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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:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohamed I Mahmoud, Columbus, OH (US);
Lisa D Craig, Columbus, OH (US);
Keith A Garleb, Powell, OH (US);
Robert L Joseph, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426590 ; 426 34 ; 426482 ; 426573 ; 426804 ; 424439 ; 514 53 ; 514951 ; 514965 ;
Abstract
A weight control product is preferably in the form of agglomerated particles and is reconstitutable in water. The product contains low lactose milk and a dietary fiber system which is a particular blend of soluble, insoluble, fermentable and non-fermentable fibers. The components of the dietary fiber system are oat hull fiber, gum arabic and sodium carboxymethylcellulose. About 27% of the calories provided by the product are contributed by protein, about 50% of the calories are contributed by carbohydrates, and about 23% are contributed by fats.