Solid food and solid milk having excellent resistance to breakage when dropped

US12279626B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12279626-B2
Application numberUS-202017641339-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 3, 2020
Priority dateSep 13, 2019
Publication dateApr 22, 2025
Grant dateApr 22, 2025

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A solid food is a solid food having a solid form obtained by compression molding a powder, in which in a case where a drop test in which the solid food is dropped onto a drop face is repeated until the solid food is broken, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when a dropping energy density per unit fracture stress EF is 2×10 −4 [(J/m 2 )/(N/m 2 )] is 3 times or more, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 1×10 −4 [(J/m 2 )/(N/m 2 )] is 10 times or more, and the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 5×10 −5 [(J/m 2 )/(N/m 2 )] is more than 30 times, EF being obtained by dividing a dropping energy density in the drop test by a fracture stress of the solid food.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A solid milk having a solid form obtained by compression molding a powdered milk, wherein in a case where a drop test in which the solid milk is dropped onto a drop face is repeated until the solid milk is broken, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when a dropping energy density per unit fracture stress EF is 2×10 −4 [(J/m 2 )/(N/m 2 )] is 3 times or more, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 1×10 −4 [(J/m 2 )/(N/m 2 )] is 10 times or more, and the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 5×10 −5 [(J/m 2 )/(N/m 2 )] is more than 30 times, EF being obtained by dividing a dropping energy density in the drop test by a fracture stress of the solid milk, wherein one or more through-holes are provided in a body of the solid milk.

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  • Moulding · CPC title

  • A23L5/00Primary

    Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor · CPC title

  • A23C9/18Primary

    Milk in dried and compressed or semi-solid form · CPC title

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What does patent US12279626B2 cover?
A solid food is a solid food having a solid form obtained by compression molding a powder, in which in a case where a drop test in which the solid food is dropped onto a drop face is repeated until the solid food is broken, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when a dropping energy density per unit fracture stress EF is 2×10 −4 [(J/m 2 )/(N/m 2 )] is 3 times or more, the number…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Meiji Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A23L5/00. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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