(under the class definition) Processes in which the step of comminution or disintegration is combined with the step of modifying or maintaining the temperature of the material by the application of heat to, or the extraction of heat from, the material, other than by the application of a fluid directly thereto.
(1) Note. See HEATING, COOLING, OR DRYING MATERIAL and Lines With Other Classes of the class definition of this class for notes to related arts and a statement of the lines followed with related classes.
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8, for processes involving heating or cooling of whole seeds.
15+, for processes in which a fluid is applied to the material to modify the temperature thereof or for other purposes, including, in subclass 18, the combination with an additional heating or cooling step.
18, see note to subclass 15 above.
65+, and the notes thereto, for comminuting or disintegrating apparatus combined with means to modify the temperature of the material.
