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Process for cleaning and degreasing bones

Assignee: Cleveland Product Co Ltd
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Filing: 1958-11-26
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Granted: 1963-04-30
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Expires: 1978-11-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Schellenberg Cliffo Robertshaw

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:21
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C17/00; A22C17/04; C; C11; C11B; C11B1/00; C11B1/12; C11B1/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S530/00; Y10S530/827; Y10S530/84

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING CLEANED AND DE-GREASED BONE FRAGMENTS SUITABLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OSSEIN GELATIN, AFTER PRELIMINARY FRAGMENTATION TO A SIZE RANGE NOT EXCEEDING ABOUT 3/4 "AND NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 1/4", SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANING FROM ADHERING MEAT SAID SINEW AND REDUCTION OF THE INITIAL FAT CONTENT OF ABOUT 16% TO ABOUT 5-6%, CHARACTERISED IN THAT SUCH SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANED AND PARTLY DE-GREASED BONE FRAGMENTS ARE CIRCULATED IN A CLOSED CIRCUIT WITH A FLOW OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 140-190*F FROM, INTO AND THROUGH A LARGE BODY OF SAID HOT WATER WHEREIN FAT IS SEPARATED BY FLOTATION AND PARTICLES OF RESIDUAL MEAT AND SINEW ARE SEPARATED BY PRECIPITATION FROM THE CLEANED AND DEGREASED BONE FRAGMENTS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING CLEANED AND DE-GREASED BONE FRAGMENTS SUITABLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OSSEIN GELATIN, AFTER PRELIMINARY FRAGMENTATION TO A SIZE RANGE NOT EXCEEDING ABOUT 3/4 "AND NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 1/4", SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANING FROM ADHERING MEAT SAID SINEW AND REDUCTION OF THE INITIAL FAT CONTENT OF ABOUT 16% TO ABOUT 5-6%, CHARACTERISED IN THAT SUCH SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANED AND PARTLY DE-GREASED BONE FRAGMENTS ARE CIRCULATED IN A CLOSED CIRCUIT WITH A FLOW OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 140-190*F FROM, INTO AND THROUGH A LARGE BODY OF SAID HOT WATER WHEREIN FAT IS SEPARATED BY FLOTATION AND PARTICLES OF RESIDUAL MEAT AND SINEW ARE SEPARATED BY PRECIPITATION FROM THE CLEANED AND DEGREASED BONE FRAGMENTS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-29 1966-10-29 1967-04-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-29 1970-10-29 1971-04-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-29 1974-10-29 1975-04-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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