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US3020157A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of ammoniating syrup

Assignee: Standard Brands Inc
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Filing: 1956-07-26
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Granted: 1962-02-06
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Expires: 1976-07-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter R Fetzer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:56
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23K; A23K50/00; A23K50/10; A23K50/15; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/807

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 102 words
A METHOD OF TREATING A SUGAR-CONTAINING AQUEOUS SYRUP, COMPRISING GRADUALLY ADDING TO AND DISPERSING AMMONIA VAPOR I A BODY OF THE SYRUP HAVING A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURES TO 220* F., ADDING AN ACIDIC MATERIAL TO THE MIXTURE IN SUCH PROPORTION AS TO MAINTAIN THE MIXTURE DURING THE REACTION PERIOD WITHIN A PH RANGE OF 4.0 TO 7.5,AND TERMINATING THE TREATMENT WHEN THE NITROGEN CONTENT OF THE MIXTURE RESULTING FROM CHEMICAL REACTION HAS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED, THE WEIGHT OF AMMONIA EMPLOYED (CALCULATED AS ANHYDROUS NH3) BEING BETWEEN 2% AND 5.5% OF THE DRY SUBSTANCE WEIGHT OF THE SUGARS INITIALLY PRESENT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 102 words
A METHOD OF TREATING A SUGAR-CONTAINING AQUEOUS SYRUP, COMPRISING GRADUALLY ADDING TO AND DISPERSING AMMONIA VAPOR I A BODY OF THE SYRUP HAVING A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURES TO 220* F., ADDING AN ACIDIC MATERIAL TO THE MIXTURE IN SUCH PROPORTION AS TO MAINTAIN THE MIXTURE DURING THE REACTION PERIOD WITHIN A PH RANGE OF 4.0 TO 7.5,AND TERMINATING THE TREATMENT WHEN THE NITROGEN CONTENT OF THE MIXTURE RESULTING FROM CHEMICAL REACTION HAS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED, THE WEIGHT OF AMMONIA EMPLOYED (CALCULATED AS ANHYDROUS NH3) BEING BETWEEN 2% AND 5.5% OF THE DRY SUBSTANCE WEIGHT OF THE SUGARS INITIALLY PRESENT.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2197540A Cited
US2603567A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-02-05 1965-08-07 1966-02-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-02-05 1969-08-07 1970-02-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-02-05 1973-08-07 1974-02-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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