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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163945 | Extraction of oil from food wastes Raw material such as food waste is scanned by a metal detector (11) and objects or containments removed, the food waste is then ground or macerated by a disintegrator (13), and passed to a live steam kettle (14), then passed to an in-line heater... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8138362 | Method for extracting internal lipids from wool using supercritical fluids A method for extracting internal lipids from wool that is substantially free of lanolin, comprising the use of a fluid under supercritical conditions and an agent that can change the polarity of said fluid, selected from methanol and/or ethanol, is disclosed. Accord... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8101784 | Process for removing volatile components from a substance mixture and apparatus for performing this process A process and an apparatus separate a volatile component from a substance mixture (raw product). The substance mixture is heated, the volatile component is at least partly evaporated and then the vapor formed is condensed. To improve the separating action, the conde... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8008517 | Method of recovering oil from thin stillage In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008516 | Method of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7741500 | Processes for preparation of oil compositions The present invention is directed to processes for preparing oil compositions having a high concentration of poly-unsaturated fatty acids and oil compositions having a low concentration of α-linolenic acid. In addition, the present invention is directed to processe... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7696369 | Oil Recuperation process The invention provides a process for recuperating a triglyceride oil from wet gums from a vegetable oil, said process comprising the steps of: (a) providing wet gums by water de-gumming a crude vegetable oil, (b) mixing said wet gums with w... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7687648 | Biomass extracts with protein and nutritional value Biomass extracts with high protein and nutritional value and methods for making the same are disclosed. Such extracts may include cakes with low residual oil and high levels of desirable constituents and oils that require little to no downstream processing upon extr... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7601858 | Method of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7572926 | Plant desaturases—compositions and uses By this invention, compositions and methods of use of plant desaturase enzymes, especially Δ-9 desaturases, are provided. Of special interest are methods and compositions of amino acids and nucleic acid sequences related to biologically active plant desaturases as ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7419596 | Extraction and winterization of lipids from oilseed and microbial sources A process for purifying a lipid composition having predominantly neutral lipid components having at least one long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid is disclosed. The process employs contacting the lipid composition with a polar solvent, such as acetone, wherein the ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7364765 | Process for defatting coconut meat During the defatting of coconut gratings from freshly harvested coconuts, the gratings are cooled to temperatures at which crystallization, i.e., solidification of the fat components occurs, before the coconut gratings are pressed. However, this temperature must not... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7329420 | Herbal remedy system A therapeutic mixture has essentially equal parts of eucalyptus globulus oil and pinus sylvestris oil and thymus vulgaris oil. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314944 | Soybean oil process A solvent extraction free, caustic refining free, process for producing refined soybean oil from soybeans is described in which soybeans, after cleaning, cracking and dehulling, are crushed in less than 60 seconds while heating the soybeans to a frictionally generat... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7276634 | Reduction of the viscosity of reactive heavy byproducts during the production of 1,3-propanediol The present invention is an improvement upon the process for the production of 1,3-propanediol wherein an aqueous solution of 3-hydroxy propanal is formed, catalyst, if any, used in said formation is removed from the solution, sodium hydroxide is added to the soluti... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259269 | Method for obtaining an oil fraction and a protein fraction from a vegetable starting substance A method for obtaining an oil fraction and a protein fraction from a vegetable starting substance comprises the steps of: extracting the starting substance which has been reduced in size with alcohol, and separating an alcohol liquid phase from the extracted startin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256049 | Devices and methods for separating phospholipids from biological samples Device and methods for the removal of phospholipids from biological samples are disclosed and described. Removal of phospholipids may be desirable for the analysis of the phospholipids themselves, or to prevent the phospholipids from conflicting with and effectively... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253294 | Isolation of lutein from alfalfa The present invention provides a process for an industrial scale extraction and purification of xanthophylls (e.g., lutein and zeaxanthin) from plant material (e.g., alfalfa or other leafy green crops having high levels of chlorophyll). The process involves harvesti... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223877 | Uses of hydroquinone substituted polyunsaturated fatty acids as antioxidants This invention provides novel antioxidants comprising hydroquinone substituted polyunsaturated fatty acids. Such fatty acids can be obtained from crude kombo butter and are suitable for preventing oxidation of various organic materials. In particular, the inv... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214379 | Method for the purification of marigold oleoresin Marigold oleoresin having a low viscosity and a high lutein content which can be filled in soft capsules can be obtained according to the method of the present invention, which is characterized by combining a step of subjecting oleoresin to supercritical fluid extra... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195790 | Modification of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase activity with asteridae extracts and optionally boswellic acid Extracts from plants in the Asteridae subfamily, such as Carthamus tinctorious, are effective to selectively inhibit COX-2 activity and/or enhance COX-1 activity. When Asteridae extracts are combined with boswellic acid, the combination exhibits a synergistic... