Abstract: An extrusion process for manufacturing of a potato protein product. The process conducted at a high temperature and using compositions comprising a large fraction of potato protein in combination with an alkaline salt. An extruded potato protein product is achieved which possess characteristics of meat and meat analogues.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a textured plant protein material having chewiness due to a dense texture with small voids, and favorable restorability when reconstituted in hot water. Discovered is a freeze-dried textured protein material having favorable restorability when reconstituted in hot water and chewiness due to a dense texture with small voids. The textured protein material is produced by (A) introducing a raw material including a protein raw material into an extruder, adding water to attain a water content of from 60 to 80 wt.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for making a thermogellable textured vegetable protein composition in the food forms of, for example, burgers, patties, balls, nuggets, sausages, and the like, which includes the steps of: providing a composition comprising a textured vegetable protein; providing a chitosan-based thermogellable binding mixture; and blending the plant-based meat analog ingredient and the chitosan-based thermogel mixture to form the thermogellable textured vegetable protein composition. In some aspects, the thermogellable binding mixture includes oil. The invention also includes compositions comprising a thermogellable textured vegetable protein composition, comprising a plant-based texturized protein, and a chitosan-based thermogellable binding mixture comprising chitosan, an acid source, an oil, and a base source.

Abstract: Process steps including control means and devices for producing freeze dried whole animal pet food are described. The process includes use of a perforating device to produce an array of circular holes with a particular configuration and a selected set of process steps and control parameters that produce the freeze dried whole animal. The freeze dried whole animal appears much the same as the original live animal(s), is safe to handle with no exposed viscera, is not discolored, and rehydrates quickly to 100% of the initial live animal weight.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a low-alcohol beer-taste beverage having a good balance of sourness, bitterness and sweetness, having a beer-like complex taste and robust feeling of drinking, and having a reduced drool odor and a potato odor. The means of solving the problem is a low-alcohol beer-taste beverage containing less than 40 ?g/L of linalool, more than 30 mg/L and less than 170 mg/L of acetic acid, and a component derived from a wort fermented liquid.

Abstract: The underlying invention is in particular related to a cooking method and cooking appliance (1) for cooking food (3). The cooking appliance may comprise a cooking chamber (2); one or more heating elements (5, 6, 7); one or more steam generators (11); and a control unit (16). The control unit (16) is configured for controlling the one or more heating elements (5, 6, 7) and the one or more steam generators (11) for executing a cooking process according to a cooking method. The cooking method may comprise the steps of a) preconditioning the cooking chamber (2); b) receiving, via a central opening of the cavity, the one or more food items (3); c) steam cooking the received food items (3) in the cavity, by executing in an alternating manner a first and a second cooking cycle (C1, C2); and d) finishing the food items (3).

Abstract: The present application relates to a food having two or more divided sections having different permittivities, and a production method and design method therefor.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a plant-based milk-fermented liquid having reduced bezaldehyde. The method comprising bringing a plant-based milk into contact with a lactic acid bacterium/bacteria including at least one selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus oris, and Lactobacillus mucosae.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a novel oil-based food product containing a legume-derived roasted powder material and a fermentation product powder.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving quality of cured loin ham mediated by sorbitol, belonging to the field of food processing. The method comprises the following steps: treating loin with curing material containing sorbitol, inoculating bacterial suspension, and fermenting at constant temperature and humidity to obtain sorbitol-mediated curing loin ham. Through experiments, it is found that the salt content, pH value and aw of sorbitol group are lower than those of control group in the whole production and processing process; only Lactobacillus is the dominant genus in the control group, while Staphylococcus and Lactobacillus are the dominant genera in the sorbitol group.

Abstract: A liquid egg-substitute composition according to the present invention is a liquid egg-substitute composition that contains an extracted protein of almond and curdlan, in which a content of the protein extracted from almond is 1 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less.

Abstract: A method for preparing a seasoning composition, which includes preparing preliminary fish sauce by performing preliminary fermentation of a preliminary mixture including mushrooms, salt, soy sauce, yeast, and water; separating a liquid-phase and a solid content from the preliminary fish sauce and performing primary fermentation of a first mixture including the solid content of the preliminary fish sauce, spring onion roots, and water to prepare first fish sauce; separating a liquid-phase and a solid content from the first fish sauce and drying the solid content of the first fish sauce; and mixing the solid content of the dried first fish sauce, the liquid-phase of the preliminary fish sauce, the liquid-phase of the first fish sauce, and an extracted beet juice, and subjecting the mixture to ageing.

Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising microbially derived proteins obtained from the fermentation of biomass and methods for producing high-protein food compositions derived from said compositions. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods to increase the protein nutritional quality score of a food composition while maintaining traditional food forms. Also disclosed are methods for producing protein powders with tailored water holding capacity to provide properties similar to conventional food ingredients.

Abstract: In a system for producing food products having a portion of a first food material containing a filling of a second food material, there is provided a filling station including an iris diaphragm, which retains the portion of the first food material during filling with the second food material. The system includes an injector, configured to introduce a metered amount of the second material within the portion of the first material, which portion is retained by the iris diaphragm. The portion of the first material is deposited in the filling station with a gripping member, so as to clamp the portion of the first material by the iris diaphragm. In such a condition, the portion of the first material remains suspended from the iris diaphragm and is ready to receive the filling by the injector.

Abstract: The use of pectins and/or polymers to prevent nicotine oxidation in tobacco containing products is disclosed. These polymers may be naturally occurring anionic polymers or synthetic polymers. These pectins and/or polymers prevent nicotine from oxidizing into cotinine, nicotine-cis-N-oxide, nicotine-trans-N-oxide, and/or nicotine-1,1-di-N-oxide. Molluscicides, algaecides, pesticides, and stabilized nicotine compositions comprising nicotine and pectin, anionic polymers, or combinations thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are a smoking article having improved flavor persistence and a manufacturing method thereof, the smoking article including: a smoking material portion: a filter portion: and a wrapper wrapping at least a portion of the smoking material portion, wherein flavor persistence of the smoking article is improved by applying a flavoring sheet including a hydrocolloid material and flavoring to the wrapper.

Abstract: A breakable capsule such as a seamless breakable capsule useful in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco product includes an outer shell formed of a cross-linked agar matrix including at least one filler, and an inner core surrounded by the outer shell which comprises a liquid or gel based composition of a flavorant and/or non-flavorant. The cross-linked agar matrix is reinforced with carboxymethyl cellulose that is dispersed throughout the agar matrix so as to fill empty spaces in the agar matrix and inhibit the composition from passing through the empty spaces of the agar matrix.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling an aerosol generating device that generates an aerosol based on ultrasonic vibration of a vibrator of the aerosol generating device is provided. The method includes: operating, based on power of the aerosol generating device being turned on, the aerosol generating device in a preheat mode for preheating the vibrator; operating, based on the preheat mode being completed, the aerosol generating device in a power repetition control mode wherein supplying of power to the vibrator and cutting off supply of the power to the vibrator are alternately repeated; and operating, based on a puff of a user being sensed while operating in the power repetition control mode, the aerosol generating device in a puffing mode wherein power is supplied to the vibrator to generate the aerosol.

Abstract: The invention is an inhalation device for delivering an atomized mixture of liquids with a regulated mixing ratio, comprising two reservoirs storing a liquid, for each reservoir a piezoelectric actuator (10a, 10b) for atomizing the liquid, and a liquid transferring member being in contact with the liquid and the piezoelectric actuator (10a, 10b), and a pressure sensor (16a, 16b) for detecting a user inhalation, a regulating electric circuit comprising a controller (18) generating an output PWM signal having a duty cycle, and an output stage (20a, 20b) comprising an inductor (12a, 12b) forming a resonant circuit with the piezoelectric actuator (10a, 10b), and a switch (14a, 14b) for driving the output stage (20a, 20b) by the output PWM signal, the mixing ratio of the atomized liquids is determined by the duty cycles of the output PWM signals.

Abstract: A cartridge and an aerosol-generating device including the same are disclosed. The cartridge of the disclosure includes a first container comprising a first chamber having an open side and an insertion space formed separately from the first chamber; a lower case coupled to the first container; a frame configured to close the open side of the first chamber and configured to partition an inside of the lower case to define a second chamber in communication with the insertion space; a wick disposed in the second chamber and in communication with the first chamber; and a heater configured to heat the wick.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes a body; a cartridge coupled to the body and comprising: a first chamber configured to store a liquid; a second chamber formed separately from the first chamber; a wick disposed in the second chamber and in communication with the first chamber; a heater configured to heat the wick; and a cartridge inlet allowing the second chamber to communicate with an outside of the cartridge; a cap configured to cover the cartridge and comprising a cap inlet allowing communication between an inside and an outside of the cartridge; and an inflow passage interconnecting the cap inlet and the cartridge inlet, wherein at least a portion of the inflow passage is formed between the cap and the cartridge.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes an atomizing body and an atomizing core disposed inside the atomizing body to absorb and atomize e-liquid. The atomizing body includes a first e-liquid chamber, a second e-liquid chamber, and an e-liquid delivery section. The e-liquid delivery section is disposed between the first e-liquid chamber and the second e-liquid chamber. The atomizing core is disposed within the first e-liquid chamber to absorb and atomize the e-liquid stored in the first e-liquid chamber. The e-liquid delivery section includes a sealing component movable between a first position and a second position. The first position is where the sealing component seals the e-liquid delivery section and thus isolates the first e-liquid chamber and the second e-liquid chamber. The second position is where the sealing component is disconnected from the e-liquid delivery section, allowing the first e-liquid chamber and the second e-liquid chamber to communicate with each other.

