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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. 19, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shiroh Ohashi, Osaka, JP;
Gerald J Shelso, Rockland, ME (US);
Arthur L Moirano, deceased, late of Mountainside, NJ (US);
Walter L Drinkwater, Camden, ME (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536-111 ; 536124 ; 536127 ; 536128 ; 426573 ; 426615 ; 426655 ; 426640 ; 426658 ;
Abstract
A composition comprising a dry, clarified, water-soluble, konjac-derived glucomannan substantially free of insoluble impurities, having a nitrogen content of not greater than about 0.25 wt %, which has a turbidity potential as a 1.0% aqueous sol of not greater than about 20 turbidity units, as measured by the Formazin Turbidity Standard, as well as gels thereof; and methods for the preparation of the foregoing.