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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:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig Hackl, Rockford, IL (US);
Ted Koelling, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Dean Foods Co., Franklin Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23B / ; A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426281 ; 426419 ; 426615 ; 426638 ; 426639 ;
Abstract
A method for obtaining a cured pickle stock without subjecting the pickle stock to conventional fermentation processes. The pickle stock is immersed in a curing liquid and then subjected to alternative vacuum and pressure treatment steps. A cured pickle product is produced having the desired translucent appearance.