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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neil A. Willcocks, Columbia, NJ (US);
Thomas M. Collins, Nazareth, PA (US);
Frank W. Earis, Maidenhead, GB;
Ralph D. Lee, Hampton, NJ (US);
Arun V. Shastry, Somerset, NJ (US);
Kevin L. Rabinovitch, Kinnelon, NJ (US);
William Harding, Maidenhead, GB;
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/00 ;
Abstract
Methods of making chocolates that minimize the dramatic increases in viscosity typically associated with tempered chocolate. The invention also relates to the ability to process chocolates at higher temperatures without the need to temper at low temperatures.