US PATENT SUBCLASS 426 / 460
.~.~.~.~.~ Whole seed or bean material

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426 /   HD   FOOD OR EDIBLE MATERIAL: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS

665  DF  PROCESSES {25}
443  DF  .~ Preparation of product which is dry in final form {7}
455  DF  .~.~ Including treatment with aqueous material, e.g., hydration, etc. {1}
456  DF  .~.~.~ And subsequent heat treatment of dehydration {4}
459  DF  .~.~.~.~ Of isolated cereal seed or bean material {2}
460.~.~.~.~.~ Whole seed or bean material {2}
461  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~> By steam
462  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~> Cereal

DEFINITION

Classification: 426/460

(under subclass 459) Processes wherein the material treated is a whole cereal seed or bean material.

(1) Note. The water treating operation must be performed on a whole seed or bean. The final product, however, need not exist in whole form.

(2) Note. To be classified as a whole seed or bean the endosperm or interior portion must exist in essentially the whole form, but the seed or bean need not contain such parts as the husk, skin bran, or germ portion.