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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123865 | Method and composition for starch extraction and modification A method of starch extraction, starch modification, and/or malting comprising (a) steeping a starch source in the presence of an aqueous anolyte product, (b) adding an aqueous anolyte product to an intermediate product extraction slurry comprising starch and gluten,... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7422638 | Sago-based gelling starches Sago-based gelling starches and the use thereof. Such modified starches exhibit exceptionally fast gelling properties, high gel strengths, and exceptional elasticity. These properties allow for significantly reduced processing times, including reduced hold times. Fu... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7276126 | Production of enzyme-resistant starch by extrusion A process for producing alpha-amylase resistant starch comprises extruding a feed starch at a temperature in the range of about 60-220° C., thereby producing a product alpha-amylase resistant starch. The feed starch can be in the form of an aqueous slurry or paste ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244312 | Sago fluidity starch and use thereof The present invention is directed to sago fluidity starch and the use thereof. Such fluidity starches exhibit exceptionally fast gelling properties, high gel strengths, and exceptional elasticity. These properties allow for significantly reduced processing times, in... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7189288 | Enzyme-resistant starch and method for its production A process for producing an enzyme-resistant starch uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises (i) starch that contains at least about 50% by weight amylose, (ii) water, and (iii) alcohol. The concentration of starch in the feed composition is between about 5% a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7153904 | Starch/carboxylated polymer composites This invention relates to an inhibited non-solubilized granular starch modified by less than 5% of a carboxylated polymer. In addition, a process is provided wherein a non-solubilized, substantially granular starch is mixed with a carboxylated polymer, dried to form... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7097831 | α-Amylase-resistant starch for producing foodstuff and medicaments The invention relates to foodstuff and animal feed which contain resistant starch on the basis of water-insoluble linear α-1,4-D-glucans. The invention also related to the utilization of resistant starch on the basis of water-insoluble linear α-1,4-D-glucans as me... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7067460 | Organofunctional compounds for shale stabilization of the aqueous dispersed phase of non-aqueous based invert emulsion drilling system fluids Invert emulsion drilling system fluids comprising an oleaginous continuous phase and a non-oleaginous dispersed phase, the dispersed phase comprising organofunctional compound(s) effective to provide shale inhibition. The organofunctional compound(s) may be used eit... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7001939 | High amylose wheat starch and wheat containing the same Wheat starch of the present invention is obtained from endosperm of a seed of wheat which is modified to lack starch granule protein-1 (SGP-1). The wheat starch has an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more. Wheat flour of the present invention is obtained fr... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6896915 | Use of converted low-viscosity, high solids starch in foods The present invention relates to a method for glazing a food comprising applying a solution of a glaze base containing a converted starch to the food and drying the food; a process for preparing the starch; the starch prepared therefrom; and a glaze comprising the g... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6897354 | High amylose wheat starch and wheat containing the same Wheat starch of the present invention is obtained from endosperm of a seed of wheat which is modified to lack starch granule protein-1 (SGP-1). The wheat starch has an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more. Wheat flour of the present invention is obtained fr... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6877249 | Method of drying a lactulose solution A method of drying a lactulose solution comprises introducing the solution into a vacuum chamber at elevated temperature and at reduced pressure so that the solution forms a foam, drying the foam under reduced pressure, and milling or grinding or breaking the dried ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6755915 | Method for the preparation of starch particles A method for the preparation of starch particles in a two-phase system comprises at least the following steps: a) a preparation of a first phase comprising a dispersion of starch in water; b) preparation of a dispersion or emulsion of the first phase in a second liq... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6689389 | Pharmaceutically acceptable starch Production of purified, parenterally administrable starch by washing starch containing more than 85% amylopectin in order to remove surface-localized proteins, lipids and endotoxins, dissolving the starch in aqueous medium, molecular weight reduction by s... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6664389 | Highly resistant granular starch Highly resistant granular starches may be produced which have unique and useful properties, including high enzyme resistance, dietary fiber, a unique molecular weight distribution, a high melting temperature and a high heat of gelatinization (Delta H) ind... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6566125 | Use of enzymes to reduce steep time and SO2 requirements in a maize wet-milling process A method for obtaining starch from maize involving soaking maize kernels in water to produce soaked maize kernels, grinding the soaked maize kernels to produce a ground maize slurry, and incubating the ground maize slurry with enzyme (e.g., protease).... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6469161 | Chemical fluidification process and conversion process of starchy materials, and new cationic starchy materials A chemical fluidification process for a starchy material, which is carried out in a reactor suitable for continuous operation and with a humidity of the reaction mix (starch included) of less thank 25%, which consists in subjecting a starchy material to t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6451121 | Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Thermally-inhibited starches and flours which are functionally equivalent to chemically-crosslinked starches are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of dehydrating a granular starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous ( | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447615 | Sago fluidity starch and use thereof The present invention is directed to sago fluidity starch and the use thereof. Such fluidity starches exhibit exceptionally fast gelling properties, high gel strengths, and exceptional elasticity. These properties allow for significantly reduced processin... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6261376 | Thermally-Inhibited pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours Thermally-inhibited, pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours are prepared by pregelatinizing the starch or flour and thermally inhibiting the starch or flour by dehydrating the starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous and then heat ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6231675 | Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Thermally-inhibited starches and flours which are functionally equivalent to chemically-crosslinked starches are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of dehydrating a granular starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous ( | 05/15/2001 |
