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CA 1333018 C · Owner: Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. · Inventors: Best, Eric Thomas

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In order to obtain light, dry, crisp, uniformlyflavoured snacks, an aerated plastic composition of edible components is shaped and heated under vacuum the, composition comprising water; a particulate cookable material; a film-forming material in an amount sufficient to coat at least a substantial proportion of the cookable material; and a viscosity modulator (a material having a viscosity which decreases on heating) in an amount sufficient to compensate at least partially for an increase in the viscosity of the composition (owing to water loss) on heating.

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  • Granted November 15, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 15, 2011.
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FiledNovember 8, 1988
GrantedNovember 15, 1994
Term endedNovember 15, 2011
Patent numberCA 1333018 C
Classification (IPC)A23P1/14 +2 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedNov 8, 1988Patent grantedNov 15, 1994Term endedNov 15, 2011

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