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US2702248A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sirup treatment of apples

Assignee: United States Department of Agriculture
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Filing: 1950-09-29
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Granted: 1955-02-15
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Expires: 1970-09-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dante G Guadagni

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:26
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B7/00; A23B7/08; A23B7/085; A23B7/04; A23B7/0441

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 90 words
A METHOD FOR PRESERVING APPLES WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING PEELED, CORED, AND SLICED APPLES TO A 1-MINUTE DIP IN A SULPHITING BATH CONTAINING ABOUT 1000 TO ABOUT 2000 P. P. M. SO2, REMOVING THE APPLES FROM THE SULPHITING BATH, THERE BEING NO STORAGE PERIOD AFTER SULPHITING, SUBJECTING THEM TO A VACUUM, RELEASING THE VACUUM WHILE THE APPLES ARE IMMERSED IN A SUGAR SOLUTION CONTAINING ABOUT 40% TO ABOUT 60% SURCROSE, REMOVING THE APPLES FROM THE SUGAR SOLUTION, DRAINING THE SUGAR SOLUTION FROM THE APPLES AND FREEZING THE DRAINED SUGAR IMPREGNATED APPLES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 90 words
A METHOD FOR PRESERVING APPLES WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING PEELED, CORED, AND SLICED APPLES TO A 1-MINUTE DIP IN A SULPHITING BATH CONTAINING ABOUT 1000 TO ABOUT 2000 P. P. M. SO2, REMOVING THE APPLES FROM THE SULPHITING BATH, THERE BEING NO STORAGE PERIOD AFTER SULPHITING, SUBJECTING THEM TO A VACUUM, RELEASING THE VACUUM WHILE THE APPLES ARE IMMERSED IN A SUGAR SOLUTION CONTAINING ABOUT 40% TO ABOUT 60% SURCROSE, REMOVING THE APPLES FROM THE SUGAR SOLUTION, DRAINING THE SUGAR SOLUTION FROM THE APPLES AND FREEZING THE DRAINED SUGAR IMPREGNATED APPLES.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1631017A Cited
US2209889A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1958-02-14 1958-08-16 1959-02-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1962-02-14 1962-08-16 1963-02-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1966-02-14 1966-08-16 1967-02-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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