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US2968563A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Liquid shortening

Assignee: Kraft Inc
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Filing: 1958-01-21
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Granted: 1961-01-17
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Expires: 1978-01-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Houser Charles Jack

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:55
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23D; A23D9/00; A23D9/007; A23D9/013

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
THE COMBINATION AS A LIQUID SHORTENING, FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN BAKING, OF AN EDIBLE LIQUID OIL, A SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PARTIAL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS WITH HEXAHYDRIC ALCOHOLS OR ANHYDRIDES THEREOF, POLYOXYALKYLENE DERIVATIVES OF THE PARTIAL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS WITH HEXAHYDRIC ALCOHOLS OR ANHYDRIDES THEREOF, AND ESTERETHERS RESULTING FROM THE REACTION OF FATTY ACIDS WITH ALKYLENE OXIDES, AN EDIBLE MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT, AND A REACTION PRODUCT; SAID LIQUID OIL HAVING AN IODINE VALUE IN EXCESS OF ABOUT 85 AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF TRI-SATURATED COMPONENTS, SAID SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT BETWEEN ABOUT .1 AND ABOUT 2 PERCENT, SAID MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT COMPRISING AT LEAST 35 PERCENT OF MONO-GLYCERIDES HAVING MORE THAN ABOUT 14 CARBON ATOMS IN THE FATTY ACID RADICALS, SAID MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF ABOUT .8 PERCENT, THE SUM OF THE REACTION PRODUCT AND THE MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT BEING LESS THAN ABOUT 3.5 PERCENT, SAID REACTION PRODUCT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF GLYCERINE COMBINED WITH SUBSTANTIALLY SATURATED FATTY ACID RADICALS HAVING AN IODINE VALUE NO GREATER THAN 35 AND HAVING CARBON CHAINS IN EXCESS OF 12 AND A WATER SOLUBLE ACID HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
THE COMBINATION AS A LIQUID SHORTENING, FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN BAKING, OF AN EDIBLE LIQUID OIL, A SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PARTIAL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS WITH HEXAHYDRIC ALCOHOLS OR ANHYDRIDES THEREOF, POLYOXYALKYLENE DERIVATIVES OF THE PARTIAL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS WITH HEXAHYDRIC ALCOHOLS OR ANHYDRIDES THEREOF, AND ESTERETHERS RESULTING FROM THE REACTION OF FATTY ACIDS WITH ALKYLENE OXIDES, AN EDIBLE MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT, AND A REACTION PRODUCT; SAID LIQUID OIL HAVING AN IODINE VALUE IN EXCESS OF ABOUT 85 AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF TRI-SATURATED COMPONENTS, SAID SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT BETWEEN ABOUT .1 AND ABOUT 2 PERCENT, SAID MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT COMPRISING AT LEAST 35 PERCENT OF MONO-GLYCERIDES HAVING MORE THAN ABOUT 14 CARBON ATOMS IN THE FATTY ACID RADICALS, SAID MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF ABOUT .8 PERCENT, THE SUM OF THE REACTION PRODUCT AND THE MONO-GLYCERIDE COMPONENT BEING LESS THAN ABOUT 3.5 PERCENT, SAID REACTION PRODUCT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF GLYCERINE COMBINED WITH SUBSTANTIALLY SATURATED FATTY ACID RADICALS HAVING AN IODINE VALUE NO GREATER THAN 35 AND HAVING CARBON CHAINS IN EXCESS OF 12 AND A WATER SOLUBLE ACID HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA:

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