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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815952 | Process for producing fermented breads comprising rice flour as the main component A process is provided for producing bakery products using rice flour as a major ingredient, which products have improved qualities, such as appearance, crumb, taste, and shelf life as well as satisfactory handleability, as well as excellent qualities. Premixed flour... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7744938 | Yeast packaging The invention relates to active dry yeast which is packed in the form of a fermentation agent as a tablet containing active dry yeast. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7563469 | Method of aerating yeast prior to pitching Disclosed is a method of efficiently aerating yeast prior to pitching. In the method, yeast are aerated in an aqueous sugar solution containing zinc. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7410790 | Method for producing γ-glutamylcysteine The yeast which has γ-glutamylcysteine-producing ability and is auxotrophic for pantothenic acid is proliferated in a medium containing a sufficient amount of pantothenic acid, and then it is cultured in a medium containing a limited amount of pantothenic acid to i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7374579 | System for extruding, cutting in strands, freezing, and chopping a ground food product and method thereof Disclosed are a method and a system for extruding, cut into strands, cooling, and chopping a ground food product. The system comprises a cooling unit, a conveyor belt urging the pieces through the unit, and a chopper for cutting the pieces exiting the unit. A cryoge... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371421 | Dough composition Described are dough compositions and methods, wherein the dough composition is prepared using a metabolized portion of dough comprising bubbles, metabolically active yeast, and developed dough matrix, combined with non-metabolized yeast, and wherein the dough compos... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368283 | Agitation tank for storing beer yeast slurry According to the present invention, there is provided a stirred tank for storing yeast slurry to be supplied to fermentation tanks where fermented foods such as beer are fermented, is characterized in that a stirring impeller is provided within the stirred tank and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341753 | Dough composition Described are dough compositions and methods, wherein the dough composition is prepared using a metabolized portion of dough comprising bubbles, metabolically active yeast, and developed dough matrix, combined with non-metabolized yeast, and wherein the dough compos... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332188 | Animal chew containing fermented soyfood The present invention relates to an enriched animal chew toy comprising a resin a fermented soy nutraceutical. Optionally the nutraceutical may contain enzymes or coenzymes. Also, the enriched animal chew toy may be formed by mixing a resin with the fermented soy nu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309505 | Using mutations to improve phytases The present invention invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a mutant phytase and the isolated mutant phytase itself. The present invention further relates to methods of using the isolated nucleic acid molecule and the isolated mutant phytas... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297355 | Baked type aromatizing compositions A process for the preparation of aromatizing compositions suitable for the biogeneration of mixtures of compounds that are able to develop or enhance a typical baked type aroma upon heating of bakery products such as bread an the like. These process includes the bio... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288370 | Baker's yeasts and strains for their preparation New baker's yeasts which have good general performances in not-delayed bread-making, i.e., in bread-making processes which do not comprise a freezing or a deep-freezing step, are resistant with respect to the stress caused by freezing when they are used in sweetened... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252850 | High protein and high fiber food products High protein and high fiber food products, additives for preparing high protein and high fiber food products, and methods of making high protein and high fiber food products are disclosed. More particularly, the additives and methods disclosed are useful for prepari... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252981 | Method for the preparation of stable and reusable biosensing granules The present invention provides a process for the preparation of stable and reusable biosensing granules useful in the assessment of biodegradability of effluents. The biosensing granules are prepared by culturing active aerobic microbial consortia in synthetic mediu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7186428 | Method of oxygenating yeast slurry using hydrophobic polymer membranes Disclosed is a an economical method of efficiently oxygenating yeast slurry without bubble formation. The method employs a membrane oxygenator comprising at least one hydrophobic, microporous membrane having a gas side and a liquid side. The yeast slurry flows over ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182969 | Apparatus and method for continuous rework fermentation A method and system for the reclamation and re-use of rework dough created in the process of forming a final good. Initially, the reworks are formed into a batter into which a catalyst is placed. Subsequently the batter is cooled and stored until it is added to a ne... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172776 | Dough product and method for making same The present invention provides an improved dough product. More specifically, the present invention provides an improved natural or self rising dough product or pizza crust formed by a process that provides: an improved method for manufacturing dough products; an imp... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169419 | Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee A packaging system useful for roast and ground coffee, having a container with a closed bottom, an open top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. An annular protuberance is disposed upon the body and is continuously disposed around the pe... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169418 | Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee A fresh packaging system for roast and ground coffee having a top load capacity of at least about 16 pounds (7.3 Kg) comprising a container with a closed bottom, an open top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. A protuberance is continuo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7151214 | Interactive multimedia apparatus The apparatus (1) comprises a guitar (3) having strings (42) operable by a user to generate electric signals, a control unit (2), storage means for a simulation backing track in any desired multi-media file format and audio/audio-visual e... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7135063 | Resilient biodegradable packaging materials Biodegradable starch-based extruded products and methods of manufacturing those products are provided. In particular, extruded starch products processed by compression, stretching or compression and stretching provide excellent flexibility, pliability, dimensional s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115293 | Dough compositions for the preparation of baked products The present invention relates to dough compositions, adapted for storage under refrigerated conditions, a method for preparing the dough compositions, and baked products containing the dough composition. The dough compositions contain at least one strain of a lti-ye... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115284 | Compositions for diabetes treatment and prophylaxis Gurmarin containing compositions are useful for the treatment of diabetes. Glucose metabolism in a human patient is regulated by gurmarin-containing dosage forms that contain optionally a non-metabolizable polysaccharide such as the exudate of Sterculia urens. | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115298 | Dried citrus peel supplement for use in commercial poultry feed Disclosed is an improved poultry feed diet composition and uses incorporating the feed composition. The feed composition includes byproduct or waste material from citrus juice extraction. The citrus byproduct or waste is at a concentration characteristic of a feed s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108884 | Process for producing cysteinylglycine-enriched food material and process for producing flavor-enhancing agent Disclosed in this application are a method for producing a food material containing cysteinylglycine at a high content, which comprises the step of (a) maintaining a starting food material containing glutathione in a ratio of 1% by weight or more based on the solid ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105196 | Soybean cereal and method for making same from soybean flakes The invention relates to a soybean cereal having excellent nutritional, taste and texture properties; and method of making said soybean cereal from full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes made from mechanically dehulled soybeans. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101544 | Cholesterol-lowering agents, secondary bile acid production inhibitors, and foods and drinks Secondary bile acid production inhibitors and cholesterol-lowering agents containing a yeast as the active ingredient. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7052724 | Method of producing active dry yeast A novel technique is provided for drying a yeast for brewing and a method of producing alcoholic beverages by using the yeast. It is intended to provide a method of producing a dry yeast which has the optimum fermentability when directly used in fermentation and giv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048937 | Methods and compositions for control of coccidiosis Feeding yeast cell wall-containing compositions, including those compositions comprising mannanoligosaccharide(s), to animals exposed to or infected with coccidia, especially poultry exposed to pathogenic species of Eimeria, results in improved livestock perf... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040756 | Process for surface modifying substrates and modified substrates resulting therefrom The present invention generally relates to a method of modifying the surface of substrates such as contact lenses and other biomedical articles by at least partially coating the surfaces of such substrates with a polymeric tie layer having reactive sites. Various ot... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014878 | Refrigerated extended shelf-life bread products A fully baked bread product is provided which can be stored for extended periods of time and which retains its desirable soft texture for the shelf life (e.g., at least about 3 months) of the product if maintained under a modified atmosphere (i.e., low oxygen and pr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6962718 | Compositions for treating animal diseases and syndromes Various compositions containing transfer factor in combination with nutraceuticals are provided including transfer factor in combination with zinc and essential fatty acids and transfer factor in combination with lactic acid generating bacteria. Also provided are me... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6881431 | Microwave heatable bread-based fast food Fast food product such as hot dogs or hamburgers, buns or rolls which are adapted for heating together with a cooked meat product inserted therein are produced from a dough containing hard white wheat flour as at least part of the starting wheat flour, rice koji and... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6863918 | Infant formula with improved protein content An improved infant formula resulting in reduced constipation, abdominal discomfort and gastrointestinal problems, comprises at least one protein component having a phosphorus content of less than 0.75 g P/100 g protein, and at least one lipid component that can be e... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6830770 | Polydextrose as anti-staling agent A method for making a baked product having improved anti-staling properties is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a dough by combining flour, yeast, water and 1-5% by flour weight of polydextrose, and baking the dough. In one version of the inventio... | 12/14/2004 |