Abstract: A heating mechanism and aerosol generation device are provided. The heating mechanism includes a chamber; a heater; and a first end cap, connected to an end of the heater, where the first end cap includes an inner cylinder at least partially extending into an interior of the chamber. The inner cylinder has a closed end and an opposite open end, and the open end of the inner cylinder is configured to abut against the aerosol product when the aerosol product is received within the chamber, so that a substantially closed space is formed between the closed end and the open end. Through this application, after an aerosol generation product is inserted into the heating mechanism, a closed chamber may be formed on an end cap.

Abstract: A portable battery-powered aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is provided, the portable battery-powered aerosol-generating device including a heating element, the heating element including electrically resistive particles and a polymer binder, and the electrically resistive particles being embedded in the binder. A heating element for the portable battery-powered aerosol generating device is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a reservoir containing an aerosol-forming substrate. The system also includes first and second heating elements and first and second liquid transfer elements. The first and second heating elements are spaced apart from the reservoir. The first and second liquid transfer elements are configured to deliver aerosol-forming substrate from the reservoir to the heating elements. The first liquid transfer element has first and second end portions and a portion between the first and second end portions at the first heating element. The second liquid transfer element has first and second end portions and a portion between the first and second end portions at the second heating element. The portion of the first liquid transfer element at the first heating element may extend in a first direction. The portion of the second liquid transfer element at the second heating element may extend in a second direction.

Abstract: A dielectrically heatable aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; a plurality of pairs of electrodes, each pair of electrodes including a first electrode spaced apart from a second electrode; and an aerosol-generating device including a controller configured to connect to each pair of electrodes, in which each pair of electrodes forms a capacitor with a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, and in which the controller is further configured to supply an alternating voltage to the plurality of pairs of electrodes for dielectrically heating the aerosol-forming substrate. An aerosol-generating article for a dielectrically heated aerosol-generating system is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the heater assembly including a photonic device configured to generate a beam of electromagnetic radiation, the aerosol-generating device being configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate by directing the beam of electromagnetic radiation onto the aerosol-forming substrate, and the heating chamber being arranged between the photonic device and a mouth-end of the aerosol-generating device with respect to a longitudinal axis of the aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heater assembly including: a first heater casing including an air inlet; a second heater casing including an aerosol outlet; and a heating chamber configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, the heating chamber being in fluid communication with both the air inlet and aerosol outlet to define an airflow pathway through the heater assembly, the heating chamber being arranged between the first and the second heater casings, and the first and the second heater casings are attached to each other by a fastener, the fastener being configured to exert an axial force on the first and the second heater casings to urge axially opposing internal surfaces of the first and the second heater casings into sealing engagement with respective axially opposing end surfaces of the heating chamber to seal the airflow pathway.

Abstract: An inductive heating system is provided, including: a first inductive heating device including a first DC power supply configured to provide a first DC supply voltage, and a first heater module including an inductor configured to provide inductive heating, the first heater module having a first heater module input voltage that is substantially equal to the first DC supply voltage; and a second inductive heating device including a second DC power supply configured to provide a second DC supply voltage that is different from the first DC supply voltage, a second heater module including an inductor configured to provide inductive heating, the heater module having the first heater module input voltage, and a DC/DC voltage converter configured to convert the second DC supply voltage to the first heater module input voltage.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device includes a battery, a controller, an atomizer, and a scaling member disposed on one end of the atomizer and including a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), wherein the thermoplastic elastomer has a melt flow index of 1.8 g/10 min to 80.0 g/10 min.

