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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168003 | Fiber comprising starch and a surfactant The present invention relates to a fiber having starch and a surfactant, and a web employing such a fiber. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8092608 | Composition comprising a prebiotic for decreasing inflammatory process and abnormal activation of non-specific immune parameters The present invention relates to a composition comprising prebiotic (prebiotic adjuvant) for decreasing inflammatory process by improving the homeostasis of non-specific immune parameters and of lymphocyte subpopulations. It also relates to the use of a prebiotic fo... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7938908 | Fiber comprising unmodified and/or modified starch and a crosslinking agent The present invention relates to a fiber including unmodified and/or modified starch and a crosslinking agent, and a web employing such a fiber. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7819977 | Spray-dried starch hydrolysate agglomerate product and method for preparing a spray-dried starch hydrolysate agglomerate product A spray-dried starch hydrolysate agglomerate product has a dextrose equivalent between 5 and 35, a moisture content | 10/26/2010 |
| 7704328 | Starch fiber The present invention relates to a starch composition comprising starch, a polymer that is substantially compatible with starch and has a weight-average molecular weight of at least 500,000 such that the polymer forms effective entanglements or associations with nei... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7666261 | Melt processable starch compositions The present invention relates to a starch composition comprising starch, a polymer that is substantially compatible with starch and has a weight-average molecular weight of at least 500,000 such that the polymer forms effective entanglements or associations with nei... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7524379 | Melt processable starch compositions The present invention relates to a starch composition comprising starch, a polymer that is substantially compatible with starch and has a weight-average molecular weight of at least 500,000 such that the polymer forms effective entanglements or associations with nei... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7226620 | Directly compressible tricalcium phosphate A compressible tricalcium phosphate agglomerate comprises tricalcium phosphate particles, each having an outer surface, and a binder comprising a polyvinylpyrollidone, carrageenan, or a guar gum, supported on at least a portion of the outer surface of at least a por... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195675 | Chitosan-containing polysaccharide, method for preparing the same and use thereof The present invention herein provides a chitosan-containing polysaccharide and a method for the preparation thereof as well as a medicine and a food containing the polysaccharide. The chitosan-containing polysaccharide is prepared by a method comprising the s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179336 | Process for preparing alkali-and heat-stable sugar alcohol compositions and a sorbitol composition The invention relates first of all to a process for preparing alkali- and heat-stable sugar alcohol compositions which exhibits an optical density lower than or equal to 0.100 in an S-test, in which a sugar alcohol composition is treated with a strong base anion exc... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7108885 | Liquid maltitol composition, process for its manufacture and its uses A liquid maltitol composition, characterized in that the composition has, the contents being expressed by weight relative to the dry matter content of the composition: a content of 94 to 98 % of maltitol, a content of 0.2 to 3 % of sorbitol, a content of 0.1 to 3 % ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7041369 | Melt processable starch composition The present invention relates to starch compositions which contain starch and additives. The starch has a weight average molecular weight ranging from about 1,000 to about 2,000,000. The additives can be plasticizers or diluents. The composition containing the starc... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033426 | Starch-based corrugating adhesive compositions A starch-based corrugating adhesive composition comprising: at least one solvent; a carrier starch dispersed within the at least one solvent, wherein the carrier starch is undried; a raw starch dispersed within the at least one solvent; and wherein the starch-based ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026008 | Stable sugar-based hard candy having high index of whiteness A stable hard-boiled candy prepared with sucrose, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate (HSH) and optionally 42 DE corn syrup. It is a preferred embodiment of the invention that the candy be produced without the use of a vacuum. The candy exhibits good stability character... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7001939 | High amylose wheat starch and wheat containing the same Wheat starch of the present invention is obtained from endosperm of a seed of wheat which is modified to lack starch granule protein-1 (SGP-1). The wheat starch has an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more. Wheat flour of the present invention is obtained fr... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995107 | Raney catalyst, process for producing it and process for producing a sugar-alcohol using the same To obtain a Raney catalyst for fixed bed permitting a continuous use with a high initial activity and to produce a high purity sugar-alcohol at a low cost using the same. For this object, sugar-alcohol is produced by: using the powder type Raney catalyst made... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6936290 | Enzyme treated maple syrup and shelf stable products containing enzyme treated maple syrup A method for producing a shelf stable, high viscosity maple syrup product is provided, which comprises adding a sucrose-cleaving enzyme to maple syrup and incubating the resulting solution. Also provided is a shelf stable, spreadable maple syrup product with a consi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932991 | Levan-producing Lactobacillus strain and method of preparing human or pet food products using the same The present invention relates to an isolated and purified strain of the species Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis which produces levan. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the levan, and to a method of preparing various human or pet fo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6863737 | Crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol and preparation therefor A crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol having an oil absorptivity of 0.1 to 6.9 wt % and a bulk density of 0.60 to 0.75 g/cc when it is ground and classified to ensure that at least 70 wt % of the obtained particles should have a particle size of 16 to 50 m... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6780990 | Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate A hydrogenated starch hydrolysate having the following saccharide contents (based on the solids content of the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate): A. | 08/24/2004 |
