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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:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Michael J. Breen, Erie, PA (US);
Marc Siegel, Hanover, DE;
Inventors:
Michael J. Breen, Erie, PA (US);
Marc Siegel, Hanover, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Catalysts LLC, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/22 (2006.01); A23L 1/227 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are bleaching materials for processing oils, particularly edible oils, containing an acid activated clay having a specifically defined particle size distribution. Also disclosed are methods of making the bleaching materials, and systems and methods for purifying oils using the acid activated clay having the specifically defined particle size distribution.