Diane C Kunkle

7906167, Mar 15, 2011

Mar 5, 2004

10/795107

Arun V. Shastry - Neshanic Station NJ, US
Pamela K. Gesford - Harleysville PA, US
Diane C. Kunkle - Coopersburg PA, US

Mars Incorporated - McLean VA
BPSI Holdings, Inc. - Wilmington DE

A23G 3/00

426660, 426103, 426250, 426540

Non-pigmented, water-based inks are disclosed which are compatible with industrial piezojet printheads and which can be used to form high resolution images on edible substrates, including sugar shell confectionery polished with a hydrophobic wax polish. The ink comprises a hydrolyzable polysaccharide adhesive agent, such as tapioca dextrin or gum arabic, which enhances the compatibility of the ink for hydrophobic surfaces.

20040166211, Aug 26, 2004

Feb 13, 2004

10/778564

Pamela Gesford - Harleysville PA, US
Diane Kunkle - Coopersburg PA, US

A23L001/00

426/273000

Foods and confections having a pearlescent outer coating and enhanced visual appeal are disclosed. In certain preferred aspects, the shellac-based coatings include from about 10 to about 73% by weight of an edible shellac-based vehicle, from about 5 to about 75% by weight of a denatured alcohol, from about 2 to about 30% by weight of a pearlescent pigment, from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of a surfactant and from about 0.5 to about 6.0% by weight of a cellulosic polymer.

20040166214, Aug 26, 2004

Feb 13, 2004

10/778563

Pamela Gesford - Harleysville PA, US
Diane Kunkle - Coopersburg PA, US

A23B004/00

426/302000

Foods and confections having a pearlescent outer coating, as well as coated foods having enhanced visual appeal are disclosed. In certain preferred aspects, the coatings are prepared using powder mixtures which include from about 5 to about 50% by weight of a pearlescent pigment, from about 15 to about 90% by weight tapioca dextrin, from about 2 to about 10% by weight of a surfactant, up to about 5% by weight of a cellulosic polymer and optionally up to 20% by weight dextrose. Methods of preparing the powder mixture and aqueous suspensions containing the same are also disclosed.

20110123696, May 26, 2011

Feb 2, 2011

13/019724

Arun V. Shastry - Neshanic Station NJ, US
Pamela K. Gesford - Harleysville PA, US
Diane C. Kunkle - Coopersburg PA, US

Mars Incorporated - McLean VA
BPSI Holdings, Inc. - Wilmington DE

A23L 1/27
A23G 3/54

426383, 426540

Non-pigmented, water-based inks are disclosed which are compatible with industrial piezojet printheads and which can be used to form high resolution images on edible substrates, including sugar shell confectionery polished with a hydrophobic wax polish. The ink comprises a hydrolyzable polysaccharide adhesive agent, such as tapioca dextrin or gum arabic, which enhances the compatibility of the ink for hydrophobic surfaces.

54705819, Nov 28, 1995

Dec 15, 1992

7/991477

Susan M. Grillo - Quakertown PA
Rita M. Steffenino - Green Lane PA
Diane C. Kunkle - Lansdale PA
Kathleen Saraceni - Lansdale PA

Berwind Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. - West Point PA

A61K 936

424479

A method of coating substrates such as pharmaceutical tablets, food and confectionery forms, agricultural seeds and the like, with a protective film comprises the steps of mixing a cellulosic polymer, maltodextrin, and a plasticizer into water to form an aqueous coating suspension, spraying an effective amount of said coating suspension onto said substrates to form a film coating on said substrates, and drying the film coating on said substrates. Optionally, a detackifier, a secondary film former, a flow aid, and/or a colorant may be dispersed into the coating suspension before applying the coating suspension to the substrates. A dry powder edible film coating composition for use in pharmaceuticals, food and confectionery forms, agricultural seeds, and the like, comprises a dry mixture of a cellulosic polymer, maltodextrin, and a plasticizer. Optionally, the dry coating composition may include a detackifier, a secondary film former, a flow aid, and/or a colorant.