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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. 26, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Venkatachalam Narayanaswamy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lloyd E Metzger, Champlin, MN (US);
James E Langler, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
David W Tobelmann, Plymouth, MN (US);
Linda R Kreisman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D / ; A21D / ; A21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426128 ; 426391 ; 426399 ; 426552 ; 426558 ; 426561 ;
Abstract
A shelf stable ready-to-bake batter article for baked goods comprises an unpressurized gas impermeable container, low water activity, batter with a leavening system disposed within the container and partially filling the container and an inert low oxygen gas in the headspace not filled by the batter. The ratio of sugar to flour in the batter ranges from about 0.5:1 to 2.5:1. The batter has a water activity of less than 0.85.