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Rapidly disintegrating bakery enrichment wafer

Assignee: Merck and Co Inc
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Filing: 1971-04-19
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Granted: 1973-08-21
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Expires: 1991-04-19
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Abstract

Abstract A hard, non-fragile enrichment wafer which nevertheless disintegrates quickly in water is made by adding a portion of the starch to the nutrients, compressing the mixture into tablets, comminuting the tablets, then adding the remainder of the starch to the comminuted tablets, mixing and recompressing into wafers.

Inventors

  • 👤 M Boroshok

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 14:44
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/18; A21D2/186

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 23 words
The process according to claim 1 in which the first starch addition is tapioca starch and the second addition is of corn starch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 31 words
The bakery enrichment wafer made by the process of claim 1 which is hard, resistant to fracture and chipping and which fully disintegrates in water at room temperature within 2 minutes.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2470804A Cited
US3034911A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-08-20 1977-02-19 1977-08-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-08-20 1981-02-19 1981-08-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-08-20 1985-02-19 1985-08-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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