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US3364265A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hop constituents and method of making same

Assignee: Steiner S S Inc
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Filing: 1964-06-22
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Granted: 1968-01-16
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Expires: 1984-06-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Klingel Harry
  • 👤 Kurt S Konigsbacher
  • 👤 Roller Peter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 22:35
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12C; C12C3/00; C12C3/12; C12C3/04; C12C3/06; C12C3/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A METHOD FOR OBTAINING THE WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF ALPHA-ACIDS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF BETA-ACID SALTS FROM A SOLVENT EXTRACT OF HOPS CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF ALPHAACIDS AND BETA-ACIDS, SAID SOLVENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HEXANES, TOLUENE AND CHLOROFORM, SAID METHOD COMPRISING COMBINING WITH SAID SOLVENT EXTRACT AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF WATER AND AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE, THE LATTER IN A SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC AMOUNT BASED ON AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ALPHA ACIDS PRESENT IN THE SOLVENT EXTRACT TO FORM (1) AN AQUEOUS ALKALI EXTRACT CONTAINING WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF ALPHA-ACIDS, SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF BETA-ACID SALTS, AND (2) A SOLVENT SOLUTION CONTAINING BETA ACIDS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 107 words
A METHOD FOR OBTAINING THE WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF ALPHA-ACIDS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF BETA-ACID SALTS FROM A SOLVENT EXTRACT OF HOPS CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF ALPHAACIDS AND BETA-ACIDS, SAID SOLVENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HEXANES, TOLUENE AND CHLOROFORM, SAID METHOD COMPRISING COMBINING WITH SAID SOLVENT EXTRACT AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF WATER AND AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE, THE LATTER IN A SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC AMOUNT BASED ON AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ALPHA ACIDS PRESENT IN THE SOLVENT EXTRACT TO FORM (1) AN AQUEOUS ALKALI EXTRACT CONTAINING WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF ALPHA-ACIDS, SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF BETA-ACID SALTS, AND (2) A SOLVENT SOLUTION CONTAINING BETA ACIDS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

CA619563A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-01-15 1971-07-17 1972-01-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-01-15 1975-07-17 1976-01-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-01-15 1979-07-17 1980-01-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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