Patents Assigned to Megafoods, Inc.
  • Natural and synthetic edible moisture barrier
    Patent number: 5130151
    Abstract: A thin, edible moisture barrier consists essentially of oleaginous material and wax, and has a permeability value of less than 0.07.times.10.sup.-9 gm cm.sup.-2 (cm Hg).sup.-1 cm. At least a portion of the oleaginous material is synthetic. The barrier can be applied as a molten solution to a food product surface, cooling rapidly to form a continuous barrier that prevents the migration of moisture into, out of, or between components of the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Megafoods, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Averbach
  • Edible moisture barrier
    Patent number: 5130150
    Abstract: A thin, edible moisture barrier consists essentially of oleaginous material and wax, and has a permeability value of less than 0.07.times.10.sup.-9 gm cm.sup.-2 (cm Hg).sup.-1 cm. The barrier can be applied as a molten solution to a food product surface, cooling rapidly to form a continuous barrier that prevents the migration of moisture into, out of, or between components of the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Megafoods, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Averbach