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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:
Jan. 15, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
William B Nelson, Wickham Bishops, GB;
Gordon J Barnes, Romford, GB;
Assignee:
Gunson's Sortex Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426460 ; 99569 ; 100 38 ; 100 91 ; 426482 ; 426507 ;
Abstract
A process for splitting the shells of pistachio nuts comprising soaking closed-shell pistachio nuts in an aqueous liquid, subjecting the wet-shelled nuts to mechanical pressure to compress them, releasing the said pressure, and substantially immediately subjecting the nuts having the mechanically compressed shells to an elevated temperature to effect splitting of at least the majority of the shells.