The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1996
Tian Seng Toh, Singapore, SG;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
Instant rice noodles are prepared by preparing first a rice flour in which its starch is gelatinized partially, and then, the flour is mixed with water at a temperature and for a time to form a dough and to gelatinize the starch further, but not completely, the dough is extruded to obtain the dough in a form of noodles, the noodles are steamed to firm them, the firmed noodles are blanched with water at a temperature and for a time to gelatinize the starch further, and then, the blanched noodles are dried to a moisture content to below 15% by weight. When rice flour is employed as a starting material, it first is steamed for preparing the rice flour in which the starch is gelatinized partially, and when whole rice is employed as a starting material, the whole rice is steamed to gelatinize its starch partially and then, the rice is milled for obtaining the rice flour in which the starch is gelatinized partially.