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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:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zenon Ioannis Mandralis, Dublin, OH (US);
James Tuot, Newtown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426573 ; 426 96 ; 426 97 ; 426 98 ; 426638 ; 426650 ; 426651 ; 264-41 ; 264-47 ;
Abstract
A process for encapsulating a core material by mixing the core material with an aqueous medium comprising a natural polymer and treating the formed mixture at a pressure of from about 15,000 to 200,000 psi at a temperature of from about 0.degree. to 100.degree. C. to form a gel matrix comprising the core material encapsulated within the natural food polymer and then drying the resulting product.