US3259508A
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Method of drying bananas
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-06
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Granted: 1966-07-05
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Expires: 1982-11-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Aguirre Joaquin
- 👤 Peter P Noznick
- 👤 Robert H Bundus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:49
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B7/00; A23B7/02; A23B7/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN EDIBLE FLAKE FROM BANANAS HAVING A SUGAR CONTENT GREATER THAN 7% ON A LIQUID BASIS COMPRISING MACERATING THE SAME TO DISRUPT THE CELLULAR STRUCTURE, HOMOGENIZING THE RESULTANT PUREE, AT 1000 TO 3000 P.S.I., HEATING AT A TEMPERATURE OF 125 TO 300*F. AND AGITATING THE PURE, FEEDING THE SAME TO A DRYING DRUM WHILE ROTATING THE LATTER AND FORMING A FILM ON THE DRUM SURFACE, REMOVING THE FILM AND IN THE PRESENCE OF A BLAST OF AIR RELATIVELY COOLER AND DRIER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE DRYING DRUM AND THE AIR THEREABOUT, SUSPENDING THE FILM IN SAID BLAST WHILE REDUCING ITS TEMPERATURE AND PROPELLING IT OVER A ROTATING, COOLING MEANS WHEREBY THE FILM EMERGES FROM THE LATTER AS A BRITTLE MASS AND READILY PARTICULATES IN THE PRESENCE OF AGITATION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN EDIBLE FLAKE FROM BANANAS HAVING A SUGAR CONTENT GREATER THAN 7% ON A LIQUID BASIS COMPRISING MACERATING THE SAME TO DISRUPT THE CELLULAR STRUCTURE, HOMOGENIZING THE RESULTANT PUREE, AT 1000 TO 3000 P.S.I., HEATING AT A TEMPERATURE OF 125 TO 300*F. AND AGITATING THE PURE, FEEDING THE SAME TO A DRYING DRUM WHILE ROTATING THE LATTER AND FORMING A FILM ON THE DRUM SURFACE, REMOVING THE FILM AND IN THE PRESENCE OF A BLAST OF AIR RELATIVELY COOLER AND DRIER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE DRYING DRUM AND THE AIR THEREABOUT, SUSPENDING THE FILM IN SAID BLAST WHILE REDUCING ITS TEMPERATURE AND PROPELLING IT OVER A ROTATING, COOLING MEANS WHEREBY THE FILM EMERGES FROM THE LATTER AS A BRITTLE MASS AND READILY PARTICULATES IN THE PRESENCE OF AGITATION.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-07-04 | 1974-01-03 | 1974-07-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-07-04 | 1978-01-03 | 1978-07-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |