Class 127/68 - Steeping

Subclass of Class 127 - Sugar, starch, and carbohydrates
Definition: Processes involving the cooking or softening of grain or
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 12/26/2006

Number	Title	Issue Date
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
7115295	Methods of preparing corn fiber oil and of recovering corn aleurone cells from corn fiber A method for preparing corn fiber oil involving separating corn fiber from corn kernels (e.g., by a wet milling process), drying the corn fiber, grinding the dried corn fiber to produce ground corn fiber having a particle size of less than about 100 microns, combini...	10/03/2006
6946282	Process for decreasing the reducing sugars content of light steepwater A process for decreasing the reducing sugars content of light steepwater comprising complementary incubation of light steepwater from a corn steeping process having sulfur dioxide (SO2) content at between about 20 ppm and about 220 ppm for at least about ...	09/20/2005
6936110	Grain fractionation The present invention includes a method for extracting protein, oil and starch from grain. The method includes: Providing kernels or seeds comprising a germ and pericarp comprising protein, oil, and starch; Steeping the kernels or seeds in a steeping reactor for a t...	08/30/2005
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
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
6179926	Process for steeping corn and steepwater having a low reducing sugar content made therefrom A corn steeping process wherein the pH is adjusted to from about 4.2 to about 5.5 at a time between about 4 hours after fresh steepwater is introduced to about 1 hour before the separation of the steepwater from the corn. The process provides a steepwater...	01/30/2001
5972119	Process and system for obtaining starch and proteins from the flour of legumes, in particular peas In order to obtain starch and proteins from the flour of legumes, in particular peas, the legume flour which has been treated with an aqueous decomposing agent, is fed into a first section (I) of a process line with several solids-liquids separation stage...	10/26/1999
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
5855688	Banana starch A high quality starch, wholesome to be used for food applications is produced from green unpeeled bananas though a cost efficient, commercially viable process. The process steps involve an optional initial comminution, lye milling of the bananas, holding ...	01/05/1999
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
5797985	Banana starch production A process is described for isolating granular starch from bananas by making use of sodium bisulfite and naturally occurring enzymes in the bananas to promote release of starch granules from the banana fruit....	08/25/1998
5340405	High solids liquid starch prepared by batch cooking A method of preparing high solids liquid starch is provided using a modified two step batch cooking procedure....	08/23/1994
5336414	Methods for inhibiting the deposition of proteinaceous materials on heat transfer surfaces Methods for controlling the formation of proteinaceous fouling deposits in high temperature evaporators and concentrators as employed in processing steepwater in the wet milling of corn. The methods comprise adding lecithin, or a long chain fatty acid to ...	08/09/1994
5089607	Procedure for the separation of starch from a residual flow of the starch preparation and starch thus obtained The residual flow of the starch preparation from wheat, rye, oats or barley is thickened to a dry material content of 17 to 25 weight % after which an enzyme preparation with pentosanase activity, originating from fungi or yeasts, is added. The enzyme pre...	02/18/1992
5066218	Composition of a steeped starched-containing grain and a cellulase enzyme The invention relates to a method of milling grain, especially corn, comprising cleaning the grain, steeping the grain in water to soften it, and then milling the grain with a cellulase enzyme....	11/19/1991
4957565	Process for producing starch from cereals A process for the production of starch from cereals includes the steps (a) subjecting dry-ground dehusked grains to enzyme treatment, (b) homogenizing the treated product (optional), (c) extracting starch from the homogenized product, leaving the fibre, (...	09/18/1990
4929361	Method of inhibiting fouling in protein-containing fluids Methods for controlling the formation of proteinaceous fouling deposits in high temperature evaporators and concentrators as employed in processing steepwater in the wet milling of corn. The methods comprise adding a surfactant, preferably a nonionic surf...	05/29/1990
4517022	Starch production from corn Dehulled and degermed dry-milled corn products are refined by mixing for a period of not more than 4 hours at ambient temperature dehulled and degermed corn containing starch and protein with water to form an aqueous slurry, treating the slurry with alkal...	05/14/1985
