improved over conventional... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280557 | Pressure sensitive adhesives for use on low energy surfaces A vinyl graphic marking film or label coated with a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive designed to achieve high or permanent adhesion to polymeric low energy surfaces is disclosed. In addition to good adhesion to low energy surfaces, the graphic marking ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254711 | Method for making unidirectional graphic article The present invention relates to graphic or informational articles that may be applied to a surface of a translucent or substantially clear substrate so that the image may be viewed through the substrate. The present invention is an indoor advertising sys... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6248364 | Encapsulation process and encapsulated products A process for encapsulating a partially water-miscible organic material within a polyurea or polyurethane shell is provided utilizing a water-soluble tertiary amine in the reaction dispersion. Microcapsules and methods of using microcapsules are also prov... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6229623 | Digital color proofing system A process for converting black-and-white color separation information contained in PostScript software to color separation information which can drive a color output device to print at least two different colors, which process comprises determining the po... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6225262 | Encapsulated breaker slurry compositions and methods of use An encapsulated breaker slurry composition for reducing the viscosity of a fracturing fluid. The slurry has a flashpoint above 93° C., and the liquid of the slurry does not facilitate release of the breaker from the coating. Methods of using the slurry c... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221198 | Method of stabilizing films or membranes using adhesive as a reservoir Environmental stabilizing agents are stored in an adhesive adjoining, directly or indirectly, a film or membrane that requires protection from the environment. Such stabilizing agents include ultra-violet protectors and anti-oxidants. Migration of such en... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217981 | Adhesive sheet and method for producing the same An adhesive sheet is disclosed including a flexible substrate (4), and an adhesive layer (20) formed on at least one of the main surfaces of the flexible substrate and containing elastic microspheres (3), in which the adhesive layer has a) an elastic micr... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6218021 | Dielectric image release surface containing a high percent silicone composition and uses therefor The present invention discloses a high weight percent of silicone within the silicone-urea block polymer for use with or as a dielectric layer material for electrostatic printing. The high weight percent comprises between about 66 and about 94 weight perc... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203885 | Cling films having a microreplicated topography and methods of making and using same Films having a microreplicated topography are prepared from contacting a microembossed pattern to a layer of film. When an adhesion interface is established between the layer of film and a supporting substrate, the topography of the film surface controls ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6200647 | Image receptor medium An image receptor medium including an image reception layer having two major opposing surfaces. The image reception layer comprises a polymer comprising at least two monoethylenically unsaturated monomeric units, wherein one monomeric unit comprises a sub... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6197397 | Adhesives having a microreplicated topography and methods of making and using same Adhesives having a microreplicated topography are prepared from contacting a microembossed pattern to a layer of adhesive. When an adhesion interface is established between the layer of adhesive and a supporting substrate, the topography of the adhesive s... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6180228 | Outdoor advertising system The present invention is an outdoor advertising or display system including a multi-layer graphic article intended for application to an outdoor surface such as concrete, asphalt and the like. The advertising system includes an imageable base layer and an... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6162766 | Encapsulated breakers, compositions and methods of use An encapsulated breaker is enclosed within a hydrolytically degradable polymer coating. Compositions containing this encapsulated breaker, methods of making and methods of use are also described.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6137519 | System and method for reducing striations in electrostatic printing A system and method of reducing striations in electrostatic printing is provided by varying plate firing sequences in a pattern of nib groups on the writing head of an electrostatic printer to visually mute the effects of sequence striations. This variati... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6114022 | Coated microporous inkjet receptive media and method for controlling dot diameter An inkjet receptor medium wherein the medium is microporous and has on one major surface an imaging layer comprising a coating of a mixture of amorphous precipitated and fumed silicas and binder. Dot diameter of pigmented inkjet inks can be controlled usi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113679 | Piezo inkjet inks and methods for making and using same An organic solvent-based piezo ink is disclosed having (a) pigment particles; (b) binder; (c) plasticizer; (d) organic solvent; (e) a fluorochemical surfactant; and (f) an antifoaming agent comprising silica and silicone oil. Optionally light and heat sta... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6080418 | Suspensions of microcapsules containing biologically active ingredients and adhesive microspheres A composition comprising two suspensions: A) an aqueous suspension of microcapsules containing biologically active materials and B) an adhesive suspension of adhesive microspheres. The composition is useful for adhering microencapsulated biologically acti... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6071614 | Microporous fluorinated silica agglomerate and method of preparing and using same Microporous fluorinated silica agglomerates are disclosed and their method of preparation from a reaction of colloidal silica of small particle sizes with an alkylamine (or a hindered amine) and hydrofluoric acid or with alkylammonium fluoride, under conv... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6054213 | Pressure sensitive adhesives for use in low temperature conditions Acrylate copolymer pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) which incorporate relatively small amounts of a plasticizer are disclosed. The resulting PSAs exhibit improved low temperature performance and minimal effect on other properties, when used as adhesive... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6025406 | Ternary photoinitiator system for curing of epoxy resins Photocurable, addition polymerizable compositions contain an epoxy resin and a photoinitiator system containing (a) an epoxy resin and (b) a photoinitiator system comprising: (i) an iodonium salt; (ii) a visible light sensitizer; and (iii) an electron don... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022403 | Pigmented inks and dispersants used therewith Pigmented inks are disclosed comprising an aqueous medium, a pigment, a dispersant, and a humectant. Inks are disclosed where the humectant is a sulfonated polyethylene oxide which provides long decap times and fast drying of the printed image. Inks are f... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6017660 | Inks containing a ternary photoinitiator system and image graphics prepared using same Photocurable addition-polymerizable compositions containing a free-radically-polymerizable monomer and a photoinitiator system containing i) an arylidonium salt, ii) a sensitizing compound, and iii) an electron donor having an oxidation potential that is ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015606 | Adhesive-coated film An adhesive film for decoration prepared by coating an adhesive on a surface of a film substrate, characterized in that the adhesive has microspheres, an elastic modulus of the to 1 microspheres is 1×104 to 1×107 dyn/cm2... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5965243 | Electrostatic receptors having release layers with texture and means for providing such receptors The invention is textured surface release layers for dielectric substrates used in liquid electrostatic imaging processes. The invention also includes means of providing textured release surfaces for dielectric substrates, and a method of liquid electrost... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962109 | Changeable graphics and methods of making and using same A backlit sign and its method of making and usage is disclosed. The sign has a translucent film with a first image, of color, a light-filtering film with a second image of color or of a graphic, and a masking film with a third image of a graphic. The orde... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961967 | Multiphase candle containing locally enriched regions of deliverable actives A candle is provided for delivery of an active ingredient comprising a multiphase construction of a continuous first matrix and a second matrix dispersed therein. The first matrix comprises a thermoplastic material, and the second matrix comprises a therm... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5935535 | Dispensing apparatus An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined quantity of a multi-component composition in which the composition includes a first component and a second component in a predetermined weight to weight ratio, and in which the first component and said second co... | 08/10/1999 |
