ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,923, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Cargill Inc. (Wayzata, Minn.).
"Shortening with crystalline fat" was invented by Serpil Metin (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Paul Raymond Smith (Waterloo, Belgium) and Fernanda Zaccarelli Davoli (Golden Valley, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a crystalline fat comprising a powder density ranging from about 0.04 g/mL to about 0.40 g/mL at room temperature and at least 50% of particles have a particle size ranging from 10 to 50 micro metre in diameter. Also described herein is a shortening comprising crystalline fat having a powder density ranging from about 0.04 g/mL to about 0....