| 6010574 | Thermally-inhibited pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours and process for their production Thermally-inhibited, pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours are prepared by pregelatinizing the starch or flour and thermally inhibiting the starch or flour by dehydrating the starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous and then heat ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5959102 | Starch purification by thermally tolerant broad pH range proteolytic enzymes The present invention is directed to purifying starch granules from starch-bearing crops, preferably maize, which include treating starch granules with a thermally tolerant, broad pH range proteolytic enzyme that is specific for surface-associated protein... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954883 | Waxy maize starch derived from grain of a plant which is heterozygous for the sugary-2 allele The present invention is directed to a waxy maize starch derived from a single plant which is heterozygous for the recessive sugary-2 allele. Such starch has excellent low temperature and freeze-thaw stability, a relatively high peak viscosity, a relative... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5932017 | Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Thermally-inhibited starches and flours which are functionally equivalent to chemically-crosslinked starches are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of dehydrating a granular starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous ( | 08/03/1999 |
| 5929231 | Method for preparing fine-granuled and modified starches The subject of the invention is a method for preparing fine-granuled starch from kernels of oats or rice. In the method, the kernels are ground and the starch is separated from the starch containing fraction obtained by the milling. An essential feature o... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5902410 | Process for producing amylase resistant granular starch A resistant granular starch with high dietary fiber content and the method of preparing this product wherein a high amylose starch having at least 40% by weight amylose content and total moisture content of from about 10 to 90% by weight, based on the wei... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5876778 | Fat imitator and process for its production A process for producing a fat imitator by combining a complex carbohydrate, a simple carbohydrate, a proteinaceous material, a gum or hydrocolloid polycarbohydrate and a salt. The complex carbohydrate may be a whole, dehulled cereal grain, legume seed or ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5849090 | Granular resistant starch and method of making A method of producing a granular resistant starch comprising the steps of heating a granular native starch to swell but not rupture the starch granules, debranching the starch, treating the starch to retrograde the amylose therein, optionally annealing th... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5846786 | Thermally-inhibited, subsequently enzymatically-treated starches The present invention is directed to a thermally inhibited, subsequently enzymatically hydrolyzed, ungelatinized, granular starch or flour and the process of making such starch or flour. Such starch or flour is useful as an ingredient in food products, pa... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843238 | Method and composition for enhancing the dewatering of starch A method and composition for enhancing the dewatering of starch are disclosed, the composition comprising a combination of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene (EO-PO) block copolymer and sodium lauryl sulfate.... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5833757 | Process for conversion of bananas to sugar syrup A process which permits the facile conversion of green bananas to a sugar syrup uses a sequence of steps involving grinding the bananas, heating the bananas, treating the bananas with an alpha amylase to convert the starch granules into lower molecular we... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833755 | Starch degradation using metal-based coordination complexes A process for the degradation of starch, particularly granular starch, using hydrogen peroxide and a catalytic amount of a metal-based coordination complex in an alkaline slurry reaction.... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5804209 | Bioadhesive starches and process for their preparation The present invention relates to bioadhesive starches, to a process for their preparation and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. It also relates to the use of such bioadhesive starches as carriers for the administration of a drug.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5766366 | Dry thinned starches, process for producing dry thinned starches, and products and compositions thereof A novel dry thinned starch produced by continuously feeding a mixture of a base starch and a chemical which hydrolyses the glycosidic linkage of starch to a plug flow reactor, passing the mixture through the reactor, recovering the mixture and neutralizin... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5720822 | Thermally-inhibited pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours and process for their production Thermally-inhibited, pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours are prepared by pregelatinizing the starch or flour and thermally inhibiting the starch or flour by dehydrating the starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous and then heat ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5718770 | Thermally-inhibited pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their production Pregelatinized granular starches and flours are thermally inhibited by dehydrating a starch to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous and then heat treating the dehydrated starch at a temperature and for a time sufficient to inhibit the starch. The starch m... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5711986 | Method of replacing fats with short chain amylose A fat-like carbohydrate, containing 12 to 100%, by weight, short chain amylose, wherein the fat-like carbohydrate is used in foods in an amount effective to function as a replacement for up to 100%, by weight, of one or more fat(s) contained in foods. The... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5674322 | Process for the centrifugal treatment of a suspension containing starch In the process, a starch-containing suspension 1 is divided at admixture of washing liquid 5 in a centrifuge "A" into starch-containing concentrate 2, a first liquid phase 3 with primarily dissolved substances and a second liquid phase 4 with primarily un... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5593503 | Process for producing amylase resistant granular starch A resistant granular starch with high dietary fiber content and the method of preparing this product wherein a high amylose starch having at least 40% by weight amylose content and a water content of 10 to 80% by weight is heated to a temperature of from ... | 01/14/1997 |
