Appeal No. 1999-0157
Application No. 08/113,310
Claims 4, 17 and 21 have been canceled.
The invention relates to a method for controlling
fermentation and ensilagation of food. In particular, the
invention is directed to a method for controlling fermentation
and ensilagation for use with a container for fermenting and
ensilaging food. The device can control the fermenting stage
of food by changing the fermenting time.
Independent claim 2 is reproduced as follows:
2. A method for controlling an apparatus for anaerobic
fermenting and ensilaging of a food material, said method
comprising the steps of:
selecting a ripeness setting;
maintaining a constant fermenting temperature inside an
anaerobic fermenting and ensilaging container for a
predetermined fermenting time corresponding to a selected said
ripeness setting;
determining whether said predetermined fermenting time
corresponding to the selected ripeness setting has lapsed; and
executing an ensilaging mode when said predetermined
fermenting time has lapsed, wherein the ripeness of the food
material is controlled by varying only fermentation time at
predetermined temperatures.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Wilson 3,926,738 Dec. 16, 1975
Christ et al. (Christ) 4,293,655 Oct. 6, 1981
Moo-Young et al. 4,938,972 Jul. 3, 1990
(Moo-Young)
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