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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7662418 | Preparation of high viscosity beta-glucan concentrates This invention relates to methods for secondary processing of plant material and in particular for the recovery of valuable products such as fiber including beta-glucan, starch, and ethanol solubles from plant material containing starch and fiber. In particular, the... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7566470 | Grain fractionation methods and products The invention generally relates to a method for fractionating plant material into valuable components including beta-glucan. The method uses an organic solvent and water instead of water alone, acidified water and/or aqueous alkali as a solvent for the slurrying of ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7320810 | Food product with high viscosity The present invention relates to food products comprising in percent by weight of dry matter, 0.5-5% of a viscous soluble fibre, 2-20% oat bran concentrate, and 7-35% cereal bran. The specific amount of these constituents provide for a high viscosity and are suitabl... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300681 | Method for the production of protein preparations with essentially constant properties Shown is a method for producing protein preparations having essentially constant functional properties for technical applications within a broad pH range from about pH 3 to pH 10 by means of extraction from a starting product which contains protein, notably legumes,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7201781 | Carbohydrate-based fuel mixture and method for operating an internal combustion engine using a carbohydrate-based solid fuel A fuel mixture containing a suspension in air at a concentration of about 200 mg of fuel per liter of air, of a solid fuel including at least one of a cereal flour, a cotton flour, a soybean flour, a potato flour, a cassava flour, a dehydrated chocolate powder and a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6887506 | Coffee system Typical current methods for producing large quantities of extracts from solid raw materials such as ground, roasted coffee are designed for exhaustive extraction. Such methods are not ideally suited to producing high quality coffee extracts that are rich in flavor a... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6797304 | French press coffee maker with assembly to selectively reduce contact of grounds with liquid coffee A steeping apparatus is for steeping a solid food material in a liquid to impart a flavor of the solid food material to the liquid to produce a flavored beverage. A container is provided to hold the solid food material and the liquid. A plunger is movable with respe... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6465028 | Apparatus for brewing a fluid extract using an inclined filter pouch containing flavor extractable particles A method of brewing a fluid extract using a filter pouch containing flavor extractable particles. One step is supporting a fully compliant, fluid-permeable filter pouch partially filled with flavor extractable particles such that the pouch is inclined at ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458407 | Process for producing essential oil by subcritical or supercritical water treatment The present invention provides a novel process for producing an essential oil from a plant material. Concretely, the process produces an essential oil in a short time and by a simple procedure by treating a plant material with supercritical water or subcr... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6316032 | Barley malt oil containing vegetable ceramide-associated substances and process for producing the same The present invention has for its object to provide a method for obtaining a barley malt oil abundantly containing ceramide derivatives of plant origin which is highly safe and gives a good image as a material in an efficient, simple and easy manner as we... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6284290 | Substance containing proteins and insoluble dietary fibers derived from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and uses thereof There is provided a substance which was isolated from the germinated seed of a grass family plant and which contains proteins and insoluble dietary fibers. There are also provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient said substa... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6245371 | Method and apparatus for brewing a fluid extract using an inclined filter pouch containing flavor extractable particles A method of brewing a fluid extract using a filter pouch containing flavor extractable particles. One step is supporting a fully compliant, fluid-permeable filter pouch partially filled with flavor extractable particles such that the pouch is inclined at ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6203837 | Coffee system Typical current methods for producing large quantities of extracts from solid raw materials such as ground, roasted coffee are designed for exhaustive extraction. Such methods are not ideally suited to producing high quality coffee extracts that are rich ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6106881 | Process for preparing dough or batter product containing gliadin or glutenin extracted from wheat gluten A food composition comprises gluten, a gliadin or glutenin and food stuff such as an additive for chewing gum, a batter for frying, a dough, a seafood paste and a livestock paste. A food quality such as taste is improved in the composition.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5876779 | Method of producing a cellulose-containing cereal extract Two cereal extracts are produced by the steps of milling cereal material, suspending the milled material in an aqueous liquid, treating the suspension with an alkali, acidifying and separating the solid and liquid in the resulting mixture. The liquid and ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5863588 | Process of making a food product and product thereby A food product or cereal is formed by a mixture of the ingredients spelt, almonds and pumpkin seeds. The ingredients are separately washed, blanched, dry roasted, and then subjected to a grind between a coarse and a medium grind. Thereafter, the ingredien... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5633032 | Process of preparing cereal extracts Two cereal extracts are produced by means of a process comprising the steps of milling cereal material, suspending the milled material in an aqueous liquid, treating the suspension with an alkali, acidifying and separating the solid and liquid in the resu... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5512287 | Production of ଲ-glucan and ଲ-glucan product Cereal grains are ground, slurried in water below the starch gelatinization temperature. Bran, starch granules and protein are removed. ଲ-Glucan is precipitated and dehydrated with alcohol, screened and ground to become a white-colored product with ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5312636 | Process for fractioning crop into industrial raw material A process for fractioning crops by using a combined dry and wet milling and extraction methods, whereby extruding or percussive devices and operating methods are used in the dry milling step, and a thermal treatment, solvent extraction and mechanical trea... