Wheat gluten based compositions and articles made therefrom
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- R & D GREEN MATERIALS
- Publication Date
- 2016-11-10
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 490,428, filed on Jun. 6, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 419,416, filed on Dec. 3, 2010, entitled WHEAT GLUTEN BASED COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM, and is a continuation-in-part application of International Patent Application Serial No. PCT / US11 / 063282, filed on Dec. 5, 2011, of the same title, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[0002] This work was funded at least in part by National Science Foundation Phase II SBIR grant #0923863.BACKGROUND
[0003] The present invention relates to wheat gluten based compositions, articles made therefrom, and methods for making the same. More particularly, the invention relates to low-density articles made from wheat gluten, reinforcing fibrous materials, and other optional components...