Class 241/12 - With application of fluid

Subclass of Class 241 - Solid material comminution or disintegration
Definition: Processes in which the comminution or disintegration is
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 05/10/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7938345	Dry milling corn fractionation process A method for fractionating whole kernel corn into bran, germ and endosperm fractions. Corn (tempered or non-tempered) is processed through an impact mill and through a screener to divide the initial feed stream into two or more flows or substreams. The substreams or...	05/10/2011
7793870	Method and device for husking and degerminating cereals The invention relates to a method and a device for husking and degerminating grains of maize. The aim of the invention is to provide an efficient and simple degermination of maize. To this end, during a wet degermination process, cleaned maize is wetted, and then hu...	09/14/2010
7431228	Method for isolating aleurone particles The invention relates to a method and device for separating a mixture, made of particles of a first particle type and a second particle type, especially aleurone particles and shell particles made of comminuted bran, said particles being scarcely distinguishable in ...	10/07/2008
7246762	Process of forming corn flaking grits of improved quality with minimization of production of corn doubles A process for milling corn comprises mixing water and corn kernels to provide a tempering mixture; holding the tempering mixture for a time and temperature effective for lifting hull off from the endosperm of the corn kernels, but a time and temperature which is not...	07/24/2007
7229034	Seed crusher A seed crusher e.g. useful in methods for high throughput analysis of seeds, comprises a horizontal well plate with at least one well for receiving a tube; an open-topped tube for lining each well wherein each tube is oriented for receiving a vertical reciprocating ...	06/12/2007
7178748	Method of recycling plastic material of process cartridge It is an object of this invention to efficiently recycle a plastic resin material used in a process cartridge. To achieve this object, in a method of recycling a plastic material of a process cartridge, the process cartridge is crushed in a crushing step while parti...	02/20/2007
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
7021572	Process and installation for warm dehulling soya The invention relates to a method for warm dehulling soya and other bean fruits and for subsequently grinding them, as well as to corresponding installation. The invention can simplify the process and the design of the installation. To this end, the fruits and heate...	04/04/2006
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
6915969	Method and installation for making flour from ozone-treated grains The present invention relates to a method for making flours having a high food safety level comprising the grinding of grains previously cleaned and moistened, characterized in that, prior to or simultaneously with said grinding, said grains are brought into contact...	07/12/2005
6872417	Nixtamalization process A method of saving water, wastewater, lime, and energy while increasing productivity and enhancing product quality in a nixtamalization process. More specifically, during the grain cook and steep process, the phase-separated supernate is retained for a subsequent ba...	03/29/2005
6537596	Encapsulated/air-free crushing and mash production A plant and a process for crushing and mash production is provided wherein the raw material to be processed is broken up and mashed in a mill system. Prior to the mill system (1) being filled with the material (6) to be crushed the mill system is filled w...	03/25/2003
6090603	Method for producing enzymes and, respectively, enzyme complexes A method of producing enzymes in which plant seeds are subjected to a softening process and a germination process in an aqueous environment and wherein a substance is added to the aqueous environment at least before and during the softening process, the s...	07/18/2000
5516048	Process for treatment of whole-wheat cereals A process for the processing of whole-wheat cereals in which: the grains are subject to a shower wash using only little more water than is necessary to enclose the surface of the grains; counterflowing air is conducted past the grains to remove excess wat...	05/14/1996
5115984	Process of grinding grains A grain grinding system includes a polishing machine for polishing grains, and roll mills and sifters for repeatedly mill and sift the polished grains to provide a flour having a desired mesh size. A moisture adding device is provided for adding moisture ...	05/26/1992
5064407	Method of manufacturing a cellulose absorbent product An absorbent cellulose product and method of making the product. Preferably chaff and pith corncob components form the cellulose starting material which is reduced, pelletized, crumbled and classified to produce a granular product of compact bodies having...	11/12/1991
4994115	Process for producing a high total dietary corn fiber A process for producing corn fiber having a high total dietary fiber content. A dilute aqueous slurry of the corn fiber obtained from the corn wet-millng process is separated by means of a hydroclone to give a fiber fraction of enhanced total dietary fibe...	02/19/1991
4896837	Roller mill This invention relates to a roller mill in which the shafts of the grinding rollers are mounted in two self-aligning roller bearings of which one forms a fixed bearing and the other is constructed as a vertically movable floating bearing. Such a roller mi...	01/30/1990
4795101	Use of cellulase in a method of wet milling a starch-containing grain 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....	01/03/1989
4691866	Generation of seed particles A gun-target apparatus and method for producing silicon seed particles from silicon feed particles comprising accelerating silicon feed particles from a container and propelling them into a silicon target in a target chamber. The target is movable within ...	09/08/1987
4329371	Method of processing grain Methods and apparatus for processing grain to provide meal, grit, flour and masa products suitable for human consumption and by-products suitable for use as animal feed and industrial products. The methods includes forming a slurry of the grain with water...	05/11/1982
4220287	Process for the treatment of oats A process for the separation of dehulled oats into fractions differing in composition is disclosed. The process comprises admixing comminuted dehulled oats with a solvent for oat oil and separating the admixture into at least two fractions, the solid comp...	09/02/1980
4090669	Process for embrittling integuments of small seeds The present invention relates to the embrittlement of the integuments of small seeds wherein the seeds are cooled by thermal shock in a fluidized bed; cooling is provided by direct injection of a cryogenic fluid flash evaporated in the fluidized bed, form...	05/23/1978
4060203	Protein isolation In a process for extracting protein from lupins and other low fat seeds the improvement comprising saturating the seeds with water and wet milling them prior to extracting the protein thereby avoiding undue denaturation of the protein....	11/29/1977

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