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Soybean oil

Assignee: General Mills Inc
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Filing: 1946-04-20
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Granted: 1950-05-23
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Expires: 1966-04-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jakob L Jakobsen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 06:34
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11B; C11B3/00; C11B3/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
PROCESS OF REFINING SOYBEAN OIL WHICH COMPRISES DEGUMMING THE OIL, SUBJECTING THE OIL TO VACUUM DISTILLATION TREATMENT, INCLUDING PASSING A SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT GAS THROUGH THE OIL, WHEREBY FROM 2-6% OF THE OIL COMPOSED PRINCIPALLY OF FREE FATTY ACIDS AND TOCOPHEROLS AND INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE FREE FATTY ACIDS AND TOCOPHEROLS IN THE DEGUMMED OIL, IS VOLATILIZED AND REMOVED, AND THEN DEODORIZING THE RESIDUAL OIL AT A TEMPERATURE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 190* C., INCLUDING TREATMENT OF THE OIL WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT GAS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
PROCESS OF REFINING SOYBEAN OIL WHICH COMPRISES DEGUMMING THE OIL, SUBJECTING THE OIL TO VACUUM DISTILLATION TREATMENT, INCLUDING PASSING A SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT GAS THROUGH THE OIL, WHEREBY FROM 2-6% OF THE OIL COMPOSED PRINCIPALLY OF FREE FATTY ACIDS AND TOCOPHEROLS AND INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE FREE FATTY ACIDS AND TOCOPHEROLS IN THE DEGUMMED OIL, IS VOLATILIZED AND REMOVED, AND THEN DEODORIZING THE RESIDUAL OIL AT A TEMPERATURE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 190* C., INCLUDING TREATMENT OF THE OIL WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT GAS.

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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) 1953-05-22 1953-11-21 1954-05-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1957-05-22 1957-11-21 1958-05-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1961-05-22 1961-11-21 1962-05-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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