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US3117008A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Manufacture of cheese

Assignee: Kraft Inc
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Filing: 1961-02-13
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Granted: 1964-01-07
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Expires: 1981-02-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert R Mauk

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 12:04
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23C; A23C19/00; A23C19/06; A23C19/068; A23C19/0684

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PASTA FILATA TYPE CHEESES, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PREPARING A CURD WHICH INCLUDES ACTIVE ACID-PRODUCING AGENTS, COOKING THE CURD AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW THAT AT WHICH THE ACID-PRODUCING AGENTS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY INACTIVATED, LEACHING THE CURD TO PROVIDE AN ACIDITY OF LESS THAN ABOUT 0.08 PERCENT, PRESSING THE CURD, SUBJECTING THE PRESSED CURD TO VACUUM CONDITIONS, AND CURING THE CURD FOR A PERIOD SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A CHEESE HAVING A SMOOTH AND CONTINUOUS TEXTURE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 79 words
A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PASTA FILATA TYPE CHEESES, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PREPARING A CURD WHICH INCLUDES ACTIVE ACID-PRODUCING AGENTS, COOKING THE CURD AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW THAT AT WHICH THE ACID-PRODUCING AGENTS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY INACTIVATED, LEACHING THE CURD TO PROVIDE AN ACIDITY OF LESS THAN ABOUT 0.08 PERCENT, PRESSING THE CURD, SUBJECTING THE PRESSED CURD TO VACUUM CONDITIONS, AND CURING THE CURD FOR A PERIOD SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A CHEESE HAVING A SMOOTH AND CONTINUOUS TEXTURE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2871126A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-01-06 1967-07-08 1968-01-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-01-06 1971-07-08 1972-01-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-01-06 1975-07-08 1976-01-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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