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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:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
May. 12, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul A Altieri, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Norman L Lacourse, Indianapolis, IN (US);
David E Lueck, Clayton, IN (US);
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
26421111 ; 264211 ; 106210 ; 127 32 ;
Abstract
A method of extruding starch under low moisture conditions of 25% or less by weight to form an expanded product is provided and includes feeding inlet starch to an extruder, the starch having a particle size distribution such that 30% or more by weight have a particle size of at least 180 microns. In one embodiment, the inlet feed starch is dried using a continuous belt dryer.