Ex Parte Metzger - Page 22



          Appeal No. 2005-1454                                                        
          Application No. 10/315,763                                                  
               38.   The product prepared by the method of claim 22.                  
               39.   The product prepared by the method of claim 29.                  
               47.   A method of bleaching wheat grains, comprising                   
               the steps of:                                                          
                    applying whole cereal grains with an alkaline                     
               solution of sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydroxide at a                
               concentration of about 1% to 1O% and a temperature of                  
               about 50o to 165oF in a weight ratio of alkaline                       
               solution to grain ranging from about 10:100 to about                   
               15:100 for about 30 seconds to three minutes, and then                 
               applying a peroxide solution at a concentration of                     
               about 5% to 40% H202 to the cereal grains for about 30                 
               seconds to the three minutes at a temperature of about                 
               50o to 165oF to provide bleached cereal grains.                        



















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