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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, 1994
Filed:
May. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joost Veltman, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Richard W Ripley, Coarsegold, CA (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A61L / ; A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165-1 ; 165-2 ; 165 31 ; 99468 ; 99470 ; 99483 ; 426407 ; 422 25 ; 422 27 ; 422 33 ; 422112 ; 422297 ; 422302 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for managing retort over-pressure during pressure cooling. The invention allows the specification of an initial cooling temperature and a final cooling temperature and a final cooling pressure. Using these values the invention provides a pressure ramping to manage retort over-pressure.