US2777797A
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Vitamin products
Assignee: Nopco Chemical Co
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Filing: 1952-06-04
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Granted: 1957-01-15
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Expires: 1972-06-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hochberg Melvin
- 👤 Melvin J Macmillan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:50
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23K; A23K20/00; A23K20/10; A23K20/174; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/807
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A HIGHLY STABLE FAT-SOLUBLE-VITAMIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION OF MATTER WHEREIN THE FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN CONTENT IS AVAILABLE BIOLOGICALLY, SAID COMPOSITION OF MATTER COMPRISING A MULTIPLICITY OF SMALL, SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES CONSISTING ESENTIALLY OF (A) NORMALLY SOLID WAX-LIKE MATERIAL HAVING A MELTING POINT OF AT LEAST 45*C., (B) FAT-SOLUBLE-VITAMIN-CONTAINING MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN A CONTAINING MATERIAL AND FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN D CONTAINING MATERIAL, (C) VEGETABLE FLOUR AND (D) EDIBLE ANTIOXIDANT, SAID SUBSTANCES A, B, C AND D BEING INTIMATELY COMBINED WITH EACH OTHER, SAID COMPOSITION HAVING BEEN PRODUCED BY FORMING (A), (B), (C) AND (D) INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MOLTEN MASS, THERAFTER FORMING VERY SMALL FLUID DROPLETS FROM THE MOLTEN MASS AND PROJECTING THE VERY SMALL DROPLETS THROUGH THE AIR UNTIL THEY ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SOLIDIFIED, SAID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES HAVING (A), (B) AND (D) IN SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID SOLUTION FORMING A CONTINUOUS PHASE WITH PARTICLES OF (C) SUSPENDED THEREIN AND MEASURING ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 50% OF THE COMBINED WEIGHTS OF (A), (B), (C) AND (D), THE QUANTITY BY WEIGHTS OF (A) IN SAID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES MEASURING BETWEEN 15% AND 60% OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT THEREOF, AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF SAID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES PASSABLE THROUGH A 10 MESH SCREEN AND TERAINABLE ON A 100 MESH SCREEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A HIGHLY STABLE FAT-SOLUBLE-VITAMIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION OF MATTER WHEREIN THE FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN CONTENT IS AVAILABLE BIOLOGICALLY, SAID COMPOSITION OF MATTER COMPRISING A MULTIPLICITY OF SMALL, SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES CONSISTING ESENTIALLY OF (A) NORMALLY SOLID WAX-LIKE MATERIAL HAVING A MELTING POINT OF AT LEAST 45*C., (B) FAT-SOLUBLE-VITAMIN-CONTAINING MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN A CONTAINING MATERIAL AND FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN D CONTAINING MATERIAL, (C) VEGETABLE FLOUR AND (D) EDIBLE ANTIOXIDANT, SAID SUBSTANCES A, B, C AND D BEING INTIMATELY COMBINED WITH EACH OTHER, SAID COMPOSITION HAVING BEEN PRODUCED BY FORMING (A), (B), (C) AND (D) INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MOLTEN MASS, THERAFTER FORMING VERY SMALL FLUID DROPLETS FROM THE MOLTEN MASS AND PROJECTING THE VERY SMALL DROPLETS THROUGH THE AIR UNTIL THEY ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SOLIDIFIED, SAID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES HAVING (A), (B) AND (D) IN SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID SOLUTION FORMING A CONTINUOUS PHASE WITH PARTICLES OF (C) SUSPENDED THEREIN AND MEASURING ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 50% OF THE COMBINED WEIGHTS OF (A), (B), (C) AND (D), THE QUANTITY BY WEIGHTS OF (A) IN SAID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES MEASURING BETWEEN 15% AND 60% OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT THEREOF, AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF SAID SPHEROIDAL PARTICLES PASSABLE THROUGH A 10 MESH SCREEN AND TERAINABLE ON A 100 MESH SCREEN.
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