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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084070 | Isomalt in cereal products The present invention relates to cereal products comprising cereals and a mixture of 1,6-GPS and 1,1-GPM, methods for the production thereof and the use of a mixture comprising 1,6-GPS and 1,1-GPM for producing cereal products. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7906164 | Snack/convenience foods and the like having external and/or internal coating compositions The disclosure describes new forms of chip-type and other fried or baked snack-type and/or convenience food items, including sweet goods such as cookies, doughnuts, etc., which are externally coated with or which directly incorporate into their dough matrix certain ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7731999 | Fat composition for coating food to be cooked and process for producing cooked food It is intended to provide a coating fat composition for a food to be cooked and a process for producing a cooked food whereby a fried-like food can be obtained by a simple cooking procedure without frying in oil and thus problems accompanying the frying procedure su... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7442396 | Dough compositions having a moisture barrier, and related methods Described are dough products that contain a hydrogel coating, wherein the hydrogel coating contains a hydrophilic colloid, oil, plasticizer, and water, and functions as a moisture barrier. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7338681 | Process to prepare a premium formulated fried egg The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338677 | Methods for manufacturing coated confectionary products Methods for manufacturing coated confectionary or chewing gum products are provided. The method of manufacturing a confectionary product comprises the steps of providing a confectionary center, heating at least one polyol to the polyol's melting point to produce a m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331776 | Food embossing stamper device An impression device for food items. More particularly, the present invention is a stamping device designed to create images upon a variety of foods for decoration and/or marketing purposes. The stamper device of the present invention has the general appearance of a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326431 | Fat-emulsions The invention provides water continuous or bicontinuous fat emulsions, comprising fat, protein, humectants and relatively low amounts of water and which emulsions display an water activity of 0.6 to 0.8 and have a shelf life at ambient temperature of more than 6 mon... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322166 | Apparatus for unwrapping and transporting frangible wafers for ice cream sandwiches and the like The present invention is an apparatus and method for unwrapping a package of frangible articles bearing a wrapping material, the wrapping material having a rear portion and a forward tab, the forward tab adapted to open the wrapping material when pulled, the apparat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320808 | Method and apparatus for coating confectionery centers An improved coating apparatus and an improved method of coating a mass of centers are disclosed. The improved coating apparatus comprises a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the surface of the coated centers and/or a moisture sensor for measuring t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319118 | Food-coating composition, process for preparation thereof and use The present invention relates to the use of aqueous copolymer poly(vinyl ester) dispersions which comprise cellulose ethers in an amount up to a maximum of 0.45% by weight in food-coating compositions, and also food-coating compositions which comprise these aqueous ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309509 | Dispensable chocolate mush meltaway and method of making The present invention is a chocolate mush meltaway that is dispensed from a temperature or torque controlled shake freezer machine and that conforms in shape to a receptacle into which it is dispensed. The mush meltaway is made from a selected mixture of chocolate, ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303778 | Low carbohydrate coating system for breaded foods This invention is directed to a protein containing composition for coating a food product, containing a liquid batter protein material having a liquid and a soy protein material wherein the weight ratio of liquid to soy protein material is from about 3-20 to 1; and ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297357 | Process for producing puffed snack and production apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for manufacturing puffed snack having a hard surface layer and soft inside, and having a good texture and a difference in color tone between the surface layer and the inside. After spraying a coating liquid or water onto the surface of a dough... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297356 | Method for manufacturing animal feed, method for increasing the rumen bypass capability of an animal feedstuff and animal feed An animal feed that comprises a feedstuff and a coating, where the coating increases the amount of the feedstuff that passes through the rumen without being degraded by the rumen microflora, thereby delivering a larger portion of that feedstuff's associated preforme... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294355 | Snack/convenience foods and the like having external and/or internal coating compositions Coating-type compositions and methods using the compositions for making new forms of chip-type and other fried or baked snack and/or convenience food items, including sweet goods, which are externally coated with and/or directly incorporate the compositions into the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288279 | Formulated fried egg product The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288280 | Complete feed for fish larvae and method for preparing same The invention concerns a complete feed composition for fish larvae, characterized in that it has a phospholipid content not less than 8.5 wt. % of dry matter of the feed. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282234 | Method for producing a jerked meat rawhide chew toy A method for producing a jerked meat rawhide chew toys has acts of providing rawhide chew toys, preparing meat, processing the meat, coating the rawhide chew toys with meat and drying the rawhide chew toys coated with meat. According to the method, the rawhide chew ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273631 | Method of making french fry-style potato products A method is described for making a frozen French fry-style food product, having from about 50.0% to about 70.0% moisture, from about 4.0% to about 8.0% protein, from about 2.5% to about 5.0% fat, and from about 0.25% to about 0.50% fibers, in addition to calcium and... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270843 | Method and device for coating a product A device and a method used when coating a wafer is described. The fluid coating is provided by an inside coating as well as an edge coating. The fluid chocolate in a container is stirred by displacing a vat up and down. During this displacement, the vat will be brou... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244460 | Tripolyphosphate pet food palatability enhancers A palatability enhancing composition for extruded pet food containing at least one tripolyphosphate salt in an amount effective to enhance palatability and at least one ingredient selected from meat products, meat by-products, fish products, fish by-products, dairy ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241469 | Formulation and process to prepare a pre-formed filing unit The present process relates to a formulation for a food product and preparation of a pre-formed filling unit for the provision of a consumable food product containing eggs, which may be refrigerated and/or frozen for future heating within a microwave oven for consum... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229654 | Multilayer edible moisture barrier for food products and method of use An edible multilayer moisture barrier for food products is provided for separating food components having different water activities and preventing or significantly inhibiting movement of water between the food components. The edible multilayer moisture barrier of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226629 | Microwaveable grilled cheese and meat sandwiches and method of preparation The present invention is directed to microwaveable grilled cheese and grilled cheese and meat sandwiches that include an edible, lipid based moisture barrier. The edible moisture barrier includes an edible microparticulated high melting lipid and an edible low melti... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226630 | Edible moisture barrier for food and method of use products An edible moisture barrier for food products is provided. This edible moisture barrier is highly effective in preventing moisture migration within a multi-component food product between food components having different water activities and/or moisture contents at a ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223437 | Pressure molded proteinaceous wafers, ingredient inclusions, cookies, and waffle food products; pressure molding process method, mass balanced and viscosity specific batter for the manufacture of these food products, and final proteinaceous food products derived ut Novel, edible, pressure molded proteinaceous wafer, waffle, inclusion ingredient, and cookie food products are derived utilizing an engineered batter formulation of proteinaceous materials, water, oils/fats, flavors, and select percentages of carbohydrates. The batt... | 05/29/2007 |
| RE39631 | Process for making free-flowing, coated, frozen food A free-flowing, coated, frozen food and a method for making the same are disclosed. Discrete pieces of a free-flowing frozen food are introduced into a coating vessel where they are agitated to expose their surfaces and to maintain their free-flowing state throughou... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211284 | Process for coating cheese A cheese coating method, in particular pressed paste cheese, is characterised in that it consists in applying on whole cheeses or cheese portions, a coating composition comprising from 60 wt. % to 100 wt. % of an esterifying product of at least a fatty acid and at l... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205015 | Method for producing a jerked meat rawhide chew toy A method for producing a jerked meat rawhide chew toys has steps of forming rawhide chew toys, preparing neat, processing the meat, coating the rawhide chew toys with meat and drying the rawhide chew toys coated with meat. According to the method, the rawhide chew t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201932 | Method for producing meat products and processed meat products coated with curdlan gel film A meat product or a processed meat product coated with a film of curdlan gel is prepared. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195792 | Browning agent A browning agent for foodstuffs having at least two carbonyl groups is disclosed. A method for using the browning agent in or on a substrate is also disclosed. The browning agent may be coated onto foodstuffs such as biscuits, pizza, pie coverings or hash brown pota... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186429 | Food product marking apparatuses and methods A method and apparatus for marking, imprinting or applying a pattern, design or mark to a plurality of individual pieces of food product to be divided from a sheet of food product is described. In one aspect of the invention, a method may include the steps of supply... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7177834 | Machine-implementable project finance analysis and negotiating tool software, method and system A financial simulation computer program product and method to create a project preparation, negotiating, and testing environment using standard project finance tools. A computer usable medium having computer-readable program code is embodied in a medium for generati... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163708 | Process for dry coating a food particle or encapsulating a frozen liquid particle A process for dry coating a food particle having a size in the range from about 0.5 mm to about 20.0 mm is disclosed. The resulting coated food particle has a moisture level that is substantially the same as the moisture level of the uncoated food particle. A proces... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7138427 | 5-β-sapogenin and pseudosapogenin derivatives and their use in the treatment of dementia The invention discloses the use of sapogenin derivatives in the treatment of cognitive disfunction and similar conditions. Methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122215 | Composite particles imparting sequential changes in food products and methods of making same Composite particles are provided that impart unique, entertaining optical and/or organoleptic effects in food products when exposed to an aqueous environment. In one embodiment, the composite particles have a least two layers which, when exposed to an aqueous enviro... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108886 | Sugar-free hard coatings prepared from liquid mixtures of erythritol and sorbitol The present invention discloses a sugar-free hard coating prepared from a liquid coating syrup comprising a mixture from sorbitol and erythritol. Coating with liquid mixtures of sorbitol and erythritol gives a crunchy hard coating, which is well adhered to the gum b... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101581 | Food product and related method A food product and related method is provided in which the product is prepared in a manner that allows for optimum removal of food for consumption while retaining the delectable taste of the food and the overall easy storage and disposal of the food product. The foo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090884 | Method and composition for producing french fry potato products A method is described for producing extruded French Fries-Style products from dough containing between 45% to 50% moisture, from 4% to 8% protein, and from 0.25% to 0.5% fibers. Said dough is composed of steam-peeled potatoes soaked beans, desired spices, flavors, c... | 08/15/2006 |
