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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:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Carpenter, Hershey, PA (US);
Ann L Gutshall-Zakis, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Ofomata E Ejike, Palmyra, PA (US);
R Mark Heim, Haarrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hershey Foods Corporation, Hershey, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ; A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426631 ; 426660 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an amorphous crystalline chocolate flavored hard candy confection utilizing air-jet milled cocoa powder in which the particles thereof are less than about 15 microns in size and generally have rounded edges to achieve a desirable smooth texture and to the process of preparing the same.