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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2004
Applicants:
David Dellinger, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Elie Helou, Jr., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Dellinger, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Elie Helou, Jr., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosphere Industries, LLC, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 3/02 (2006.01); C08L 97/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition for use in making a starch-based food or beverage container, the formulation allowing the container to be water resistant for a usable amount of time without the need for coatings or similar. An embodiment of the formulation comprising water, native and pregelatinized starch, an insolubilizing compound, proteins or natural polymeric compounds, fibers, a wax emulsion, and a fiber-sizing agent.