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(11) EP 1 364 583 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
28.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/05

(21) Application number: 03253216.0

(22) Date of filing: 22.05.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A23C 9/13(2006.01)
A23C 19/076(2006.01)
 A23C 13/16(2006.01)
A23C 19/028(2006.01)

(54)

Dairy products with reduced average particle size

Milchprodukte mit reduzierter durchschnittlicher Partikelgrösse

Produits laitiers avec des particules de tailles moyennes réduites

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 24.05.2002 US 154950

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/48

(73) Proprietor: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
Northfield, Illinois 60093 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kent, Clinton
    Evanston, Illinois 60202 (US)
  • Loh, Jim Bay P.
    Green Oaks, Illinois 60048 (US)
  • Eibel, Hermann
    85356 Freising (DE)

(74) Representative: Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen 
W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ
London WC2B 5SQ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 201 134
US-A- 4 873 094
US-B1- 6 406 736
 US-A- 4 732 769
US-A- 6 093 439
   
  • LEMAY A ET AL: "INFLUENCE OF MICROFLUIDIZATION OF MILK ON CHEDDAR CHEESE COMPOSITION, COLOR, TEXTURE, AND YIELD" JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, US, vol. 77, no. 10, 1 October 1994 (1994-10-01), pages 2870-2879, XP000474830 ISSN: 0022-0302
   
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