US3118770A
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Fruit juice and method of preparing same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-26
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1981-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry W Harrell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:04
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING A CITRUS FRUIT DRINK WHICH COMPRISES EXTRACTING THE PULP AND JUICEFROM THE FRUIT, SEPARATING THE PULP FROM THE JUICE, COMMINUTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE PULP AND HEATING THE COMMUNITED PULP TO A TEMPERATURE AND FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO INHIBIT THE ACTIVITY OF ENZYMES THEREIN AND FURTHER HEATING THE PULP TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 160*F. AND 220*F. FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY MINUTES TO LESS THAN ONE MINUTE, RESPECTIVELY, TO CHANGE THE COLOR THEREOF TO A LIGHT TAN AND TO RELEASE UNDESIRED VOLATILE FLAVORS THEREFROM, HOMOGENIZING THE HEATED PULP AND ADDING THE PULP TO THE SEPARATED JUICE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING A CITRUS FRUIT DRINK WHICH COMPRISES EXTRACTING THE PULP AND JUICEFROM THE FRUIT, SEPARATING THE PULP FROM THE JUICE, COMMINUTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE PULP AND HEATING THE COMMUNITED PULP TO A TEMPERATURE AND FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO INHIBIT THE ACTIVITY OF ENZYMES THEREIN AND FURTHER HEATING THE PULP TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 160*F. AND 220*F. FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY MINUTES TO LESS THAN ONE MINUTE, RESPECTIVELY, TO CHANGE THE COLOR THEREOF TO A LIGHT TAN AND TO RELEASE UNDESIRED VOLATILE FLAVORS THEREFROM, HOMOGENIZING THE HEATED PULP AND ADDING THE PULP TO THE SEPARATED JUICE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2724652A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-01-20 | 1967-07-22 | 1968-01-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-01-20 | 1971-07-22 | 1972-01-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-01-20 | 1975-07-22 | 1976-01-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |