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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Locus Y Chuang, New City, NY (US);
Rita W Brander, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Randall R Jackson, Bronx, NY (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D / ; A21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426548 ; 426597 ; 426599 ;
Abstract
As aspartame-sweetened, acidic beverage mix is formulated wherein at least 20% of the aspartame is in bulk (i.e., needle-shaped crystalline particles) form and least 35% of the aspartame is coated onto acid particles. The beverage mix is well suited for powdered, sugar-free, ice tea mixes, particularly fruit-flavored mixes.