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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. 16, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard S Turk, East Lansing, MI (US);
Joel I Dulebohn, Lansing, MI (US);
James W Stitley, Jr, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Assignees:
Natura, Inc., , US;
Biotechnology Institute, Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424489 ; 424488 ; 424499 ;
Abstract
Edible, low calorie compositions contain, in addition to an active ingredient, such as flavoring agents, sweetening agents, therapeutic agents, cosmetic agents and luminescent agents, a gel or glass carrier which is the amorphous reaction product of a basic amino acid, a carboxylic acid, a source of metallic ions and water. Methods of making the compositions are disclosed.