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5229117 | Methods and apparatus for sanitizing materials utilizing superheated steam Processes for sanitizing materials, especially psyllium, using superheated steam maintained at a relatively constant low level of superheat. These processes are very effective for sanitizing materials, and can produce commercially sterile materials. Furth... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5183677 | Beta-glucane enriched alimentary fiber The present invention relates to a beta-glucane enriched grain fiber, and to a process for the preparation of a cellulose-containing, beta-glucane enriched grain fiber, preferably of oats or barley, for use as food or as a raw material or additive in the ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5169660 | Method of producing stable bran and flour products from cereal grains An aqueous steeping process for producing a relatively pure bran and flour products from cereal grains such as oats, wheat and rye without conventional dry milling techniques. The aqueous steeped grains are macerated with an ethyl alcohol solution and the... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5156877 | Protein-rich products of brewer's spent grain origin A protein-rich composition of brewer's spent grain origin is disclosed, which includes products separated from the husks of BSG and which contains 40 to 60% by weight of proteins, 12 to 18% by weight of lipids, 2 to 6% by weight of fibrous materials, and ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5135765 | Process for producing protein-rich product, fibrous product and/or vegetable oil from brewer's spent grain A process for producing a protein-rich product and/or a fibrous product is disclosed which includes the steps of pressing brewer's spent grain (BSG) in a wet state, and sieving the resulting pressed BSG in the presence of water to thereby separate it into... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5106640 | Beta-glucane enriched alimentary fiber and a process for preparing the same The present invention relates to a beta-glucane enriched grain fiber, and to a process for the preparation of a cellulose-containing, beta-glucane enriched grain fiber, preferably of oats or barley, for use as food or as a raw material or additive in the ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5068121 | Product and process for preparing a plant fiber product A plant fiber product for use in food products is prepared from straw by cutting and cooking in sodium hydroxide containing liquor, followed by a treatment with ClO2 in an acid medium, treatment with H2 O2 in a basic mediu... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5013561 | Process for recovery of products from waxy barley Waxy barley grain is processed by a series of processing steps to produce beta-glucan solids, a bran residue, a protein concentrate, barley oil and a maltose syrup in uncontaminated form. The process involves steps of mixing a meal produced from waxy barl... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4938972 | Process for upgrading cereal milling by-products into protein-rich food products The invention provides a process for the microbial bioconversion of cereal milling by-products into proteinaceous material for human consumption. The by-products are aerobically fermented in a culture of the fungus Neurospora sitophila in the presence of ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4919952 | Process for the production of light colored food grade protein and dietary fibre from grainby-products Food grade protein and dietary fibre concentrates are prepared from wheat millfeed. The process utilizes an efficient alkali extraction to obtain in excess of 75% w/w of the protein present in the millfeed in a solution which is further treated to separat... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4804545 | Production of beta-glucan, bran, protein, oil and maltose syrup from waxy barley Waxy barley grain of reduced particle size is heated to inactivate natural enzymes to obtain an enzyme inactivated meal, and beta-glucans are extracted from the meal with water. Preferably, inactivation of enzymes is by heating at about 90°-115° C. for ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4765981 | Treatment of gastrointestinal disorders Gastrointestinal disorders, especially those in the very young and the very old which are manifested by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased flatus, cramping, and the like, are treated by the oral administration to the patient of a therapeutically-effect... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4689409 | Starch separation process A process for the production of starch and gluten from wheat flour or similar flour. The flour is extracted with water so as to produce a starch fraction and a gluten fraction. A `B` starch is then separated from either the starch fraction or the gluten f... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4645831 | Process for removing undesirable constituents from wheat gluten products Wheat gluten products may be processed to remove their components which cause undesirable flavors and color. The processing can include extraction with an aqueous solution of alcohol, alkali, or mixtures thereof, and can optionally also include ultrafiltr... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4496605 | Process for producing black barley malt extract Black barley malt extract is produced by crushing fully grown and fully germinated barley malt followed by a series of hulling, heating, agitating, cooling, separating and concentrating procedures.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4366173 | Edible colorant A food grade colorant which is substantially free of 4 methyl imidazole 4 MeI is obtained by digesting a roasted malted cereal in water by use of at least one protease and at least one carbohydrase enzyme. The aqueous extract is separated from remaining s... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4307121 | Process for preparing cellulose A process is provided for the processing of certain organic agricultural foodstuff by-products normally having little commercial value to produce a cellulosic product suitable for human consumption or use in various products. The process of the present in... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4273991 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker particularly adapted for use as a pressure fryer. The cooker's tank is electrically heated by a novel electrical resistance heater and heat reflector structure. The cooker also includes a novel cover and cover hold-down mechanism.... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4269766 | Method and apparatus for fractionating the whole wheat kernel by sequential milling A process for fractionating the whole wheat kernel into its gluten, starch and bran-germ components including the steps of tempering the whole wheat kernel in water to increase its moisture content, flaking the tempered wheat kernel, disintegrating the fl... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4254022 | Protein concentrate from high-protein pearl millet Procedures are described for obtaining about 80% of the high-grade protein in pearl millet grain as a concentrate. These procedures involve extraction of lipid-free whole millet flour with a combination of 70% aqueous isopropyl alcohol, aqueoussodium hydr... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4208259 | Treatment of comminuted oats under the influence of an electric field A process for the separation of a comminuted oat fraction from an admixture thereof with solvent is disclosed. An admixture of the fraction and the solvent is subjected to a high voltage electric field between an anode and a cathode, thereby depositing at... | 06/17/1980 |
