Appeal No. 1997-0296
Application No. 08/378,086
b) saturating the volume of chocolate, precursor
thereof or chocolate-containing product with the
atmosphere to more than 50% volume of full saturation
with said noble gas, and;
c) maintaining the saturation substantially throughout
the volume of the chocolate, precursor thereof or
chocolate-containing product when the
chocolate-precursor or chocolate-containing product is
stored in said containing means.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Bagdigian 2,569,217 Sep. 25, 1951
Chalin 3,997,680 Dec. 14, 1976
L’Air Liquide (French ‘669) FR 1,339,669 Sep. 02, 1963
Patent Abstracts of Japan, Vol. 8, No. 30, Feb. 8, 1984, Masad
Kawai, “Sterilization of Cocoa Liquor”, abstract group no. C209
(Japanese ‘209).
Appellant’s claimed invention is directed to a method of
improving the aroma or flavor, or both of chocolate or a
precursor thereof. The method entails injecting an atmosphere
of argon, neon, krypton, xenon or mixtures thereof, into
chocolate, or a precursor thereof. The chocolate or precursor is
saturated with the noble gas to more than 50% volume of full
saturation.
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