4416701	Method of producing starch from grain or ground grain products by the wet process The method for the production of starch from grain or ground grain products by the wet process comprises a brief steeping of the raw material during which the morphological structures are not broken down by chemical or microbiological processes, and of a ...	11/22/1983
4412867	Wet milling of starch bearing materials with water recycle after reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration Wet milling of starch bearing materials (e.g. corn, potatoes or wheat) wherein water being used in the process is separated by reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration, into two fractions, one fraction (the first fraction) having a lower content of soluble and ...	11/01/1983
4393202	Method for dewatering starch slurries containing swollen starch granules resulting from treatment with cationic reagents The production rate and yield resulting from the dewatering of starch conversion products containing swollen starch granules resulting from treatments with cationic reagents is improved by the addition to the starch slurry of a water soluble anionic polym...	07/12/1983
4359528	Corn steeping process for products thus obtained and their use in the manufacture of penicillin The invention relates to a corn-steeping process. In this process the temperature of the steeping water decreases from silo to silo and the cycling ratio is comprised between 0.8 and 1.2 m3 per ton of commercial corn. The Corn-Steep obtained ca...	11/16/1982
4299857	Method for producing corn masa The method of this invention includes heating and steeping of corn, water, and calcium hydroxide mixture for predetermined period. Selective injection of air through the bottom of the container stirring the steeping mixture, the pumping of fluid from the ...	11/10/1981
4255518	Process for the recovery of starch from cereal grains as an aqueous slurry In the wet milling of a cereal grain such as corn for the recovery of starch and other products therefrom, steepwater containing much of the water soluble components of the grain, e.g., carbohydrates, proteins and minerals, is utilized as process water fo...	03/10/1981
4207118	Corn wet milling system and process for manufacturing starch A starch wet milling process, in which a series of independent classifications and separations is carried out in the production of starch, employs a Starch Gluten Separation Station having a three-stage centrifugation treatment including passing the entir...	06/10/1980
4181748	Combined dry-wet milling process for refining corn A continuous process for refining whole grain corn to obtain a prime corn starch fraction, an animal feed product and, optionally, corn oil. The process comprises dry milling corn kernels to provide an endosperm fraction, a germ fraction, a fiber (hull) f...	01/01/1980
4181535	Starch production The water phase from a corn steeping step is evaporated in a multistage evaporator to a steeping concentrate, the steeped corn being divided into an aqueous germ fraction, an aqueous fiber fraction and a gluten suspension which is partly dewatered to an a...	01/01/1980
4171384	Combined dry-wet milling process for refining wheat There is disclosed a continuous process for refining whole grain wheat to obtain a prime wheat starch fraction and an animal feed product, the process comprising dry milling wheat kernels to provide an endosperm fraction, a germ fraction, a fiber (bran) f...	10/16/1979
4171383	Wet milling process for refining whole wheat There is disclosed a continuous process for refining whole grain wheat to obtain a wheat starch fraction and an animal feed product, the process comprising cleaning whole wheat kernels to separate extraneous matter, wet milling the cleaned whole wheat ker...	10/16/1979
4154623	Method of preparing refined starch hydrolysates from starch-containing cereals A process of preparing a starch hydrolysate from wheat, barley or rye comprising the steps of contacting kernels of wheat, barley or rye with an aqueous solution to hydrate and soften the kernels, gently wet-milling the hydrated and softened kernels, sepa...	05/15/1979
4106487	Continuous steeping of corn for wet processing to starches, syrups and feeds Corn is steeped in a process in which corn is continuously added at the top of a cylinder of a height of at least 1.5 to 2.5 times its diameter, water is continuously circulated upward through downflowing corn. This water, comprising a combination of stee...	08/15/1978
4086135	Process for stepping grain and products obtained therefrom A process for steeping grain wherein the steepwater is inoculated with an inoculum containing a microorganism of the genus Lactobacillus at or near the beginning of the steeping process. The process reduces the steeping time and increases the content of l...	04/25/1978
4042414	Processing of starch Waxy, small granule starch of high spreadability, and waxy, large granule starch which is capable of forming an exceptionally clear and bright paste, are simultaneously produced by steeping waxy barley grain for a period of at least 12 hours in an aqueous...	08/16/1977

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