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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067050 | Process for the production of aromatic vinegar An aromatic vinegar is produced from wine or fruit vinegar and cooked or concentrated musts, by freeze concentrating the vinegar in a freeze concentration system (1) and mixing it together with concentrated must to obtain an aromatic vinegar with an acidity o... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7422726 | Integrated container for lyophilization, rehydration and processing of biological materials An apparatus to lyophilize, store, transport, rehydrate, and process aqueous biological materials in a container which maintains sterility of its contents, allows container shrinkage after lyophilization, and optimally permits filtration or dialysis of the contents ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7338810 | Substrate processing method and method for manufacturing probe carrier The invention provides a method for drying a probe immobilizing surface for preventing components of a probe solution used for immobilizing the probes from being left behind when the probe immobilizing surface of the substrate is dried. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334432 | Desalinating process A desalinating process is disclosed. The process comprises freezing sea water as ice of sea water, exerting an external force on the ice of sea water to separate salt therefrom for converting the ice of sea water into ice of fresh water, storing the salt and the ice... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7267832 | Amorphous water-soluble calcium citrate salts and method of making and using same Amorphous water-soluble calcium citrate salts having a mole ratio of calcium to citrate of less than 2.5:2, and powdered beverage mixes and liquid compositions fortified with these amorphous water-soluble calcium citrate salts as a calcium source, are provided. Liqu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7217435 | Cherry nutraceutical A concentrated cherry nutraceutical is prepared by extracting cherry juice from cherries and repeatedly freezing the cherry juice and separating cherry juice of increased concentration while maintaining the juice at freezing conditions. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201917 | Porous delivery scaffold and method A method of making an implantable scaffold for repairing damaged or diseased tissue includes the step of suspending pieces of an extracellular matrix material in a liquid. The extracellular matrix material and the liquid are formed into a mass. The liquid is subsequ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7089681 | Method and apparatus for filtering and drying a product The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for filtering and drying a product. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a container having a plurality of porous walls and a plurality of solid walls that divide the container into a plurality of... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6910663 | Pectins as foam stabilizers for beverages having a foam head The invention provides pectins as new foam stabilizers for (temporary) foam heads in beverages, in particular in beers, especially beers of the pilsner type. These foam stabilizers are preferably obtained from hops, which is a constituent that is inherent in beer an... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6855354 | Freeze concentration process The use of an improved method for freeze concentration is disclosed. The method provides for first freezing components of a pulpy slurry of Morinda citrifolia. More dilute components are extracted after the initial freezing. A secondary freezing process at a ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6635295 | Method for freeze-drying and freeze-dried product A process for producing a freeze-dried product in a bonded or stratified state by a simple apparatus and by simple operations, without suffering from denaturation by oxygen, enzymes, heat and so on, while maintaining the original quality, properties and s... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6592914 | Method for isolation of a ଲ-glucan composition from oats and products made therefrom A method for producing, from an oats flour fraction, a water soluble ଲ-glucan composition having a high ଲ-glucan/glucose weight ratio, preferably a ratio of 15:1 or more, involves the use of ଲ-amylase in an amount sufficient to transform... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6361813 | Freeze-dried foods and process for producing the same There are described freeze-dried food products which have porous structure with fine texture than those obtained by conventional processes to give smooth melting in mouth and a process for preparing the freeze-dried food products. According to the process... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6210738 | Freeze-dried ginseng berry tea The present invention relates to novel compositions of freeze-dried ginseng berry and other natural health promoting ingredients in a mixture suitable for making tea. The compositions and methods of preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6171622 | Mineral-containing functional beverage and food and method of producing the same A novel mineral-containing functional beverage is produced by adding weathered hermatypic coral to a water solution of an oxide or/and carbonate of an alkaline earth metal, such as calcium or magnesium. In particular, the ratio of the calcium or magnesium... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6117478 | Method of making a reduced fat agglomerated chocolate A low fat agglomerated chocolate having an average particle size up to 5 mm and containing from 18 to 24% by weight fat based on the total weight of the chocolate and a reduced fat milk chocolate bar comprising a mixture of from 60 to 90% of a reduced fat... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5993867 | Capsules containing freeze-dried, powdered green tea leaves The invention relates to a process for producing a preparation containing the polyphenols of green tea (Thea chinensis) in readily available, unoxidised form, in which fresh green tea leaves are cooled until the activity of the phenol oxidases therein has... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5985349 | Method for manufacture of grated cheese The present invention is directed to a method for providing granules from cheese. In the method, cheese is first shredded into elongated pieces. The shredded pieces of cheese are then frozen. The frozen shredded pieces are placed in a vacuum chamber and a... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5863582 | Powdered vegetable and/or fruit juice and manufacturing process thereof Vegetables or macerated vegetables were washed with water passed through ion-exchange resins capable of removing NO3 - and NO2 -ions to remove nitrate nitrogen harmful to human body, then pulverized by freeze-drying. Then, powdered v... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5776463 | Method of reducing stress and circulatory heart disease with freeze-dried borage petal extracts Oral pharmaceutical compositions containing petals of borage or extract of borage petals and method for the prevention and treatment of stress and circulatory heart diseases in a mammal by administration of the compositions.... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5736182 | Aroma concentration process A process for the production of a concentrated aroma solution from an aqueous solution containing water-soluble aroma components; for example coffee, tea or fruit aroma components. Soluble solids are added to the aqueous solution to provide a fortified so... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5702750 | Method for processing fresh plants to be stored between low positive and negative temperatures The invention relates to a method for processing freshly picked plants, and more particularly aromatic herbs or plants, characterized in that it comprises steps consisting in adding water activity depressors to consumable pieces of plants and mixing them;... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5665413 | Food composition derived from fruit of genus actinidia The present invention is a composition and a method for its manufacture, from fruit of the genus Actinidia. Compositions according to the present invention often exhibit an unusual characteristic in that they undergo a viscosity increase when subjected to... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5662954 | Method for preparing mineral-enriched citrate compositions Method for preparing mineral-enriched citrate compostions for enhancement of fingernail growth. Lemon or lime juice are reacted with the shells of raw fresh eggs to extract minerals such as calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, as well as trace minerals. Th... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5620729 | Method of freezing a substance using xanthomonas campestris ferm BP-4191 to form an Ice-nucleus The present invention provides a new ice nucleus-forming bacterium strain, Xanthomonas campestris INXC-1 (FERM BP-4191), a process for the cultivation of the new ice nucleus-forming bacterium, an ice nucleus-forming substance containing the ice nucleus-fo... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5616355 | Lyophilized health food products and methods of making same Food products and methods of making having a high dietary fiber content and unexpected organoleptic characteristics, the invention takes the form of a substantially solid or semi-solid substrate formed primarily of dietary fiber soaked in or permeated by ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5518740 | Process for the preparation of yogurt based freeze-dried foodstuffs having a solid shape, and products obtained by said process A process for the preparation of yogurt based freeze-dried foodstuffs, said process being characterized in that it comprises the steps of cold mixing the ingredients homogeneously; prefreezing the ingredients and adding to them a gas at a percentage in th... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5445844 | Formulated food containing a freeze concentrated liquid dairy product In a formulated food containing a dairy product and having a significant dairy flavor, improvements are provided when the dairy product is at least in part one physical form of freeze concentrated liquid dairy product in sufficient amount so as to improve... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5382437 | Frozen liquified gas composition and method for oral administration of drugs, biologicals, nutrients and foodstuffs A readily dissolved carrier material having sufficient rigidity for administration of drugs, nutrients, vitamins, biologically-active materials, foodstuffs and combinations thereof capable of rapid dissolution by saliva, bodily fluids or other liquid comp... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5364653 | Fruit and nut-containing confectionary candy and method of preparation A confectionary candy product is formed by first preparing by squeezing a fruit to form a fruit concentrate of 40 to 60 weight percent of solids either directly or by freeze-drying and reconstituting with water to that solids content. The fruit preferably... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5256438 | Non-freeze fruit products and processes The invention relates to ready-to-eat preserved edible fruit products which consists of natural fruit or fruit pieces which have been dehydrated to a soluble solids level of 40% to 60%, a moisture level of 35% to 55% and a water activity level of 0.75 to ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5248516 | Film-forming composition: method of producing same and use for coating pharmaceuticals and foods and the like A water dispersible film-forming particulate composition for use in coating pharmaceuticals and foods or the like, produced by freeze-drying an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer, a plasticizer, and optionally a pigment, is described. The product... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5234708 | Extraction of cherry flavoring from juice Flavoring is extracted by freezing cherry juice and slowly thawing it in above freezing ambient temperatures, in the range of about 32°-36° F., while continuously draining off a liquid fraction. Liquid which thaws at ambient temperatures as low as 28° ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5230889 | Enriched nutritious food product comprising powder of ginseng and method for producing powder of ginseng A ginseng powder is produced as follows. Firstly, a ginseng harvested from a field is washed within at least 24 hrs. after harvest in the raw state. Then, the washed ginseng is dried under such a condition that it is not subjected to temperatures above 40... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5215756 | Preparation of pharmaceutical and other matrix systems by solid-state dissolution A method is disclosed for preparing pharmaceutical and other matrix systems that comprises solidifying a matrix composition dissolved or dispersed in a first solvent and subsequently contacting the solidified matrix with a second solvent that is substanti... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5208055 | Freeze dried cheese and popcorn product A method for producing an improved food product comprising the steps of providing an unlayered, substantially-homogeneous mixture of previously popped popcorn and shredded cheese; heating the mixture to melt the cheese; cooling the mixture to form a cohes... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5198258 | System for avoiding loss of flavor components from juices in connection with concentration processes An elongated column of ice crystals is effectively used as a filtration medium for separating the flavor and color components from a juice in connection with an overall concentration process. Juice is fed into the top of the column and flows down through ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5137739 | Process for producing concentrated food liquids Process for freeze-concentrating food liquids such as fruit juices, coffee extracts, beer and so forth, in which the substance to be treated is conveyed through a multi-stage freeze concentrator and is conveyed from the freeze concentrator stage with the ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5023096 | Food product and method for making the same A method for producing a food product comprising the steps of providing a base layer of cheese; covering the base with a layer of previously popped popcorn; adding a second layer of cheese on top of and in the interstices of the popcorn layer; heating to ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5017383 | Method of producing fine coated pharmaceutical preparation A method of producing a fine coated pharmaceutical preparation, which includes cooling fine liquid droplets composed of a liquid medium, a drug dissolved or suspended in the liquid medium, and as required, a binder to a temperature of not higher than the ... | 05/21/1991 |
