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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7235276 | High protein puffed food product and method of preparation Disclosed are ready-to-eat puffed dried food products that are high both in protein and in fiber. The cereals contain sufficient amounts of at least one protein ingredient to provide a total protein content about 50% to 75% (dry weight) of the cooked food product; s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7202087 | Anticoagulant composition A solid heparin tablet composition has a melting point of 25° C. or higher and is a continuous lipid component containing one or more polar lipids, one or more non-polar lipids, optionally one or several of water and mono- to trivalent alcohol in an amount of up to... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7135201 | Puffed food starch product and method for making the same The present invention includes a method of making a puffed-food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance. The products may be snack chips, cakes, crackers or the like, made fr... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7033626 | Production of edible products In the production of edible products which includes a holding period for starch retrogra-dation, the addition of a xylanase to cereal-based raw materials accelerates the retrogradation and thus allows a shortening of the holding period. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025975 | Galenical formulations A pharmaceutical composition containing macrolide, e.g. a rapamycin compound in an emulsion preconcentrate or microemulsion preconcentrate for oral administration. The carrier medium for the rapamycin compound includes a hydrophilic phase, a lipophilic phase and a s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6962128 | Seasoning recovery and recycle Seasoning for use with snack chips can be recovered and recycled. A seasoning permeable conveyor transports snack chips through a seasoning application. The seasoning applicator deposits seasoning onto the snack chips. The conveyor allows the seasoning not adhered t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6933279 | Orally administered peptides to ameliorate atherosclerosis This invention provides novel peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis. The peptides are highly stable and readily administered via an oral route. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930085 | G-type peptides to ameliorate atherosclerosis This invention provides novel peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis and/or other pathologies characterized by an inflammatory response. In certain embodiment, the peptides resemble a G* amphipathic helix of apolipoprotein J. The peptides a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929813 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention provides a method of making a puffed food starch material product. A food starch material capable of volumetric expansion in three dimensions is placed into a puffing chamber. Expansion of the food starch material includes constraining expansio... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913775 | Cooked cereal dough products fortified with calcium and method of preparation Cooked cereal dough products are provided that are fortified with at least a 0.65% calcium (dry weight basis) at least a major portion of which is supplied by calcium phosphate salts having a median particle size of 2 to 15 μm. Dried cereal finished products such a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899909 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention provides a method of puffing a food starch material capable of becoming amorphous into a food starch material product. The method includes forming food starch material pellets by extruding gelatinized food starch flour in an extruder. The pelle... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6887507 | Membrane structure A membrane structure employing a structure in which a lipid membrane is held by a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophilic polymer layer contains an aqueous phase. There are functional molecules distributed selectively throughout each layer. The membrane structure is ad... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6827957 | Multicomponent per food or animal food A dual texture pet or animal food product having inner and outer components. The soft inner component contains a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients and has a water activity, aw, less than about 0.65 and a total moisture content less than about 15 wt %... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6726945 | Control methods for popping popcorn Apparatus and methods for popping popcorn comprise a heated kettle which is controlled and monitored according to the temperature of the kettle. The kettle is initially heated to a start cook temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add uncooked popco... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6632465 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes puffed-food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance and methods for preparing them. In general terms, the products are snack chips, ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6607767 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes a method of making a puffed food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance. The products may be snack chips, cakes, crackers or the li... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6602536 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes puffed-food starch material snacks, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance and methods for preparing them. In general terms, the products are snack chips,... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6569481 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes a method of making a puffed food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance. The products may be snack chips, cakes, crackers or the li... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6534103 | Control apparatus and methods for popping popcorn Apparatus and methods for popping popcorn comprise a heated kettle which is controlled and monitored according to the temperature of the kettle. The kettle is initially heated to a start cook temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add unc... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517877 | Animal food product A co-extruded dual component animal food product has an outer component containing at least 60% cereal and an inner cream textured component which has water soluble components in an aqueous phase that forms a stable emulsion with a lipid free hydrocarbon ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6455088 | Peptide/lipid complex formation by co-lyophilization The invention relates to the formation of peptide/lipid vesicles and complexes through the co-lyophilization of peptides, preferably that are able to adopt an amphipathic alphahelical conformation, and one or more lipids. A single solution which solubiliz... