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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:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark S Fraser, Fullerton, CA (US);
Kenneth C Goodnight, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Chel W Lew, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hunt-Wesson, Inc., Fullerton, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ; A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 96 ; 426 96 ; 426 98 ; 426 89 ; 426650 ; 426580 ; 426534 ;
Abstract
An encapsulated flavoring material contains an edible, oil-insoluble, water-soluble outer shell surrounding an edible, water-insoluble inner core that is liquid at a temperature of about 45.degree. C. and a volatile, oil-soluble flavoring material dissolved or dispersed in the inner core. In preferred embodiments, the encapsulated flavoring material has a diameter of from about 250 to about 710 microns, the outer shell is made from starch, the inner core is made from hydrogenated vegetable oil and the volatile, oil-soluble flavoring material is diacetyl.