ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,072, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Cargill Inc. (Wayzata, Minn.).
"Starch blend" was invented by Michelle Kozora (Excelsior, Minn.) and Erin Marie Radermacher (Golden Valley, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition and method of making a label friendly starch blend includes a composition having greater than 50 weight percent of a heat moisture treated (HMT) potato starch and less than 50 weight percent of a native tapioca starch. In an example, the starch blend includes between about 60 and about 70 weight percent of the HMT potato starch and between about 30 and about 40 weight percent of the native tapioca starch. T...