Manufacture of dextrose controlling particle size

Claim 1

IN THE PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DEXTROSE WHEREIN A LIQUOR CONTAINING THE DEXTROSE IS SUBJECTED TO A CRYSTALLIZATION OPERATION FOLLOWED BY THE REMOVAL OF THE MOTHER LIQUOR RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF A SUGAR CAKE, THE STEPS WHICH COMPRISE FORMING A MIXTURE OF SUGAR CAKE OF DEXTROSE WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE SYRUP OF DEXTROSE BY HEATING SAID SUGAR CAKE TO A TEMPERATURE IN THE TRANGE FROM ABOUT 110*F. TO 150*F. AND FOR A PERIOD SHORT OF SUBSTANTIAL MELTING SAID SUGAR CAKE OF DEXTROSE HAVING LUMPY PARTICLES AND A LARGE QUANTITY OF FINE LOOSE PARTICLES AT A MOISTURE CONTENT OF ABOUT 12% TO ABOUT 20% BY WEIGHT, SAID ADHESIVE SYRUP BEING FORMED IN AMOUNTS AT LEAST SUFFICIENT TO COMPACT SAID FINE LOOSE PARTICLES BUT NOT IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE SAID MIXTURE TOO STICKY FOR HANDLING REDUCING AND COMPACTING SUFFICIENT PROPORTIONS OF SAID LUMPY AND FINE PARTICLES OF SAID SUGAR CAKE INTO PARTICLES OF SIZES SUCH THAT WHEN DRIED AT LEAST 55 PERCENT BY WEIGHT WILL BE RETAINED WHEN DRIED AT LEAST 55 PERCENT BY WEIGHT WILL BE RETAINED ON U.S. 100 MESH SCREEN AND WILL PASS A U.S. NO 16 MESH SCREEN, AND THEN DRYING SAID PARTICLES TO A MOISTURE CONTENT BELOW 9.08% BY WEIGHT.