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US3218307A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of producing soybean proteinate

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-01
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1981-08-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur C Eldridge
  • 👤 Arlo M Nash

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:57
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/06; A; A23; A23J; A23J3/00; A23J3/14; A23J3/16; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S516/00; Y10S516/924; Y10S516/928

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
THE SOYBEAN PROTEINATE PRODUCED BY TREATING, WITH AN ALIPHATIC ALKANOL FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METHANOL, ETHANOL, AND ISOPROPANOL, THE ISOELECTRICALLY PRECIPITATED PROTEIN FRACTION FROM A SOLUTION OBTAINED BY EXTRACTING A HEXANE-EXTRACTED SOYBEAN MEAL WITH A MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF WATER AND AQUEOUS ALKALI, SAID METHANOL BEING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT FROM 80 TO 100% BY VOLUME, SAID ETHANOL BEING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT FROM 60 TO 95% BY VOLUME, AND SAID ISOPROPANOL BEING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT FROM 40 TO 95% BY VOLUME, DRYING THE PRECIPITATE TO REMOVE THE ALKANOL, DISPERSING THE DRY MATERIAL IN ALKALI AT ABOUT PH 7.5, CENTRIFUGING AND FREEZE-DRYING TO OBTAIN THE FINAL PRODUCT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
THE SOYBEAN PROTEINATE PRODUCED BY TREATING, WITH AN ALIPHATIC ALKANOL FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METHANOL, ETHANOL, AND ISOPROPANOL, THE ISOELECTRICALLY PRECIPITATED PROTEIN FRACTION FROM A SOLUTION OBTAINED BY EXTRACTING A HEXANE-EXTRACTED SOYBEAN MEAL WITH A MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF WATER AND AQUEOUS ALKALI, SAID METHANOL BEING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT FROM 80 TO 100% BY VOLUME, SAID ETHANOL BEING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT FROM 60 TO 95% BY VOLUME, AND SAID ISOPROPANOL BEING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT FROM 40 TO 95% BY VOLUME, DRYING THE PRECIPITATE TO REMOVE THE ALKANOL, DISPERSING THE DRY MATERIAL IN ALKALI AT ABOUT PH 7.5, CENTRIFUGING AND FREEZE-DRYING TO OBTAIN THE FINAL PRODUCT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 40 words
A METHOL OF FORMING A THERMO-REVERSIBLE GEL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF HEATING A 11.5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF THE PRODUCT OF CLAIM 1, IN A BOILING WATER BATH FOR 5 MIN., AND COOLING THE SOLUTION TO ABOUT 68*C.

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