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US2871123A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Calcium enriched milk

Assignee: Hexion Inc
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Filing: 1955-06-10
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Granted: 1959-01-27
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Expires: 1975-06-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clifford D Bauer
  • 👤 Robert M Marks
  • 👤 Edwin A Bernardoni

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 16:50
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23C; A23C9/00; A23C9/152; A23C9/1522; A23C11/00; A23C11/02; A23C11/04; A23C9/154; A23C9/1544; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/801

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 214 words
IN SUSPENDING A WATER INSOLUBLE CALCIUM COMPOUND IN NON-SETTLING CONDITION IN AN AQUEOUS LIQUID MILK PRODUCT CONTAINING MILK PROTEIN, THE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES FORMING AN INTIMATE MIXTURE OF THE MILK PRODUCT, IRISH MOSS EXTRACT CONSTITUTING THE SOLE ADMIXED ANTISETTLING AGENT AND BEING IN THE PROPORTION OF ABOUT 0.02%-0.1% OF THE WEIGHT OF THE SAID MILK PRODUCT, FINELY DIVIDED CALCIUM CARBONATE OF SUCH SIZE OF PARTICLES THAT AT LEAST HALF BY WEIGHT IS FINER THAN 5 MICRONS, ADDING A PH ESTABLISHING MATERIAL IN ANY AMOUNT REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE PH OF THE MIXTURE WITHIN THE RANGE 6-7, THEN HEATING THE SAID MIXTURE TO AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 145* F. AND BELOW THE TEMPERATURE OF HEAT CURDLING OF THE MILK PROTEIN, TO CAUSE INTERACTION OF THE MILK PROTEIN AND THE IRISH MOSS EXTRACT IN CONTACT WITH THE CALCIUM CARBONATE, MAINTAINING THE MIXTURE AT THE SAID ELEVATED TEMPERATURE UNTIL THE VISCOSITY AS MEASURED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE RISES 10%-40% ABOVE THE VISCOSITY OF THE ORIGINAL MIXTURE AND UNTIL THE SAID INTERACTION IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AS SHOWN BY NO FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN THE VISCOSITY, AND THEN COOLING THE MATERIAL, THE CALCIUM CARBONATE BEING ADDED IN AMOUNT TO MAKE THE CA:P RATIO IN THE PRODUCT 1.5-2 PARTS OF THE CALCIUM FOR 1 PART OF PHOSPHORUS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 214 words
IN SUSPENDING A WATER INSOLUBLE CALCIUM COMPOUND IN NON-SETTLING CONDITION IN AN AQUEOUS LIQUID MILK PRODUCT CONTAINING MILK PROTEIN, THE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES FORMING AN INTIMATE MIXTURE OF THE MILK PRODUCT, IRISH MOSS EXTRACT CONSTITUTING THE SOLE ADMIXED ANTISETTLING AGENT AND BEING IN THE PROPORTION OF ABOUT 0.02%-0.1% OF THE WEIGHT OF THE SAID MILK PRODUCT, FINELY DIVIDED CALCIUM CARBONATE OF SUCH SIZE OF PARTICLES THAT AT LEAST HALF BY WEIGHT IS FINER THAN 5 MICRONS, ADDING A PH ESTABLISHING MATERIAL IN ANY AMOUNT REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE PH OF THE MIXTURE WITHIN THE RANGE 6-7, THEN HEATING THE SAID MIXTURE TO AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 145* F. AND BELOW THE TEMPERATURE OF HEAT CURDLING OF THE MILK PROTEIN, TO CAUSE INTERACTION OF THE MILK PROTEIN AND THE IRISH MOSS EXTRACT IN CONTACT WITH THE CALCIUM CARBONATE, MAINTAINING THE MIXTURE AT THE SAID ELEVATED TEMPERATURE UNTIL THE VISCOSITY AS MEASURED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE RISES 10%-40% ABOVE THE VISCOSITY OF THE ORIGINAL MIXTURE AND UNTIL THE SAID INTERACTION IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AS SHOWN BY NO FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN THE VISCOSITY, AND THEN COOLING THE MATERIAL, THE CALCIUM CARBONATE BEING ADDED IN AMOUNT TO MAKE THE CA:P RATIO IN THE PRODUCT 1.5-2 PARTS OF THE CALCIUM FOR 1 PART OF PHOSPHORUS.

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