| 6770147 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR OR SUGAR-CONTAINING PRODUCTS FROM SUGAR-CONTAINING VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS, SUGAR AND SUGAR-CONTAINING PRODUCTS MADE BY THE METHOD, AND EXTRACTION SOLUTION FOR USE IN THE METHOD A method for producing sugar or sugar-containing products from sugar-containing vegetable raw materials involves production the sugar or sugar-containing products in the presence of added natural food-compatible resins. An extraction liquid containing the natural fo... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6755914 | Crystalline mixture solid composition and preparation thereof A crystalline mixture solid composition comprising α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol (GPM), α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol (GPS-6) and a small amount of α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-sorbitol (GPS-1) and a production process therefor. The above crystalline mixture solid ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746541 | Crystalline mixture solid composition and process for preparation thereof A crystalline mixture solid composition which has almost no hygroscopicity, is easy to handle and dissolve and hardly worn by abrasion, and comprises α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-mannitol and α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-sorbitol and may further comprise ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6723170 | Crystalline trehalose dihydrate, its preparation and uses Disclosed are a crystalline trehalose dehydrate which has an elongated crystalline structure with a proportion of the length in the c axis to that in the b axis less than 2.0, its preparation and uses. The crystal has insubstantial hygroscopicity and solidification,... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716280 | Starch-based corrugating adhesive compositions A starch-based corrugating adhesive composition comprising: at least one solvent; a carrier starch dispersed within the at least one solvent, wherein the carrier starch is undried; a raw starch dispersed within the at least one solvent; and wherein the starch-based ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709526 | Melt processable starch compositions The present invention relates to a starch composition comprising starch, a polymer that is substantially compatible with starch and has a weight-average molecular weight of at least 500,000 such that the polymer forms effective entanglements or associations with nei... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6569488 | Processes for making novel inulin products The process for preparing the novel inulin products includes extracting inulin with water from subdivided plant materials, holding the inulin rich extraction water in a settling tank while maintaining the temperature from about 0° C. to 7° C. which caus... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6488980 | Stabilized or stabilized, crosslinked waxy potato starch Compositions, particularly foodstuffs, were thickened by the inclusion of an effective amount of a stabilized waxy potato starch, particularly a stabilized, crosslinked waxy potato starch, more particularly a hydroxypropylated waxy potato distarch phospha... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6451121 | Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Thermally-inhibited starches and flours which are functionally equivalent to chemically-crosslinked starches are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of dehydrating a granular starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous ( | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447614 | Raw material for use in the preparation of pectin and related compounds, and a method for the preparation of same The invention relates to a raw material for use in the preparation of pectin and related compounds, the raw material being pressed, stabilized sugar beet pulp subjected to biotechnical pre-treatment. In accordance with the invention the raw material is pr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419978 | Inulin fractions Novel fractions of inulin are disclosed which have improved water solubility and/or water miscibility at ambient temperatures. The novel fractions are extracted from plant materials containing inulin and have molecular weights below about 2288. The proces... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6416791 | Alimentary integrator The invention relates to an alimentary integrator constitued by a compound of potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3) and an anti-oxidant agent that comprises D ribose (C6 H10 O5) and that can comprise ascorbic acid L (C | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413494 | Composition and pharmaceutical dosage form for colonic drug delivery using polysaccharides A colonic drug delivery composition contains a first polysaccharide and a second polysaccharide wherein both polysaccharide are degradable by colonic enzymes and are mixed at a environmental pH of about 7 or above, without use of a cross-linking agent. A ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6391376 | Cold process oven stable fruit paste and method of making such paste A cold process bake fruit paste including a fruit concentrate, water, a corn syrup sweetener, and a stabilizer system comprising a blend of first instant granular modified corn starch hydratable into a highly viscous free standing mass when exposed to fre... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6261376 | Thermally-Inhibited pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours Thermally-inhibited, pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours are prepared by pregelatinizing the starch or flour and thermally inhibiting the starch or flour by dehydrating the starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous and then heat ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6231675 | Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Thermally-inhibited starches and flours which are functionally equivalent to chemically-crosslinked starches are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of dehydrating a granular starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous ( | 05/15/2001 |
| 6218155 | Plants and processes for obtaining them The invention relates to a transgenic or mutated plant having genomic material which alters the normal starch synthesis pathway within the plant. More specifically, the present invention relates to a plant having a genotype which creates new forms of star... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6126962 | Crystalline powdery saccharide, its preparation and uses A stable crystalline powdery saccharide having a crystallinity of 40% or more, less hygroscopicity, satisfactory fluidity, and beneficial handleability, which is obtainable from an aqueous solution, containing trehalose and a different saccharide(s) cryst... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6074489 | Process for recrystallizing sugar and product thereof The invention is a process for recrystallizing sugar. The invention involves admixing a first quantity of a powdered sugar and a second quantity of an adjuvant, such as an invert sugar, to provide a sugar blend. The sugar blend has up to about 3 percent m... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6056816 | Adhesive compositions for corrugated boxes Novel starch-silicate adhesive compositions are disclosed which are of particular advantage in the manufacture of corrugated board. By the controlled combination of starch, alkali silicate and, optionally, caustic soda and borax it has been found possible... | 05/02/2000 |
