US PATENT SUBCLASS 554 / 9
.~.~.~ Legume, nut, or seed source material (e.g., peanut, soya bean, rice bran, etc.)


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554 /   HD   ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES

*  DD  ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (Class 532, Subclass 1) {1}
1  DF  .~ Fatty compounds having an acid moiety which contains the carbonyl of a carboxylic acid, salt, ester, or amide group bonded directly to one end of an acyclic chain of at least seven (7) uninterrupted carbons, wherein any additional carbonyl in the acid moiety is (1) part of an aldehyde or ketone group, (2) bonded directly to a noncarbon atom which is between the additional carbonyl and the chain, or (3) attached indirectly to the chain via ionic bonding {23}
8  DF  .~.~ Extraction directly from animal or plant source material (e.g., recovery from garbage, fish offal, slaughter house waste, whole fish, olive fruit, etc.) {6}
9.~.~.~ Legume, nut, or seed source material (e.g., peanut, soya bean, rice bran, etc.) {4}
10  DF  .~.~.~.~> Fatty or sugar containing treating agent utilized (e.g., miscella, molasses, lecithin, cocoa butter used; heated cashew oil used to extract more oil from cashew nuts; using soap as emulsifier, etc.)
11  DF  .~.~.~.~> Carbon dioxide, peroxy, sulfur, nitrogen, or metal containing treating agent utilized
12  DF  .~.~.~.~> Organic solvent extraction {3}
17  DF  .~.~.~.~> Steam or water added or vacuum utilized


DEFINITION

Classification: 554/9

(under subclass 8) Processes wherein the fatty compound is extracted from legumes, nuts, or seeds, such as soya beans, peanuts, flax seed, cotton seed, or portions thereof, e.g., shells, kernels, germs, oil cake, etc.