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US3594184A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Treating hull enclosed cotyledon seeds

Assignee: Nestle Purina PetCare Co
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Filing: 1968-04-26
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Granted: 1971-07-20
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Expires: 1988-04-26
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Abstract

Abstract A METHOD OF AND PRODUCTS RESULTING FROM TREATING HULL ENCLOSED COTYLEDONS, ESPECIALLY PEA OR BEAN LEGUMES, PARTICULARLY SOYBEANS, TO REMOVE OBJECTIONABLE FLAVOR, TO REMOVE OR ALTER PHYSIOLOGICALLY OBJECTIONABLE SUGAR CONSTITUENTS, TO ALTER THE DENSITY AND TEXTURE TO PROVIDE A DESIRABLE TEXTTURE, AND BASICALLY TO PRODUCE A FULL-FAT EDIBLE PRODUCT RETAINING THE DESIRABLE OILS, BY THE USE OF A SPECIAL COMBINATION OF CONTROLLED DRY HEATING OF THE COMPLETE BEAN EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY, TO ALTER THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS THEREOF, FOLLOWED BY CONTROLLED WATER TREATMENT TO FURTHER ALTER THE ALTERED STRUCTURE. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY ROASTING TO OBTAIN EDIBLE NUT LIKE PRODUCTS OR ROATING AND GRINDING TO OBTAIN EDIBLE SPREAD TYPE PRODUCTS.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert L Hawley
  • 👤 Jesse T Duren

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:24
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23N; A23N5/00; A23L; A23L11/00; A23L11/01; A23L11/03

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-07-19 1975-01-18 1975-07-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-07-19 1979-01-18 1979-07-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-07-19 1983-01-18 1983-07-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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