US3928633A
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Sweetening composition and process therefor
Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1973-12-03
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Granted: 1975-12-23
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Expires: 1993-12-03
Abstract
Abstract APM is discretely dispersed throughout a matrix created by melting a fuseable mass and subdividing it to encapsulate the APM therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Myron D Shoat
- 👤 Lamonte D Pischke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:02
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/10; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
PROCESS FOR STABILIZING L-ASPARYL-L-PHENULALANINE METHYL ESTER CRYSTALS INTO A PARTICULATE FORM ADAPTED TO BE INTERMIXED WITH OTHER POWDEROUS MATERIALS AND BE FREE-FLOWING THEREWITH WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING SAID ESTER CRYSTALS AND A FUSING AND MATRIX-FORMING MATERIAL HAVING A MOISTURE CONTENT LESS THAN 10%, SAID MATERIAL BEING MOLTEN AT A TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW 370*F. SOLIDIFYING INTO A SOLID MASS WHEN COOLED TO BELOW ITS MELTING POINT AND RETAINING A THERMOSETTING SOLID CONDITION AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, HEATING THE ADMIXTURE OF SAID ESTER CRYSTALS AND SAID FUSING AND MATRIX-FORMING MATERIAL TO A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO CONVERT SAID FUSING AND MATRIX-FORMING MATERIAL INTO A CONTINOUS MOLTEN CONDITION BUT BELOW THE MELTING POINT OF THE ESTER CRYSTALS, WHEREIN THE ESTER CRYSTALS ARE DISCRETELY DISTRIBUTED; COOLING THE MOLTEN MASS TO FUSE THE SAME AND PERMANENTLY FIX THE EXTER CRYSTALS IN A DISPERSED PHASE; AND SUB-DIVIDING THE COOLED MASS TO A PARTICULAR SIZE THEREBY PRODUCING PARTICLES WHICH ENCAPSULATE THE CRYSTALS DISTRIBUTED THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
PROCESS FOR STABILIZING L-ASPARYL-L-PHENULALANINE METHYL ESTER CRYSTALS INTO A PARTICULATE FORM ADAPTED TO BE INTERMIXED WITH OTHER POWDEROUS MATERIALS AND BE FREE-FLOWING THEREWITH WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING SAID ESTER CRYSTALS AND A FUSING AND MATRIX-FORMING MATERIAL HAVING A MOISTURE CONTENT LESS THAN 10%, SAID MATERIAL BEING MOLTEN AT A TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW 370*F. SOLIDIFYING INTO A SOLID MASS WHEN COOLED TO BELOW ITS MELTING POINT AND RETAINING A THERMOSETTING SOLID CONDITION AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, HEATING THE ADMIXTURE OF SAID ESTER CRYSTALS AND SAID FUSING AND MATRIX-FORMING MATERIAL TO A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO CONVERT SAID FUSING AND MATRIX-FORMING MATERIAL INTO A CONTINOUS MOLTEN CONDITION BUT BELOW THE MELTING POINT OF THE ESTER CRYSTALS, WHEREIN THE ESTER CRYSTALS ARE DISCRETELY DISTRIBUTED; COOLING THE MOLTEN MASS TO FUSE THE SAME AND PERMANENTLY FIX THE EXTER CRYSTALS IN A DISPERSED PHASE; AND SUB-DIVIDING THE COOLED MASS TO A PARTICULAR SIZE THEREBY PRODUCING PARTICLES WHICH ENCAPSULATE THE CRYSTALS DISTRIBUTED THEREIN.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the crystals are caused to be submerged within the molten matrix by being calendered before cooling.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Process of claim 1 wherein said matrix-forming ingredients have a moisture content below 5% prior to conversion into a molten state.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the matrix is a number of the class mono- and polysaccharides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the matrix is a member of the class of edible fusible food acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the acid is citric acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process of claim 6 wherein the acid is a mixture of anhydrous citric acid and citric acid mono-hydrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process of claim 7 wherein the ratio of anhydrous acid to acid monohydrate ranges from 0.3:1 to 3.0:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
8 words
The product of the process of claim 1.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-12-22 | 1979-06-23 | 1979-12-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-12-22 | 1983-06-23 | 1983-12-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-12-22 | 1987-06-23 | 1987-12-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |