Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Surface coated – fluid encapsulated – laminated solid...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Corbin, Arthur L. (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Surface coated, fluid encapsulated, laminated solid...
C426S099000, C426S302000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10826709
ABSTRACT:
An edible multilayer moisture barrier for food products is provided for separating food components having different water activities and preventing or significantly inhibiting movement of water between the food components. The edible multilayer moisture barrier of the present invention includes a lipid layer and a flexible hydrophobic layer.
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Chen Weizhi
Gaonkar Anilkumar Ganapati
Herbst Laura
Kim Dennis A.
Corbin Arthur L.
Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
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