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US2996384A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cake mix and method of preparing same

Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1960-07-21
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Granted: 1961-08-15
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Expires: 1980-07-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles C Elsesser

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 05:06
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/18; A21D2/188

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 58 words
A CAKE MIX OF THE SHORTENING-CONTAINING TYPE AND COMPRISING AN INTIMATE DRY MIXTURE INCLUDING FLOUR AND SUGAR HAVING EMULSIFIED SHORTENING DISPERSED THEREIN, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A WATER SOLUBLE SALT OF CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE EMPLOYED AT A LEVEL OF 0.01-1% BY WEIGHT OF THE DRY MIX, SAID WATER SOLUBLE SALT BEING UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE NON-SHORTENING PORTION OF THE MIX.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 58 words
A CAKE MIX OF THE SHORTENING-CONTAINING TYPE AND COMPRISING AN INTIMATE DRY MIXTURE INCLUDING FLOUR AND SUGAR HAVING EMULSIFIED SHORTENING DISPERSED THEREIN, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A WATER SOLUBLE SALT OF CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE EMPLOYED AT A LEVEL OF 0.01-1% BY WEIGHT OF THE DRY MIX, SAID WATER SOLUBLE SALT BEING UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE NON-SHORTENING PORTION OF THE MIX.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-08-14 1965-02-13 1965-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-08-14 1969-02-13 1969-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-08-14 1973-02-13 1973-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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