Appeal No. 2005-1672
Application No. 09/833,866
ammonia. See the specification, page 1. By modifying the pH of
the meat products with ammonia, the live microbe content in the
meat products are said to be significantly reduced. Id. Further
details of the appealed subject matter are recited in
representative claims 1, 12, 13, 14 and 221 which are reproduced
below:
1. A method for producing a pH enhanced comminuted
meat composition, the method including the steps
of:
(a) increasing the moisture content of a
comminuted meat composition and
distributing the moisture throughout the
comminuted meat composition to produce a
moisture enhanced meat composition, the
comminuted meat made up at least
partially of small comminuted meat
pieces; and
(b) producing an ammonium hydroxide solution
distributed throughout the comminuted
meat composition.
12. A method of producing a pH enhanced comminuted
meat composition, the method including the steps
of:
1Pursuant to 37 CFR § 41.37(c)(1)(vii)(2004), we limit our
discussion to representative claims 1, 12, 13, 14 and 22. The
appellants have not separately argued the limitations of the other
remaining claims on appeal. See the Brief and the Reply Brief in
their entirety.
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