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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katy Ghiasi, St. Anthony Village, MN (US);
Leslie L Skarra, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Pillsbury Company, Pillsbury, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426138 ; 426440 ; 426549 ;
Abstract
A taco shell with improved texture and resistance to fracture while eating is provided. A taco shell is formed from a cereal grain, for example, wheat or corn. During cooking, the shell develops a delaminated structure and is cooked sufficiently to make a rigid friable shell in the desired shape. By controlling the delaminated structure and final plasticizer content, collapse while being baked is reduced and a light, crisp, tender and reduced fracture taco shell is obtained.