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Concentrated acid swelling of collagen in preparation of edible collagen casing

Assignee: Continental Group Inc
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Filing: 1976-10-18
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Granted: 1980-11-11
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Expires: 1996-10-18
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Abstract

Abstract In a process for producing a tubular collagen casing from a hide collagen source which comprises the steps of comminuting said collagen and forming a slurry, swelling said collagen with acid, then extruding, coagulating, tanning, and drying, the improvement which comprises the steps of substantially completely swelling collagen, in which the epidermal layer and hair has been removed, with a relatively concentrated weak non-toxic acid having a dissociation constant in water of from about 1×10 -6 to about 1×10 -3 , e.g., lactic acid, citric acid, etc., for a time sufficient to effect substantial swelling of the collagen and then comminuting the collagen for forming a slurry. An advantageous feature of this improvement is that it permits forming desirable collagen casing from a collagen source obtained from a hide which has been subjected to substantial liming.

Inventors

  • 👤 Noel I. Burke

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 23:27
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C13/00; A22C13/0013; A22C13/0016

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 132 words
A process of producing an edible tubular collagen casing from animal hide collagen which comprises the steps, in sequence, of cutting collagen splits which have been derived from limed hides exposed to substantial liming into small pieces, contacting the collagen pieces with an aqueous solution of a non-toxic acid having a concentration of 10-45% by weight and a dissociation constant in water of about 1×10 -6 to 1×10 -3 , at a pH of 1.5-3.5 for a time sufficient to effect substantially complete swelling of the collagen, grinding the collagen pieces into successively smaller particles until a pulp of swollen collagen is formed, forming a slurry containing about 2-8% by weight collagen pulp, extruding the slurry in tubular form, coagulating, tanning and drying the casing thus formed to obtain the tubular casing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 132 words
A process of producing an edible tubular collagen casing from animal hide collagen which comprises the steps, in sequence, of cutting collagen splits which have been derived from limed hides exposed to substantial liming into small pieces, contacting the collagen pieces with an aqueous solution of a non-toxic acid having a concentration of 10-45% by weight and a dissociation constant in water of about 1×10 -6 to 1×10 -3 , at a pH of 1.5-3.5 for a time sufficient to effect substantially complete swelling of the collagen, grinding the collagen pieces into successively smaller particles until a pulp of swollen collagen is formed, forming a slurry containing about 2-8% by weight collagen pulp, extruding the slurry in tubular form, coagulating, tanning and drying the casing thus formed to obtain the tubular casing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said collagen is derived from bovine hides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said time for substantially complete swelling of said collagen is from a few minutes to 24 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said swelling is conducted in a period of from a few minutes to 24 hours.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said acid concentration is from about 10-25%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said acid is a hydroxy carboxylic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said acid is selected from the group consisting of lactic, tartaric, and citric.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 10 words
The process of claim 7 wherein said acid is lactic.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1114220A Cited
US3567467A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-11-11 1984-05-12 1984-11-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-11-11 1988-05-12 1988-11-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-11-11 1992-05-12 1992-11-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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