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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178143 | Food product simulating pieces of natural meat and method for producing same The invention generally relates to the meat industry, specifically it relates to meat products which are firstly intended for pets, in particular for cats and dogs, or other domestic animals whose feeding diet includes natural meat and, more specifically the inventi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168246 | Method for instantisation of coconut milk powder The invention relates to a method for the instantization of powders for use in the food stuff and animal feed production, the particles of which comprise free surface fat, especially coconut milk powder, wherein lecithin and alginate in water or an aqueous liquid ar... | 05/01/2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7300679 | Crunch providing chewing gum additive and method of making A crunchy chewing gum product having a crunch similar to that provided by incorporating granulated sugar into a sugar-based gum product is prepared by introducing, into the interior of a gum formulation, a granulated isomalt additive. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7082894 | Dog bone with jerky pieces An animal chew toy for carnivorous animals and a method for making the animal chew toy. The animal chew toy is primarily for dogs, and is safe, entertaining, and satisfies their inherent and instinctive need to chew. The chew toy is particularly safe for older dogs,... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083805 | Edible holographic products, particularly pharmaceuticals and methods and apparatus for producing same An edible product such as a unit dosage form of a pharmaceutically active substance includes a layer of a material that can receive and retain a high resolution microrelief that can convey information. The microrelief is themo-formable, preferably formed from an aqu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078068 | Methods for coagulating collagen using phosphate brine solutions Methods for coagulating collagen and producing a food product by contacting the collagen with a solution comprising at least about 40% by weight of a phosphate salt mixture wherein the phosphate salt mixture is comprised of at least two phosphate salts selected from... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6965005 | Mold inhibitor integrated within a matrix and method of making same The invention provides a composition useful in the construction industry for the prevention or remediation of mold growth in a man made structure. The composition contains an extruded milo matrix incorporating terpenes, phytoalexins, calcium propionate or combinatio... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957876 | Portable bar A portable bar that is capable of being disassembled and assume a collapsed position to facilitate storage. The bar is to include a counter which is spaced from a base that is to rest on a supporting surface. In between the counter and the base is located shelving. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6939937 | Mold inhibitor integrated within a matrix and method of making same A mold inhibitor integrated within a matrix and a method of making the same are disclosed. The matrix is preferably made of a processed sorghum grain, and preferably from hybrids of Milo. The grain is subjected to decortication and extrusion. Agents are added to the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939572 | Confectionery composition A blue anthocyanin and granulated sugar composition, in which a hard coated confectionery item comprising a core and at least one layer of the composition are provided together with a process for manufacturing the hard coated confectionery item and a syrup containin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6824800 | Method of preparing a powder composition A powder composition, characterized in that the powder composition includes delipidated egg yolk particles and a functional food material, the functional food material being impregnated in pores of the delipidated egg yolk particles; a method for preparing a powder ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821535 | Process for hard panning of chewable cores and cores produced by the process The invention relates to a process for the hard panning of chewable cores in a pan or drum wherein a syrup of a crystallizable sugar or polyol is intermittently sprayed over a bed of the cores and the cores are dried between sprayings with a flow of air. The speed a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6803066 | Sanitizing food products Food products are sanitized by spraying an aqueous sanitizing liquid comprising up to 15 ppm ozone onto all exterior surfaces of the product from a plurality of directions while moving the food product laterally with respect to the sprays, wherein the velocity of ea... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797295 | Sprayable browning composition The present invention relates to a sprayable browning composition which, when applied to a foodstuff, imparts a browning and optionally also a flavoring effect to the surface of the substrate to which it is applied. This is achieved by an oil in water emulsion compr... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6733809 | Method for applying dry toppings to baked goods The method for applying dry toppings to baked goods includes the steps of pre-treating a surface of the baked goods, after baking, with an adhesive substance such as a pregelatinized wheat starch suspended in a solution and thereafter applying the dry toppings to th... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6627238 | Browning composition A browning composition for food having a dough crust. This composition includes a caramel color and a thickening agent, and undergoes browning reactions upon microwave or conventional heating.... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6524635 | Coated candy products A process for preparing a candy product with a fat-based coating having embedded therein at least one edible object by coating a candy base with a fat-based coating, softening the fat-based coating, embedding the at least one edible object in the fat-base... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6517887 | Method and a device for coating a tablet, a capsule, a pill or the like The method relates to a disposable device for the application of a coating (2) on a tablet, a capsule or a pill. The coating (2) is applied enclosing the tablet, capsule or pill (3) during its passage through a bowl formation (4) with a coating mass (5) a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6497910 | Oil absorption retarder An oil absorption retarder containing alginic ester and fried foods produced by using the oil absorption retarder. The oil absorption retarder of this invention can efficiently retard oil absorption during frying, which results in providing fried foods wi... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6495179 | Appearance modified aerated confection and method of preparation Aerated confections in the form of pieces having a body color and a body exterior surface importantly characterized by at least a portion of which has been modified to provide an appearance disparate to the body. The aerated food products comprise 50 to 9... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6436454 | Manufacture of a frozen food product A process for the preparation of a coated frozen confectionery product whereby an aqueous solution in the supercooled state is caused to freeze while applied on at least part of the surface of a pre-frozen element of the product.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6352732 | Method of preparing coated low-fat and fat free-snack food A process for preparing a coated low-fat and fat-free pretzels having a surface area to inner volume ratio of from about 22 inches-1 (8.66 cm-1) to about 40 inches-1 (15.75 cm-1), a pH of about 8 or less, a dige... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6306447 | Integrated emulsifier and edible fiber Composition: There is provided a process for the preparation of composition including at least one emulsifier and at least one edible fiber, the process including i) providing an initial composition comprising the emulsifier in a melted form and the edibl... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6280786 | Production of corn dogs An apparatus for preparing and cooking corn dogs (batter-coated wieners on a stick) which has a receiving bin, a loading apparatus, and a collecting and aligning system for arranging the wieners to receive sticks that form a handle for the finished produc... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6235330 | 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 stat... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6214394 | Ice cream with fat-containing coating The invention relates to a method for the production of two-component ice cream, in which a core of ice cream, the surface of which is cooled to at least about -15° C., is dipped into a fat-containing coating solution, in order to form a coating layer, a... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6200611 | Coated popcorn bars and methods for forming An apparatus (10) for forming popcorn bars utilizing methods according to the preferred teachings of the present invention is disclosed where popcorn popped in an air popper (12) and coated with a molten binder in the form of a caramel syrup in an auger m... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6190705 | Syrups and comestible coatings made therefrom containing an emulsion A coating syrup is made using an emulsion of an emulsifier and either an oil-based flavoring agent, a food acid or both. The emulsion may be used to coat comestibles, such as pellets of chewing gum. The emulsion helps to retain volatile flavors that may o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6174553 | R-T-E cereals with calcium containing pre-sweetener coating and method of preparation A method for coating discrete food pieces with a sweet coating such as in the preparation of a presweetened R-T-E cereal and coated food products prepared by the method is provided. The coating contains a mixture of sugars and calcium. The method of prepa... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6153233 | Food item and its fabricating methods Topical applications are provided to the support material (16) before the deposit of the food (14) thereon or to the food (14) after the deposit of the food (14) on the support material (16). Thus, although the food (14) is continuously deposited on the s... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146681 | Method for producing a porous baked food material The present invention provides a porous baked food material having excellent taste and texture. According to the method for the production of the food material, a baked porous food, such as a baked cake is combined with a fat based confectionery such as c... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139886 | R-T-E cereals with calcium containing pre-sweetener coating and method of preparation A method for coating discrete food pieces with a sweet coating such as in the preparation of a presweetened R-T-E cereal and coated food products prepared by the process. The coating resists dissolution in cold milk. The coating contains a mixture of suga... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6136353 | Method of incorporating fatty matter into granulated products A method and apparatus for incorporating fatty matter into granulated feed products such as extrudates, pellets and expander pellets with a fat-supplying liquid. Pellets produced in the extruder or expander of press (4) are dried in a dryer (5) and pass t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6103285 | Method for improving the softness of raisins A method for improving the softness of raisins in which the raisins are placed inside of a sealed, heated vessel with an excess of glycerin and allowed to stand for approximately sixteen hours. The method comprises the steps of increasing the moisture con... | 08/15/2000 |
