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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karel Popper, Danville, CA (US);
William G Schultz, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Wayne M Camirand, Albany, CA (US);
Earl Hautala, Martinez, CA (US);
George H Robertson, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ladell Crawford, Richmond, CA (US);
Bernard J Finkle, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426470 ; 426615 ; 426640 ; 426447 ; 426465 ; 426473 ;
Abstract
Bite-size pieces of fruit are prepared by a process wherein the fruit is partially dehydrated, puffed, and then heated to obtain a crisp outer surface thereon. The fruit is puffed by immersing it in a pool of liquid carbon dioxide under pressure and then rapidly releasing the pressure.