Abstract: A vaporization device includes: an upper housing having a liquid injection channel and a connection portion; and a main body including a liquid storage tank configured to store liquid, a locking portion, and a seal member. The upper housing is sleeved on the main body and fixedly connects the locking portion to the connection portion. When the locking portion is fixedly connected to the connection portion and is in a first state, the liquid injection channel is in communication with the liquid storage tank. When the locking portion is fixedly connected to the connection portion and is in a second state, the seal member blocks the liquid injection channel.

Abstract: An aerosol generating apparatus may include: a housing including a first chamber into which an aerosol generating article is inserted, a second chamber spaced apart from the first chamber, and an air path provided between the first chamber and the second chamber; a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in the second chamber; and a processor configured to obtain pressure sensing data from the pressure sensor, detect a pressure change inside the second chamber based on the pressure sensing data, and output a notification indicating that a user's puff operation has occurred when a pressure change inside the second chamber is greater than or equal to a designated value.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and apparatuses for a dispensing device with an electromechanical feedback system having an atomizer and a motor.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device includes a heating element configured to heat an aerosol-generating substrate, a battery configured to supply power to the heating element, a harvest device configured to generate power, and a controller configured to control conversion of power generated by the harvest device and control charging of the battery by using converted power.

Abstract: A gas heating smoking article and its disposable consumption are provided. The disposable consumption includes a housing and a mouth piece; the housing is sealed at its front end by a metal foil which can be melted by external flame, and is connected with the mouth piece at its rear end; the housing includes a chamber divided by quartz fiber therein, the chamber is filled with tobacco which generates vapor but does not burn. The disposable consumption can generate vapor very similar to that generated by a traditional cigarette, it can provide very good smoking experience.

Abstract: An undergarment is provided to accommodate a user's genitalia. An hourglass-shaped cutout forms a pouch. The cutout has a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width greater than the first, meeting at a crease. The crease and the widths define two lengths, with the first length being longer than the second. The undergarment can be made from various materials including cotton, spandex, elastane, modal, microfiber, bamboo, hemp, nylon, polyester, mesh, and silk. The pouch can be removable and customizable, with a method provided for allowing a user to select a pouch size and couple it to the undergarment.

Abstract: A sleepsuit for children having a front side and a rear side. The front side is heavier than the rear side. The front is divided into a top portion; a middle portion; and a lower portion. The middle portion is heavier than the top portion, and the top portion is heavier than the lower portion. The top portion is divided into consecutive four rows, wherein the first three rows are of equal heights, and the fourth row which is adjacent to the middle portion has a height larger than that of the first three rows. The middle portion can be divided into five rows.

Abstract: Infant swaddling allows an infant to be comfortably and easily swaddled. The swaddling includes a pouch featuring a lower end that can be opened and closed to allow an infant's soiled diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature. The swaddling can include a blanket that comprises a first blanket flap and a second blanket flap and that can be removably attached to the pouch. The swaddle is used by placing one of the blanket flaps over the pouch, and then placing the other blanket flap over the pouch.

Abstract: A back to front reversible garment system is provided. The garment system includes a first portion, a second portion, the first and second portions connected together at their sides, and each having an outer layer and an inner layer defining at least one pocket therebetween with at least one pocket entrance opening. The garment system also includes at least one padded insert that is positioned in the pocket of either the first portion or the second portion. The garment system is wearable in either a first position or a second position. In the first position, the first portion covers at least a portion of a wearer's chest and the second portion covers at least a portion of the wearer's back. In the second position, the second portion covers at least a portion of the wearer's chest and the first portion covers at least a portion of the wearer's back.

Abstract: Systems and apparatus related to adaptive support garments including adaptive support structures, lacing systems, and an adaptive engine are discussed. In an example, an adaptive support garment includes a support structure, a plurality of lace guides, a lace cable, and an adaptive engine. The support structure is configured to wrap around a portion of anatomy of a wearer and apply a compression on the portion of anatomy. The plurality of lace guides are disposed on the support structure. The lace cable extends through the lace guides to form a lacing pattern over a lacing region of the support structure. The adaptive engine is coupled to the support structure and engages with the lace cable. The adaptive engine is also configured to increase or decrease tension on the lace cable to increase or decrease compression of the support structure on the portion of anatomy, respectively.

Abstract: A moisture management moulded bra cup and bra containing same for wicking bodily fluid away from a wearer's skin.

Abstract: A breast support medical gown includes an outer garment and a brassiere. The outer garment comprises an outer garment opening to allow body access for medical examinations and operations. The brassiere is permanently or removably attached to the outer garment providing wearers with a sense of self-dignity and breast support. The breast support medical gown can be worn with the outer garment opening facing forward or backward without comprising the brassiere's breast-supporting function. For a removably attached brassiere, a wearer may mix-match the sizes of an outer garment and a brassiere. The wearer may also wear the outer garment without a brassiere.

Abstract: A bra cup manufactured using flexible foam particles. The manufacturing method comprises batching, cutting and sanitizing flexible foam particles. The flexible foam particles are blended together with a reactive material to form a mixture. The mixture may be cured to provide a bra cup of a substantially uniform structure in a desired shape and density. Using flexible polyurethane foam particles in the process of making bra cups, a reduced amount of virgin flexible polyurethane foam is required to manufacture brassieres.

Abstract: An electroadhesive clutch can be coupled to a textile. The clutch can include a first electrode assembly comprising a first conductive member, and a second electrode assembly comprising a second conductive member overlaying in part the first conductive member. In an example, the clutch includes or uses an elastic encasing within which the first and second electrode assemblies are positioned. The elastic encasing can form a first bond with the first conductive member at a first location of the elastic encasing and a second bond with the second conductive member proximate a second location of the elastic encasing different than the first location.

Abstract: A water sports garment to be worn over at least a portion of a lower body of a wearer includes a rear pocket spanning across the wearer's gluteal muscles when in use. The rear pocket has an opening and is configured for receiving a removable pad. The removable pad includes a foam core enclosed within a neoprene outer. The garment is adapted such that when the removable pad is positioned in the rear pocket and the wearer is seated on a surface, the removable pad is aligned with each of the wearer's ischial tuberosities such that the removable pad is between the wearer's ischial tuberosities and the surface.

Abstract: A fire retardant bib assembly for being wearable around a neck of a person who is smoking includes a bib being wearable around a neck of a person who is smoking and being elongated to cover a torso of the person to inhibit ash created by an article being smoked from falling onto clothing of the person. The bib comprises a flexible fabric composed of a fire resistant material. The bib has a pair of weighted members, a pair of tethers, and a pocket. The pocket is coupled to the bib and includes an open end.

Abstract: Proposed is a transparent mask equipped with an oxygen supply means, wherein the transparent mask includes a transparent member configured to be worn on a face and to cover a nose and a mouth, a coupling member configured to enable a periphery of the transparent member to be brought in close contact with the face, an air inflow port provided on one side of the transparent member and configured to allow air to be introduced into an inside of the transparent member, air discharge port provided on an opposite side of the transparent member and configured to allow air to be discharged to an outside of the transparent member, and an air discharge means provided in the air discharge port, wherein the air discharge means includes a discharge flap configured only to allow such that air is discharged to the outside of the transparent member.

Abstract: A sleep mask assembly includes a sleep mask that is wearable on a user's face such that the sleep mask covers the user's eyes. The sleep mask has a face portion and a flap portion. The face portion rests against the user's face when the sleep mask is worn. The flap portion is positionable in a deployed position has the flap portion resting against the user's forehead to facilitate the user to comfortably rest their forehead against a support object when the user is sleeping in a sitting position. The flap portion is positionable in a stored position having the flap portion resting against the face portion. A pair of elastomeric straps is each coupled to the sleep mask thereby facilitating the pair of elastomeric straps to be worn around the user's head for retaining the sleep mask on the user's face.

Abstract: A glove includes: first palm pieces at fingertips of the glove and rear side pieces at the fingertips of the glove; the first palm piece and the rear side piece are integrally formed; each of the first palm piece and the rear side piece is sewn together at one end of their respective finger parts to form a three-dimensional structure, seams between the first palm pieces and the rear side pieces are provided on nails or on backs of fingers. The present disclosure includes a complete piece that fully encloses the fingertips formed integrally by the first palm piece and the rear side piece, and makes the sewn part of the first palm piece and the rear side piece from the fingertips to the back of the fingers.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for device-garment integration. In some embodiments, a garment assembly comprises: a garment having a front side and a back side; an aperture in the garment extending from the front side to the back side; a garment subassembly including: a first reinforcement layer disposed on the front side of the garment providing a cosmetic aperture border and finishing a raw cut garment edge; a second reinforcement layer providing garment edge finishing, minimizing friction between a device and the garment and allowing capacitive touch functionality; a pocket subassembly adhered to the garment subassembly, the pocket subassembly including: adhesive for securing the pocket subassembly to the garment subassembly; an elastic pocket attached to the adhesive; and a third reinforcement layer adhered to the elastic pocket to provide stiffness to the assembly.