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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7794548 | Ethanol process using pre-fermentation solids removal A process for preparing a starch-containing biomass particle stream having a significant percentage of fiber for processing into ethanol comprises the first step of: mixing the particle stream with a liquid solvent to dissolve at least a portion of the starch in the... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7353675 | Lock barrel and a driving part for the same A lock barrel and a driving part for the same comprises a plurality of key channels for the insertion o the driving part (key) and a plurality of transverse gateways for housing movable parts, which will bulge into the key channels for making the channels effectivel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7252850 | High protein and high fiber food products High protein and high fiber food products, additives for preparing high protein and high fiber food products, and methods of making high protein and high fiber food products are disclosed. More particularly, the additives and methods disclosed are useful for prepari... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7152818 | Uses of white corn hybrids The present invention provides hybrid white corn that produces grain with novel compositional characteristics, such as, higher endosperm protein concentration and low levels of carotenoids. The compositional changes facilitate the use of an improved process for wet ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7041369 | Melt processable starch composition The present invention relates to starch compositions which contain starch and additives. The starch has a weight average molecular weight ranging from about 1,000 to about 2,000,000. The additives can be plasticizers or diluents. The composition containing the starc... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7001469 | Procedure for separating starch from comminutates of plant materials A process of producing starch from plant material is provided which involves adding extraneous protein to the plant material. This produces a network of protein. The starch is isolated from the protein network/plant material mixture. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935584 | Uses of white corn hybrids The present invention provides hybrid white corn that produces grain with novel compositional characteristics, such as, higher endosperm protein concentration and low levels of carotenoids. The compositional changes facilitate the use of an improved process for wet ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936109 | Method of producing starch or starch-containing products from starch-containing plant raw materials, starch products, and methods of using starch products A method produces starch or starch-containing products from starch-containing plant raw materials. The method is distinguished by the inclusion of an electric pulse method. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6902649 | Enhanced fiber additive; and use The disclosure provides a process of modifying a seed based fiber (SBF) to form an enhanced fiber additive (EFA). The process includes an acid treatment step and optionally at least one fiber modification step. Preferred EFA products and uses are described. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6746542 | Modifying starch with cationic polymers and use of the modified starches as dry-strength agent A process for modifying starch by heating starch in an aqueous medium to temperatures above the gelatinization temperature of said starch comprises effecting said modifying of said starch in the presence of (a) a polymeric cationizer selected from the group c... | 06/08/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6391352 | Co-processed starch/gum based food ingredient and method of making the same Disclosed is a starch/gum based ingredient for use in food products which includes a high amylose starch and a hydrocolloid, edible gum to which water is added and co-processed in an extruder under conditions of temperatures of about 100° C. or more and ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6147175 | Crosslinked biological products, process for obtaining such products, and their use as removers The invention relates to the field of biological chemistry, and to polysaccharides in particular. Specifically, it concerns biological products obtained as a result of the polymerization and crosslinking in an alkaline medium of a gel, comprised of wheat ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6136097 | Process for producing thermoplastic starch A process is disclosed for producing thermoplastic starch based on renewable raw materials and, if required, for further processing it into a granulate. A low viscosity starch is modified under a low shearing stress during the extrusion process and leaves... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6103516 | Biochemical method for extracting oils from seeds and caryopsides of oleaginous plants A method for extracting vegetable oils from oleaginous plants in which the solid parts of the plants, which contain oils embedded in macromolecular polysaccharide substances typical of the integument of the plants, are subjected to an enzyme attack by mea... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6090429 | Process for the manufacture of a lactitol syrup A process for the manufacture of a lactitol syrup that involves subjecting a mixture of lactose and an hydrolysate of inulin or of starch to catalytic hydrogenation.... | 07/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5932018 | Treatments to improve yields in the wet milling of corn A process to enhance the physical separations in the wet milling process is disclosed. Specifically, a nonionic surfactant esterified with fatty acids acts to reduce the starch content of fiber in the wet milling process, thus increasing the quantity of s... | 08/03/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5882713 | Non-separable compositions of starch and water-immiscible organic materials A stable and non-separable composition comprised of starch and a water-immiscible material can be prepared in the absence of external emulsifying or dispersing agents by thoroughly solubilizing an aqueous dispersion of the starch at elevated temperatures ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5855946 | Food grade starch resistant to -amylase and method of preparing the same Chemically modified RS4 starches are provided which have a high degree of resistance to -amylase digestion and can serve as low calorie food additives in products such as breads or crackers as a source of dietary fiber. The starches of t... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5851300 | Cationic modification of starch and use of the cationically modified starch In a cationic modification process for starch, starch is reacted with polymers that contain amino and/or ammonium groups in an aqueous medium at temperatures from 115° C. to 180° C. under an increased pressure and in the absence of oxidizers, polymeriza... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5851301 | Methods for separation of wheat flour into protein and starch fractions Methods for separation of wheat flour into protein and starch fractions are described. Wheat flour is (1) mixed with water to hydrate the flour and form a cohesive batter or dough, (2) chilled, and (3) mixed and washed with chilled ethanol to separate it ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5840850 | Dewatering gluten with anionic surfactants Methods of enhancing the dewatering of gluten are disclosed. The methods comprise adding an anionic surfactant to the wet gluten prior to dewatering, as in vacuum dewatering equipment. Particularly effective surfactants are sulfates and sulfonates.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5804232 | Process for preparing an instant rice nectar The present invention relates to a process for preparing an instant rice nectar which can be preserved for long time. The instant rice nectar of the invention is prepared by the process which comprises the steps of: adding water to malt while stirring, fi... | 09/08/1998 |
| 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 |