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6352731 | Control methods for popping popcorn Apparatus and methods for popping popcorn comprise a heated kettle which is controlled and monitored according to the temperature of the kettle. The kettle is initially heated to a start cook temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add unc... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6346287 | Process for producing baked snacks A process for producing baked snacks such as crackers and pretzels. By using this process, baked snacks can be easily produced without any restriction in the composition (moisture content, oil content, etc.) or the production procedure for avoiding bliste... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6319539 | Fibrous food product and method and device for its production A food product comprising continuous aligned bundles of formed fibers extending between faces of the food product is provided. The fibers in this food product are newly formed and fixed during its preparation. This novel food product may be prepared by fo... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6312746 | Multicomponent pet food product and methods of making and using the same A dual texture pet or animal food product having inner and outer components. The soft inner component contains a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients and has a water activity, aw, less than about 0.65 and a total moisture content less than ab... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6299922 | Device and method for puffing granular material An apparatus for puffing granular material, in particular cereals and legumes, has a heating apparatus for preheating the granular material and a puffing reactor for puffing the material. For effective, fast, and uniform heating of the material, it is pro... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6254910 | Multicomponent food product and methods of making and using the same A delivery system for process unstable or sensitive ingredients that consists of a dual texture food product having a first and second component. The first component contains a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients forming a cream-textured matrix that is... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6221413 | Device and method for puffing products such as foodstuffs and tobacco A device for puffing products such as foodstuffs or tobacco comprises an upright puffing reactor having a vessel for receiving product therein. The vessel has a wall provided with a plurality of openings. A chamber surrounds the vessel. The vessel has no ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6207207 | Coated confectionery having a crispy starch based center and method of preparation A coated confectionery having a crispy starch based center with a thin continuous rigid outer, coating is disclosed. The integrity of the thin continuous rigid outer coating is maintained even after prolonged storage. Also disclosed is a method for prepar... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6187353 | Hot air popcorn machine A hot air popcorn machine including a programmable control system for precisely controlling various operating parameters including air flow and air temperature to enable the machine to consistently produce high quality popcorn in a low maintenance environ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182670 | Low-density tobacco filler and a method of making low-density tobacco filler and smoking articles therefrom A low-density filler material for cigarettes from either a low-density tobacco composition or an extruded grain or starch composition. The low-density tobacco composition and a method of making the low-density tobacco composition by extruding a mixture of... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6132789 | Archaeosomes, archaeosomes containing coenzyme Q10, and other types of liposomes containing coenzyme Q10 as adjuvants and as delivery vehicles Novel archaeosome compositions and their use in vaccine formulations as adjuvants and/or delivery systems, to enhance the immune response to immunogens in an animal such as a human, are described. Another aspect relates to the use of these archaeosomes to... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6048561 | Coffee puff snack and method of manufacturing the same A coffee puff snack and a method of manufacturing the same, which, are provided, in which the snack does not lack characteristic coffee flavor that is uniformly spread over its surface and inside, and also can be shaped directly in a single working proces... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6042860 | Device and method for puffing foodstuffs A device for puffing foodstuff comprises an upright puffing reactor having a vessel for receiving foodstuff therein. The vessel has a wall provided with a plurality of openings. A chamber surrounds the vessel. The vessel has no openings in an upper sectio... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033708 | Method for producing sterile filterable liposome dispersion The present invention relates to a composition and method of producing noggregating, filterable dispersion of liposome encapsulated agent or therapeutic of interest, specifically hemoglobin. A key step in the method of the present invention is the additi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6004612 | Production of shredded snacks with chip-like appearance and texture Thin, crisp, baked snacks having a chip-like appearance are continuously produced from a cooked, shredded laminate by substantially compressing the laminate without deleteriously affecting the attainment of a substantially uniform, visually apparent shred... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5976596 | Process for obtaining extruded food products having high die shape conformity and reduced adhesion For preparing an extrusion-cooked food product, a food component emulsifier is combined with water to obtain an aqueous dispersion of the emulsifier, and the dispersion is fed into an extruder for being mixed with food components being mixed and heated in... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5925393 | Method of popping corn This invention discloses an automated corn popping apparatus including a kettle, a support arrangement for supporting and operating the kettle, a display arrangement for enclosing the corn popping apparatus, a controller for automatically operating the co... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5912271 | Pharmaceutical preparation for pain management A new pharmaceutical preparation comprising one or more local anaesthetic agents, a polar lipid, a triacylglycerol and optionally water. The new pharmaceutical preparation is excellent for topical treatment of pain.... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5885641 | Automated corn popper An automated batch popcorn popper includes a tiltable kettle actuated by a motor drive controlled to operate in a single batch and automatic dump process. An operator fills the kettle with popping corn and oil and initiates a timer which, controls popping... | 03/23/1999 |
