Process to shorten the cooking time of dried legume beans
Patent 5863591 Issued on January 26, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 16, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 16, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3739713 Method of treating soybeans and product thereof Method for cooking food in a pressure vessel Process for producing intermediate moisture quick-cooking beans Processing system and method for quick-cooking legumes Patent #: 5213831 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 585766 filed on 01/16/1996US Classes:426/634, Legume426/507Of isolated whole seed or bean materialExaminersPrimary: Weier, Anthony J.International ClassA23L 001/201AbstractA process to shorten the cooking time of dried legume beans by subjecting the beans to a short-timed, high-pressure, hydration. Significantly reduced cooking time follows, or cooking can be postponed for several months by storage in a refrigerator or more than several months in a freezer with no increase in cooking time for table-readiness and no degradation of quality. Also, the process diminishes the discomforts of flatulence. | |
