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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. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Derrick Bautista, Sherman, CT (US);
David Collins-Thompson, New Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/600 ;
Abstract
A device for cleaning and sanitizing a food reservoir. The device includes two parts. The first part contains at least one or more enzymes and the second part contains one or more antimicrobial agents. The second part is isolated from the first part by a degradable barrier that is solid and stable under storage conditions but is adapted to decompose upon exposure to the aqueous conditions used for cleaning.