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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:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Normanella T DeWille, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael A Chandler, Gahanna, OH (US);
Terrence B Mazer, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Robert J Ragan, Gahanna, OH (US);
Gregory A Snowden, Westerville, OH (US);
Maureen E Geraghty, Columbus, OH (US);
Catherine D Johnson, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 74 ; 426 72 ; 426 73 ; 426590 ;
Abstract
A liquid beverage concentrate and a beverage containing the concentrate are aqueous matrices fortified with calcium and vitamin D. The water soluble vitamin D is kept in suspension by a gum and a vegetable oil. The beverage may be carbonated or non-carbonated.