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7148366 | Method and system for extraction of oil from corn A process for removing oil from an agricultural substrate, including a dry grind corn. An ethanol solution with a concentration in the range of from about 90% to about 100% ethanol is mixed with the dry grind corn in a ratio of from about 10:1 to about 1:1 to form a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7122216 | Vegetable oil extraction methods This invention relates to methods for treating oil bearing vegetable material, especially oilseeds. Methods of the invention provide for the isolation of certain components of oil bearing vegetable material, including isoflavones, vegetable oil, and a phosphatide fr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109361 | Isolation of lutein from alfalfa The present invention provides a process for an industrial scale extraction and purification of xanthophylls (e.g., lutein and zeaxanthin) from plant material (e.g., alfalfa or other leafy green crops having high levels of chlorophyll). The process involves harvesti... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090879 | Nutritional formula containing select carotenoid combinations Disclosed are nutritional formulas, including reconstitutable powders, comprising carbohydrate, protein and a lipid component containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid; and from about 0.25 to about 10 ppm, by weight of the total oil content of the infant formula, of a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091366 | Recovery of residual specialty oil The present invention provides a means for the recovery of residual specialty oils from cake using a compressed solvent, preferably carbon dioxide. The present invention also allows for the cake to be toasted before extraction. The compressed solvent can be recycled... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074449 | Method for treating and processing lupine seeds containing alkaloid, oil and protein A method of treating and processing alkaloid, oil and protein-containing lupine seeds for the extraction of products from the lupine seeds by means of targeted fractionation is described, whereby the comminuted lupine seed is de-oiled by introducing a solvent and th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7043874 | Substrate and method for growing shiitake mushrooms [Lentinus edodes (Berk.) singer] and new shiitake strain The present invention describes a new substrate comprising olive oil waste as the nutrient for growing edible and medicinal shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) in aseptic plastic bags. The invention further provides the strain Ile-1, a new and distinct varie... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6936728 | Production of hydroxylated fatty acids in genetically modified plants This invention relates to plant fatty acyl hydroxylases. Methods to use conserved amino acid or nucleotide sequences to obtain plant fatty acyl hydroxylases are described. Also described is the use of cDNA clones encoding a plant hydroxylase to produce a family of h... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6814998 | Soybean embryo fat/oil and process for producing soybean material with high embryo concentration The purpose of the present invention is to extract oil from the soybean material containing soybean germ as a main component, and to utilize it. The present invention relates to a method for producing a soybean material, comprising crudely crushing selected s... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6787674 | (+)-1-Bisabolone isolated from cymbopogon flexuosus and antibacterial activity thereof The present invention relates to anti-microbial activity of the essential oil of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud) Wats and the process of isolation of novel sesquiterpene compound which is mainly responsible for the strong anti-microbial/anti-bacterial ac... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6743930 | Kernel oil from plant kernel, process for extracting same, pharmaceutical composition and thereof The invention provides a kernel oil extracted from plant kernels, comprising triglyceride 90-99.9%, diglyceride 0.01-5%, monoglycerides 0.01-3%, sitosterol 0.1-2.5% and cyclolanosterol 0.01-1%. The invention also provides two methods for the extraction of said kerne... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6732454 | Apparatus for extracting solvent from a mass of vegetable particles A system for removing from a particle mass a liquid permeating the particle mass includes a vaporizing stage having a space wherein the pressure is less than the pressure of the particle mass. As the particle mass enters the vaporizing stage, the lower pressure caus... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6727373 | Preparation of microbial polyunsaturated fatty acid containing oil from pasteurised biomass The present invention discloses a microbial polyunsaturated fatty acid(PUFA)-containing oil with a high triglyceride content and a high oxidative stability. In addition, a method is described for the recovery of such oil from a microbial biomass deriverd from a past... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6713512 | Uses of kombic acid as an anticancer and cholesterol-lowering agent This invention provides a novel antioxidant, kombic acid or a derivative thereof, obtained from crude kombo butter suitable for preventing oxidation of various organic materials. In particular, the invention relates to the use of kombic acid as an antioxidant in the... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713447 | Method for purifying marine mammal oil enriched in omega 3 fatty acids and compositions comprising same The present invention relates to a method for purifying marine mammal oil enriched in omega 3 fatty acids and to compositions comprising such oils. The invention also relates to a method of preparing such oils from the seal and other marine mammals. More particularl... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6685975 | Process for recovering bone and oil from animal byproducts A processing method used for separating bone and oil from marine byproducts in the preparation of an endproduct. The byproducts are ground and then warmed to a relatively low temperature of approximately 70 deg.C. or less. The warmed material is passed to... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6680393 | White wax and method of manufacture This invention relates to a kind of white wax and its manufacturing method, particularly the white wax extracted from animal fat and sebum as a nontoxic, non-hazardous product of superb moistening that enhances skin's elasticity while keeping skin from cr... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676838 | Apparatus and methods for removing solvent residues An apparatus (10') for extracting biomass includes an extractor (11), evaporator (12), compressor (13) and condenser (14) connected in series by pipework (17) to define a closed loop extraction circuit. A transfer line (18) selectively supplies hot solven... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673952 | Method for extracting and fractionating fats with solvent, using at least a hydrofluroether The invention concerns a method for extracting and fractionating fats contained in a raw material, characterized in that it comprises at least a step which consists in using an extraction solvent consisting of at least a hydrofluoroether of general formul... | 01/06/2004 |
