Appeal No. 1996-0249 Page 2
Application No. 08/076,709
have been indicated as allowable by the examiner (answer, page
1).
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to an edible
encapsulated food product comprising (1) a core of a food
enhancing additive and water insoluble material such as a fat
that melts to release the additive in water at temperatures
above about 90°F and (2) an outer shell including a material
such as hydroxypropylcellulose which has a gelation
temperature between about 90-160°F. An understanding of the
invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1
and 12, which are reproduced below.
1. An edible microcapsule comprising an encapsulated food
enhancing additive which comprises:
a) a core comprising: (i) at least one food
enhancing additive; and (ii) a meltable core material that
is insoluble in water but which melts and releases said
at least one additive in water at temperatures above about
90EF; and
b) an outer shell completely surrounding said core,
said outer shell comprising a shell forming material that
has a thermal gelation temperature within the range from
about 90EF to about 160EF.
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