Bizarre Patents
Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of PatentStorm
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest patents by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Got questions? Ask a Patent Expert!
Registered users: Manage your profile, comments and alerts.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314528 | Crystallization of sugars The invention relates to removing crystallization inhibitors from a solution comprising one or more reducing sugars by nanofiltration, hydrolysis and/or chromatography. The reducing sugars are typically selected from fructose and xylose. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7229558 | Chromatographic separation method A method for fractionating a solution into two or more fractions. More particularly the invention relates to a method for fractionating a solution by a chromatographic simulated moving bed (SMB) process in which the dissolved substances present in the feedstock are ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7163630 | Method and apparatus for enhancing filter bed performance In a vessel containing a filter bed and containing a mixed liquor containing suspended solids, a system disturbs/dislodges a sludge mat that settles on the filter bed. Thus, the system controls the sludge mat on the filter bed that otherwise may blind the filter bed... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150793 | Method of reducing materials contained in juice A process system that uses a reduced amount of lime or other base to clarify or purify juice obtained from plant material such as sugar cane, sugar beets, or sweet sorghum. Specifically, apparatus and methods to reduce volatile materials in juice providing a product... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7125455 | Method for purification of high purity sucrose material A method for purifying a sucrose material already in a high purity liquid, crystalline or other form of sucrose, such as raw sugar, utilizing chromatography, or utilizing chromatography in connection with other methods of purification. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7077953 | Nanofilter system and method of use An acid recovery system used in a hydrolysis operation includes a chromatographic unit to provide initial separation of sugar and acid. The sugar product provided by the chromatographic unit is processed to produce higher value products, such as ethanol. The remaini... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067013 | Method and plant for the production of refined sugar from a sugared juice Method for producing refined sugar from sugared juice, such as raw juice from sugar cane or from sugar beet, containing sugar and impurities, which comprises the operations of: tangential filtration of the sugared juice in order to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037377 | Process for producing lacturose-containing powder composition, lacturose-containing powder composition obtained by the process and feed additive A lactulose-containing powder composition is produced by preparing a raw material liquid so that a lactulose content within a powder produced following spray drying is 10 to 50% by weight, a protein content is 0.2 to 9.0 parts by weight per 1 part by weight of lactu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022239 | Method for fractionating liquid mixtures The present invention relates to a method of fractionating liquid mixtures or solutions, comprising the steps of subjecting a feed in the form of a liquid mixture or solution to a first chromatographic separation, thereby recovering at least a fraction (A) and a fra... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008485 | Separation process The invention relates to a process of separating compounds with a small molar mass from compounds having a molar mass less than 1.9 times that of the compounds with a small molar mass using nanofiltration. The compounds with a small molar mass have a typical molar m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009076 | Process for recovering betaine The invention relates to a separation process of fractionating a solution comprising betaine and sucrose by subjecting said solution to chromatographic fractionation and nanofiltration and recovering a fraction enriched in betaine and optionally a fraction enriched ... | 03/07/2006 |
| RE39005 | Method for production of maltose and a limit dextrin, the limit dextrin, and use of the limit dextrin In the method raw starch is treated with the amylase with the enzyme classification EC 3.21.133 below the gelatinization temperature, whereafter the maltose and the limit dextrin are recovered. The method is simple and cheap and gives rise to a maltose of high purit... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6987183 | Method for recovering products The present invention is directed to a method comprising a multistep process for recovering one or more monosaccharides from a solution containing at least two monosaccharides selected from the group consisting of rhamnose, arabinose, xylose and mixtures thereof by ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6916381 | Process for the production of invert liquid sugar A process for the production of liquid sugar by forming a sugar solution of water and natural sugar containing juice, adjusting the pH of a sugar solution to the range of from 1.0 to 2.0 to obtain an inverted juice, filtering the inverted juice, decolorizing the inv... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6872316 | Recovery of xylose The invention relates to a process of producing a xylose solution from a biomass hydrolysate by subjecting the biomass hydrolysate to nanofiltration and recovering as the nanofiltration permeate a solution enriched in xylose. The biomass hydrolysate used as starting... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6805895 | Sugarcane juice spread and a process for preparing the same The present invention relates to a sugarcane juice spread and more particularly, the present invention relates to a sugarcane juice spread which incorporates ginger and cumin flavors and a process for preparing the same. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6770147 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR OR SUGAR-CONTAINING PRODUCTS FROM SUGAR-CONTAINING VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS, SUGAR AND SUGAR-CONTAINING PRODUCTS MADE BY THE METHOD, AND EXTRACTION SOLUTION FOR USE IN THE METHOD A method for producing sugar or sugar-containing products from sugar-containing vegetable raw materials involves production the sugar or sugar-containing products in the presence of added natural food-compatible resins. An extraction liquid containing the natural fo... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6736903 | Method and apparatus for producing a work product A method for producing a work product including the steps of receiving a first fluid composed of a liquid, a target substance and at least one residual substance; passing the first fluid through a first work station for separating the residual substance from the fir... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6723367 | Process for preparing ready-to-drink shelf stable sugarcane juice beverage The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of ready-to-drink, shelf stable sugarcane juice beverage using a membrane-processing unit and subsequent pasterurization. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6709527 | Treatment of sugar juice A process for treating impure cane-derived sugar juice comprises subjecting, in a clarification stage, the juice to microfiltration/ultrafiltration to decrease the levels of suspended solids, organic non-sugar impurities and/or color therein. The resultant clarified... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6692577 | Process for purifying maltose The invention relates to a process for purifying a maltose-containing liquor from a undesired impurities, such as maltotriose. The process of the invention is characterized by nanofiltering said liquor and recovering a purified maltose solution as the per... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6648978 | Membrane filtration for thickening and starch washing in corn wet milling An improved corn wet milling process is disclosed in which a first stream comprising water, starch, and protein (e.g., gluten) is generated by separating fiber from wet milled de-germed corn particles (e.g. fiber separation step). Membrane filtration (e.g... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6586019 | Deodorant The present deodorizing substance is obtained by treating a raw material selected from sugar cane juice and sugar cane-derived molasses by column chromatography, and characterized in that the substance is a fraction obtained by passing the aforesaid raw m... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6508886 | Method for preparing a purified sugary juice from raw juices obtained from sacchariferous material of vegetable origin An embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification is a method for the preparation of a purified sugary juice from raw juices obtained from sacchariferous material of vegetable origin. The embodiment of the method that is disc... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6479636 | Sugarcane fractioning system A method of extracting and purifying recombinant protein(s) from transgenic sugarcane is disclosed. Fractioning of sugarcane juice that has been extracted from the cane stalks is obtained by using a multiple stage filtering process that uses multiple stag... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6440222 | Sugar beet membrane filtration process A process for producing sugar from beets includes the step of filtering a sucrose-containing feed juice, which has been obtained from macerated sugar beets, through a first ultrafiltration membrane that has a first molecular weight cutoff. This ultrafiltr... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6406547 | Sugar beet membrane filtration process A process for producing sugar from beets includes the step of filtering a sucrose-containing feed juice, which has been obtained by diffusion from sliced sugar beets, through a first ultrafiltration membrane that has a first molecular weight cutoff. This ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6406546 | Process for purification of low grade sugar syrups using nanofiltration A nanofiltration process for obtaining sucrose uses a feed syrup, such as molasses, that comprises sucrose and no less than about 2% by weight invert sugars (on a dry solids basis). The nanofiltration produces a permeate and retentate. The nanofiltration ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6406548 | Sugar cane membrane filtration process A process for producing sugar from cane includes the step of filtering a sucrose-containing feed juice, which has been obtained from macerated sugar cane, through a first ultrafiltration membrane that has a first molecular weight cutoff. This ultrafiltrat... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6387186 | Process for production of purified beet juice for sugar manufacture The present invention relates to a process for producing sugar from beets, comprising the steps of: (a) macerating beets or pieces thereof; (b) mechanically separating juice from the macerated beets; and (c) membrane filtering the separated juice, produci... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383540 | Method of processing whey for demineralization purposes A method of treating whey for demineralization purposes, the method comprising a stage of separating out salts by transfer through electrodialysis or nanofiltration membranes, wherein, upstream from this separation stage, the method comprises in successio... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6375751 | Process for production of purified cane juice for sugar manufacture The present invention relates to a process for producing sugar from cane that includes the steps of: (a) grinding sugar cane or pieces thereof into pulp; (b) mechanically separating juice from the pulp; and (c) membrane filtering the separated juice, for ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6368413 | Process for preparing improved sugar product Disclosed is a process for preparing an improved sugar product comprising (a) providing a raw sugar solution having color of 50 to 1,000 Icumsa units and a concentration of 10 to 70 Brix; (b)(1) injecting ozone into the raw sugar solution while imparting agita... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361809 | Method for production of maltose and a limit dextrin, the limit dextrin, and use of the limit dextrin In the method raw starch is treated with the amylase with the enzyme classification EC 3.21.133 below the gelatinization temperature, whereafter the maltose and the limit dextrin are recovered. The method is simple and cheap and gives rise to a maltose of... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6355110 | Process for purification of low grade sugar syrups using nanofiltration A nanofiltration process for obtaining sucrose uses a feed syrup, such as molasses, that comprises sucrose and no less than about 3% by weight invert sugars (on a dry solids basis). The nanofiltration produces a permeate and retentate. The nanofiltration ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6329182 | Method of producing oligosaccharide syrups, a system for producing the same and oligosaccharide syrups The present invention relates to a method of producing oligosaccharide syrups, in particular to the production of syrups having a high concentration of saccharides with a degree of polymerization of at least 2, comprising the steps of: enzymatic reaction ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6303346 | Method of producing saccharide preparations The present invention relates to a method for the production of saccharide preparations, i.e., syrups, by saccharifying a liquefied starch solution, which method comprises a saccharification step during which step one or more enzymatic saccharification st... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6245153 | Method for producing sugar cane juice A method is provided for extracting and processing sugar cane juice from sugar cane sticks to produce a natural juice product. The method includes the steps of: providing sugar cane sticks having a high sucrose level; extracting sugar cane juice from the ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6238486 | Detectable cationic flocculant and method of using same in industrial food processes The invention provides novel cationic flocculant dispersion polymers that can be utilized in the methods disclosed herein. This invention also provides methods for detecting cationic flocculants wherein said flocculants may be made via a dispersion proces... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6228178 | Method for producing white sugar Nanofiltration is used to decolorize sugar juice or syrup. The resulting permeate may be used directly to crystallize white sugar without an intermediate step of producing a raw sugar, even though the color of the permeate is substantially higher than the... | 05/08/2001 |