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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110003065 | Method for pretreating grain before milling The invention relates to a method for pretreating grain before milling, comprising the following steps:
| 01/06/2011 |
| 20100203195 | Process for Separating High Purity Germ and Bran from Corn A semi-wet process for refining corn to make a feedstock for ethanol production. Corn is tempered at a moisture content from about 20-25% by weight for a very short time followed by grinding. The ground corn is not dried and cooled before further processing. It is grade... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20090291178 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FROST-DAMAGED ARTICHOKES A method and apparatus for cleaning frost-damaged artichokes is disclosed. Fluids, fluids under high pressure, mechanical devices, including but not limited to brushes, sponges, or any material that can apply a soft abrasion may, or a similar device may be applied to th... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090123622 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DEHUSKING CEREAL GRAINS The invention relates to a method and a system for dehusking grains, in particular for removing the spelts and/or the seed coat and the germ bud of grains and/or of malted grains and its processing in the brewing industry. The outer layers/shells are removed from cleane... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090098273 | DEHULLING WHEAT GRAINS USING OZONE The present invention relates to a process for skinning wheat grains and to the products obtained with said process, namely skinned wheat grains and the separated outer skin fragments. It also concerns a specific installation to implement this process. The wheat grain s... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090068332 | Appliance for shucking seed coverings from their kernals A seed shucking appliance for separating seed coverings from their kernels comprises a vertical cylinder within which is rotated an upward pointing and rotating cone. The top surfaces of the cone and the inside surfaces of the cylinder are roughened to catch and grate t... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090047403 | Pomegranate processing machine The machine removes skins from a pomegranate or other fruit or vegetable. A pair of belts are spaced apart by a gap. The belts travel in a common direction adjacent the gap and are closer together on at least portions thereof than a width of the pomegranate. Pomegranate... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20060286231 | Vegetable peeling assembly and method A vegetable peeling assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall. A motor is mounted in the housing. A shaft attached to the motor extends upwardly through the top wall. A container includes a lower wall and a perimeter wall that ... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20050226978 | Corn debranning and degermination process The present invention provides a process to remove the bran and the germ from the endosperm of a corn kernel. The process includes use of an apparatus comprising a chamber to induce rubbing between adjacent corn kernels to remove bran and an apparatus for germ removal c... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050226979 | Corn degermination machine The present invention is an apparatus for degerminaing corn kernels having a tempering chamber for adding moisture to the exposed germ by wetting and soaking the exposed germ; and a germinating chamber to fracture the endosperm about the germ, substantially freeing the ... | 10/13/2005 |
