With Nonproteinaceous Noncarbohydrate Hetero Ring Compound Patents (Class 106/141.1)
  • Composition for use in biodegradable articles and method of use
    Patent number: 7553363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for use in making a starch-based food or beverage container, the formulation allowing the container to be water resistant for a usable amount of time without the need for coatings or similar. An embodiment of the formulation comprising water, native and pregelatinized starch, an insolubilizing compound, proteins or natural polymeric compounds, fibers, a wax emulsion, and a fiber-sizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Biosphere Industries, LLC
    Inventors: David Dellinger, Elie Helou, Jr.