US Patent Issued on Dec. 16 for "Process for masking the flavor of seeds" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,821, issued on Dec. 16.

"Process for masking the flavor of seeds" was invented by William Paul Lovell (Manitowoc, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention herein provides for an approach whereby a water-soluble high-intensity sweetener is used in place of sucrose or sugar as a formulation that produces highly flavored and palatable seeds and pulses within a shorter time frame and in lower temperature conditions. The resulting product of this invention comprises a sweet-cured pulse having a hydrated or semi-hydrated tender and firm internal texture in a low-moisture internally hydrated state."

The patent was filed on April 1...