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Vacuum treatment to remove vaporized liquid from unfrozen cellular substances while keeping the cell walls thereof intact
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-04-18
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Granted: 1977-04-19
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Expires: 1994-04-18
Abstract
Abstract Unfrozen cellular substances are conditioned by a reduced pressure environment for subsequent processing. Cellular liquid is vaporized from the unfrozen cellular substance by a combination of reduced pressure and temperature control at a rate which is not greater than the vapor transmission rate of the rupturable cell walls of said cellular substance in order to remove said vaporized cellular liquid while keeping the cell walls intact.
Inventors
- 👤 George E. Gross
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 05:23
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B2/00; A23L; A23L13/00; A23L13/70; A23L13/72; A23L13/75
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of processing an unfrozen cellular substance having rupturable but unruptured cell walls containing cellular liquid, comprising the steps of vaporizing at least some of the cellular liquid in said unfrozen cellular substance by a combination of reduced pressure and temperature control at a rate which is not greater than the vapor transmission rate of said rupturable cell walls of the cellular substance in order to remove vaporized cellular liquid while keeping the cell walls intact, providing a pulsating reduced pressure of gradually increasing intensity during the vaporization by terminating without releasing the reduced pressure for a predetermined time interval, and then increasing the level of reduced pressure a predetermined number of times and thereafter introducing another liquid different from the cellular liquid in the cellular substance in place of the cellular liquid replaced therefrom.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of processing an unfrozen cellular substance having rupturable but unruptured cell walls containing cellular liquid, comprising the steps of vaporizing at least some of the cellular liquid in said unfrozen cellular substance by a combination of reduced pressure and temperature control at a rate which is not greater than the vapor transmission rate of said rupturable cell walls of the cellular substance in order to remove vaporized cellular liquid while keeping the cell walls intact, providing a pulsating reduced pressure of gradually increasing intensity during the vaporization by terminating without releasing the reduced pressure for a predetermined time interval, and then increasing the level of reduced pressure a predetermined number of times and thereafter introducing another liquid different from the cellular liquid in the cellular substance in place of the cellular liquid replaced therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the cellular substance is chilled prior to vaporization to a degree sufficient to cause cellular liquid to be vaporized at a rate not greater than the vapor transmission rate of the cell walls of the cellular substance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the steps of placing the cellular substance in a liquid bath different than that of the cellular liquid in the cellular substance, vaporizing at least some of the cellular liquid in the cellular substance without vaporizing the liquid in the liquid bath, and introducing the liquid from the liquid bath in place of the cellular liquid vaporized from the cellular substance.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-04-18 | 1980-10-18 | 1981-04-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-04-18 | 1984-10-18 | 1985-04-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-04-18 | 1988-10-18 | 1989-04-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |