Eric J Mathews

US Patent:

61716073, Jan 9, 2001

Filed:

Sep 28, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/162189

Inventors:

Richard C. Fuisz - McLean VA
Claude Bayard - Arlington VA
Beuford A. Bogue - Broad Run VA
Eric H. Mathews - Gainesville VA
Supapong Siris - Chanitilly VA

Assignee:

Fuisz Technologies Ltd. - Chantilly VA

International Classification:

A01N 2500

US Classification:

424405

Abstract:

The present invention is a unique process and apparatus for making a new matrix material called a shearform matrix which results in transformation of the morphology of a feedstock. The process is characterized by increasing the temperature of a nonsolubilized feedstock carrier to a point where it will undergo internal flow, followed by upwardly ejecting a stream of the feedstock and then subjecting it to disruptive fluid shear force which separates it into separate parts or masses which have a transformed morphology. The shearform matrix may include other ingredients such as oleaginous material and actives.