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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5250313 | Grain milling and degermination process A degerminating process wherein the grain kernels are crushed from the thin edges toward the center while avoiding crushing of the relatively flat side surfaces. The crushing force fractures the endosperm under and around the germ and squeezes the germ aw... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4365546 | Apparatus for degerminating a kernel by compressing the edges of the kernel A machine for carrying out the degermination of Kernels including rotating discs having corrugation in their facing surfaces in which the kernels are caught and crushed from the thin edges toward the center while avoiding crushing of the relatively flat d... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4301183 | Method and apparatus for degerminating a grain kernel by impelling the kernels along a guide vane into an impact surface A method and apparatus for utilizing a horizontal disc having a plurality of guide vanes extending in a curvilinear path with each vane terminating in an end portion that is substantially parallel to a tangent to the disc. A plurality of impact surfaces a... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4189503 | Method of degerminating a kernel of grain by simultaneously compressing the edges of the kernel A degerminating process wherein the grain kernels are crushed from the thin edges toward the center while avoiding crushing of the relatively flat side surfaces. The crushing force fractures the endosperm under and around the germ and squeezes the germ aw... | 02/19/1980 |
