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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:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luis M Rayas, East Lansing, MI (US);
Perry K Ng, East Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B / ; C08B / ; C13F / ; A23J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
127 67 ; 127 70 ; 127 71 ; 127 29 ; 127 32 ; 127 33 ; 530412 ; 530424 ; 530427 ;
Abstract
A process wherein a grain flour is treated to remove proteins is described. The process uses ethanol and water for the extraction at acid or basic pH's and optionally heating with or without a reducing agent. The remaining solution is then used to form edible and biodegradable films by casting on a surface.