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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252850 | High protein and high fiber food products High protein and high fiber food products, additives for preparing high protein and high fiber food products, and methods of making high protein and high fiber food products are disclosed. More particularly, the additives and methods disclosed are useful for prepari... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7194924 | System and method for biohazard detection using compression The present invention includes a system and method for detecting contaminated objects, for example mail pieces, through use of a pinching device that compresses the objects, thereby possibly releasing potential contaminant-containing particles into the air in a clos... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7166315 | Tomato fiber composition, uses thereof and process for its preparation The present invention provides a composition comprising dietary fibers with high water holding capacity (WHC) wherein said composition is obtained from tomato pulp which is substantially free of see, peels, carotenoids and lipids and exhibits WHC, in weight ratio, i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6899907 | Bleach bran and bran products A method of bleaching bran, comprising treating bran with a hydrogen peroxide solution to produce lightened bran having fewer native flavor components is disclosed. In one embodiment, a bleached bran product suitable for admixing with whole wheat flour to produce wh... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6120820 | Method of modifying the color of a dairy material A method of producing a reduced color dairy product that includes separating a dairy material into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including at least about 30 weight percent, as determined by high pressure liquid chromatography at ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5275833 | Removing green color from and reducing flavor levels of fibrous and other granular material High dietary fiber from sources that have had minimal use in food products, for example bakery goods, extruded items and pasta, for humans because of their green coloration and inherent flavors. The fibrous material is immersed in an aqueous dispersion of... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5219601 | Two-step bleaching of plant materials A variety of plant materials adopted for processing into, e.g., low-calorie vegetable fibers and dietary flours, are bleached by (1) prebleaching such plant material in a first aqueous solution containing an alkaline agent and hydrogen peroxide, the alkal... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5094866 | Bleaching of vegetable pulps Extracted vegetable pulps are bleached to a high degree of whiteness, thus rendering them more attractive as food supplements, by (a) treating such pulp in an acid medium at a pH of up to 2.5 and for a period of time of at least 10 minutes, (b) next washi... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5085880 | Process for the preparation of bleached vegetable pulps Preparation of bleached and dried vegetable pulps, wherein the bleaching by means of hydrogen peroxide is carried out simultaneously by the vaporization of the water of the pulp by means of a dry gaseous atmosphere circulating in contact with said pulp.... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4997488 | Combined physical and chemical treatment to improve lignocellulose digestibility A synergistic combination of high-shear mechanical disruption and alkali pretreatment in a high solids reaction mixture constitutes a significant improvement in the alkaline peroxide treatment of lignocellulosic materials. The simultaneous application of ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4948596 | Method of purifying polydextrose and composition containing same A process for purifying polydextrose to remove contaminants remaining from manufacturing sufficient to provide an organoleptically-acceptable polydextrose ingredient for foodstuffs which includes intimately contacting an aqueous solution of polydextrose h... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4888184 | Decolorising of whey and products derived from whey The invention provides a process of decolorising annatto-containing whey or products produced therefrom, by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide, characterised in that the oxidation is carried out in the presence of a catalytic amount of an active peroxidase,... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4844924 | Esterified dietary fiber products and methods A dietary fiber material, e.g. corn bran, having improved color stability is provided. The material is esterified prior to bleaching to decrease the color of the material. Typical dietary fiber materials are the fiber materials produced by the milling of ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4774096 | Novel fibrous product A process for the preparation of a fibrous natural product comprising agitating an aqueous slurry of ground material from the outer seed coat of a legume, especially yellow or green field peas, to dissolve only water-soluble protein and sugar products, fi... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4526794 | Citrus albedo bulking agent and process therefor The invention relates to a process for producing a non-caloric citrus albedo bulking agent comprising obtaining albedo from citrus peels to produce albedo particles substantially free of flavedo, water-washing to reduce soluble carbohydrates, constituents... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4451489 | Sugar beet pulp bulking agent and process The invention relates to a process for producing a non-caloric sugar beet pulp bulking agent comprising placing sugar beet pulp slices, particles or spent cossettes into a stabilizing solution to prevent darkening, water-washing to remove a majority of so... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4241093 | Food supplement from vegetable pulp and method of preparing same A bland food supplement which can be used as a filler, extender, or protein binder in a variety of food products is made from water-extracted vegetable pulp such as sugar beet pulp. The pulp is contacted with an aqueous bleaching solution selected from th... | 12/23/1980 |
