US3873750A
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Method of preparing a homogenized food product useful as a protein supplement
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-11-14
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Granted: 1975-03-25
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Expires: 1993-11-14
Abstract
Abstract Homogenized whole, fresh, green bone, cooked or uncooked, or animal or fish or shellfish calcareous material, useful as a mineral and protein food supplement suitable for animal and human consumption is prepared by supplying such material in particle form and containing the normal inorganic and organic constituents thereof to a pan, the surface of the pan moving relative to a heavy rotatable wheel positioned above or on the surface of said pan, e.g. a pan crusher, the particle form material being supplied to said pan so as to come under said wheel as it moves relative to the surface of said pan to crush the particle form material between the wheel and the surface of the pan to a particle size below about 10-50 microns, more or less, and recovering the resulting crushed material.
Inventors
- 👤 David Torr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:27
CPC Classifications
C; C05; C05F; C05F1/00; A; A23; A23J; A23J1/00; A23J1/10; A23K; A23K10/00; A23K10/20; A23K10/26; C05B; C05B17/00; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A40/00; Y02A40/10; Y02A40/20; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/141; Y02P20/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A METHOD OF PREPARING A FOOD PRODUCT USEFUL AS A PROTEIN AND MINERAL FOOD SUPPLEMENT SUITABLE FOR ANIMAL AND HUMAN CONSUMPTION WHICH COMPRISES SUPPLYING PARTICLE-FORM ANIMAL BONE OR OTHER ANIMAL, FISH OR SHELLFISH CALCAREOUS MATERIAL TO THE SURFACE OF A PAN, THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN MOVING RELATIVE TO A HEAVY ROTABLE WHEEL POSITIONED CLOSELY ABOVE OR ON THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN, THE PARTICLE-FORM MATERIAL BEING SUPPLIED TO THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN SO AS TO COME UNDER SAID WHEEL AS IT MOVES RELATIVE TO THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN TO CRUSH THE PARTICLE-FORM MATERIAL TO A PARTICLE SIZE BELOW ABOUT 50 MICRONS AND RECOVERING THE RESULTING CRUSHED MATERIAL AS SAID FOOD PRODUCT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
114 words
A METHOD OF PREPARING A FOOD PRODUCT USEFUL AS A PROTEIN AND MINERAL FOOD SUPPLEMENT SUITABLE FOR ANIMAL AND HUMAN CONSUMPTION WHICH COMPRISES SUPPLYING PARTICLE-FORM ANIMAL BONE OR OTHER ANIMAL, FISH OR SHELLFISH CALCAREOUS MATERIAL TO THE SURFACE OF A PAN, THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN MOVING RELATIVE TO A HEAVY ROTABLE WHEEL POSITIONED CLOSELY ABOVE OR ON THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN, THE PARTICLE-FORM MATERIAL BEING SUPPLIED TO THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN SO AS TO COME UNDER SAID WHEEL AS IT MOVES RELATIVE TO THE SURFACE OF SAID PAN TO CRUSH THE PARTICLE-FORM MATERIAL TO A PARTICLE SIZE BELOW ABOUT 50 MICRONS AND RECOVERING THE RESULTING CRUSHED MATERIAL AS SAID FOOD PRODUCT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared from beef bone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared from pork bone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared from sheep or lamb bone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared from poultry bone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared from fish bone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared from the calcareous portion of shellfish.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein the said shellfish is selected from shrimp, lobster and crab.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared by crushing the particle form material at ambient temperature.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the said food product is prepared by crushing the particle form material in an inert atmosphere made up of a gas selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said particle form material is crushed in contact with steam at substantially atmospheric pressure.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method in accordance with claim 11 wherein said particle form material is crushed in contact with steam at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature within a range of 150*F. to about 212*F.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the crushing of said particle form material is carried out such that the temperature of the resulting homogenized food product is substantially the same as the temperature of the particle form material supplied to said pan.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of preparing a food product useful as a mineral and protein food supplement suitable for animal and human consumption which comprises breaking animal bone containing the normal inorganic and organic constituents thereof to a size of about 1 inch, further reducing the size of the resulting broken animal bone to a size of about 1/8 inch, thereupon reducing the bone to a particle size of about 200-300 microns, supplying the thus-treated animal bone to a pan, the surface of said pan moving relative to a heavy rotatable wheel positioned above said pan surface, the thus-treated bone being supplied to said pan so as to come under said wheel as it moves relative to the surface of said pan to crush the bone to a particle size below about 10 microns and recovering the resulting crushed bone as said food product.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of preparing a food product useful as a mineral and protein food supplement suitable for animal and human consumption which comprises breaking animal bone containing the normal inorganic and organic constituents thereof to a size of about 1 inch, further reducing the size of the resulting broken animal bone to a size of about 1/8 inch, thereupon reducing the bone to a particle size of about 200-300 microns, supplying the thus-treated animal bone to a pan, the surface of said pan moving relative to a heavy rotatable wheel positioned above said pan surface, the thus-treated bone being supplied to said pan so as to come under said wheel as it moves relative to the surface of said pan to crush the bone to a particle size below about 10 microns and recovering the resulting crushed bone as said food product.
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