{
  "patent_number": "US 319082",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Constantin Fahlberg Discovered Saccharin",
  "original_title": "Coxstaintix fahlberg",
  "summary": "The 1885 patent for the chemical process to create saccharin, the first artificial sweetener, discovered by accident in a coal tar laboratory.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes the chemical synthesis of benzoic sulfimide, commonly known as saccharin. It details the process of converting toluene into ortho-toluenesulfonamide, which is then oxidized to produce the final sweetener. The mechanism relies on specific chemical reactions to isolate the sweet-tasting compound from coal tar derivatives. It effectively allowed for the mass production of a sugar substitute that is hundreds of times sweeter than sucrose.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover natural sweeteners like honey or stevia.",
    "Does not cover other artificial sweeteners discovered later, such as aspartame or sucralose.",
    "Does not cover the health implications or metabolic effects of consuming saccharin."
  ],
  "filed": null,
  "granted": "1885-06-02",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Constantin Fahlberg",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/constantin-fahlberg",
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 3,
  "tags": [
    "biotech",
    "chemical_manufacturing"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/319082/saccharin-artificial-sweetener-fahlberg",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/319082/saccharin-artificial-sweetener-fahlberg/md",
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