Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 in which the dextrose microcrystals of said granules at the beginning of said application are at least partially in anhydrous form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 in which said granules at the beginning of said application contain from 0 to 6 percent by weight water of crystallization.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 1 in which said carrier is composed substantially entirely of water and said granules at the beginning of said application contain fRom 0 to 6 percent by weight water of crystallization in the dextrose hydrate portion of said microcrystals, said granules on the completion of said application having the dextrose microcrystals thereof substantially entirely in their hydrated form and containing not over 4 percent by weight free water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 in which said carrier is composed substantially entirely of water and said granules at the beginning of said application contain not over 8 to 9 percent by weight water, said granules on the completion of said application containing at least 4 to 5 percent added water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said granules after absorption of said carrier are treated with a sealing material, said sealing material being effective to at least partially close the outer ends of said capillary passages.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
9 words
The product produced by the method of claim 6.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said impregnating additive is a water-soluble normally solid substance, and said granules after absorption of said carrier are subjected to drying to remove water while leaving said additive within said granules.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
9 words
The product produced by the method of claim 8.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 8 wherein after said drying step the granules thus obtained are subjected to at least one additional cycle, including a carrier application step and a drying step.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
139 words
The method of preparing an intimate mixture of starch hydrolysate sugar with an impregnating additive, comprising providing a free-flowing bed of granules composed essentially of cohered dextrose microcrystals and oligosaccharides in solid solution, said granules being porous with internal capillary networks, having been aggregated from a microcrystalline massecuite of a starch hydrolysate Total Sugar with D.E. of at least 92 percent, the granules of said bed initially having a free water content of less than 1 percent by weight, applying to said bed a non-toxic edible organic solvent carrier containing an impregnating additive, while agitating and intermixing the granules of said bed to promote the absorption of said carrier by said granules, said bed being maintained in essentially free-flowing condition during said absorption, and the application of said carrier being terminated before said granules begin to pack or cake.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said granules after absorption of said carrier are treated with a sealing material, said sealing material being effective to at least partially close the outer ends of said capillary passages.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 11 in which the dextrose microcrystals of said granules at the beginning of said application are at least partially in anhydrous form.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said impregnating additive is a normally solid substance dissolved in said carrier, and said granules after absorption of said carrier are subjected to drying to remove said carrier while leaving said additive within said granules.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 14 wherein after said drying step the granules thus obtained are subjected to at least one additional cycle, including a carrier application step and a drying step.