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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7248823 | Electrographic ribbon and method implementing a skive A blender for electrographic developer has an outer cylindrical surface having an axis, the blender being adapted to rotate about the axis; and a skive defining an outer edge adjacent said cylindrical surface and spanning a length along said axis. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229558 | Chromatographic separation method A method for fractionating a solution into two or more fractions. More particularly the invention relates to a method for fractionating a solution by a chromatographic simulated moving bed (SMB) process in which the dissolved substances present in the feedstock are ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195674 | Continuous pan crystallizer A continuous pan crystallier for use in the sugar industry includes a heated zone in the form of a steam chamber (32) below a calandria (22). The heated zone heats massecuite in the area below the calandria in the pan and reduces massecuite density and... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7067013 | Method and plant for the production of refined sugar from a sugared juice Method for producing refined sugar from sugared juice, such as raw juice from sugar cane or from sugar beet, containing sugar and impurities, which comprises the operations of: tangential filtration of the sugared juice in order to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6802977 | Method for obtaining powder from highly concentrated high viscous solutions The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a purified solid powder from highly concentrated, semi-liquid, high viscous solutions containing one or more solutes and a first solvent. The method comprises contacting the highly concentrated solution with a ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6274727 | Method for producing shaped and unshaped polyol masses The invention relates to a composition, comprising one or more polyols, which has prolonged deformability and can be processed to give tablets, compacts or boiled sweets having improved properties.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6206977 | Method for crystallizing anhydrous fructose from its aqueous solutions Methods of crystallizing anhydrous fructose from aqueous solutions using a large scale crystallizer are provided. The various crystallization methods include at least a cooling crystallization step wherein cooling is controlled so as to maintain a tempera... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5882420 | Linear and cyclic sucrose reaction products, their preparation and their use Sucrose ester and ether products, useful as food or beverage bulking agents, reduced calorie sweeteners, fat replacement agents, stabilizing agents, thickening agents and emulsifying agents; adhesives; biodegradable plastics and films; sizing agents for p... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5618352 | Continuously operating centrifuge for spinning sugar massecuite A continuously operating centrifuge for spinning sugar massecuite has a perforated basket which widens conically and rotates about a vertical axis. The perforated basket has a throwing-off edge from which the sugar particles are spun off outwardly and are... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5583215 | Crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol and a process for preparing it The crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol of the present invention has a crushed and relatively tight crystal structure which can be observed at 1,000 magnifications by a scanning electron microscope, an apparent specific gravity in the range of 0... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5423288 | Apparatus for producing seed crystals An apparatus for producing seed crystals in melts has a vertically oriented, closed vessel having a vessel base and having at least one inlet for the melt and having at least one outlet opening for the inoculated melt provided with seed crystals. A prefer... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5354856 | Crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol and a process for preparing it The crystalline mixture solid containing maltitol of the present invention has a crushed and relatively tight crystal structure which can be observed at 1,000 magnifications by a scanning electron microscope, an apparent specific gravity in the range of 0... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5338365 | Apparatus for conditioning confectioners' sugar and the like Apparatus for conditioning freshly ground confectioners' sugar employs a closed vessel with an inlet for unconditioned sugar, an outlet for conditioned sugar, and an agitating unit which is installed in the vessel and not only agitates the admitted materi... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5223040 | Batch process and apparatus for crystallizing syrup A batch process of producing sugar crystals from syrup in a discontinuously operated crystallization apparatus comprising a heating calandria, comprises the steps of graining a batch of concentrated syrup by adding seed crystals thereto to form a magma, c... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5209856 | Process and device for continuous crystallization of a massecuite A process and device for the crystallization of sugar syrup is described. Sugar syrup is cooked to provide a massecuite. Thereafter, the massecuite is subjected to at least one stage of continuous mixing under vacuum to promote crystallization of the mass... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5133807 | Process and installation for the continuous production of sugar crystals A two-stage crystallization for the continuous production of sugar crystals from syrup comprises crystallizing the syrup in a first stage by subjecting the syrup to a sufficient heat of evaporation to produce a massecuite comprising water and a small cont... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4875940 | Massecuite supersaturation monitor The invention provides an apparatus for controlling both the supersaturation of the mother liquor and the crystal content of massecuite by measuring di-electric constant and electrical conductivity at radio frequencies by means of a probe which is include... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4802926 | Spray dried lactose and process for preparing the same The invention relates to a spray dried lactose suitable for use as component of tablets and to a process for preparing same. The lactose is predominantly crystalline and contains at most 50% by weight of amorphous lactose. At least 50% by weight of the cr... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4670611 | Method and installation for the crystallization of mannitol A syrup of mannitol and of sorbitol is introduced through a pipe (2) into a first crystallization zone (1a) which it is led to pass through with stirring (3) and within which the temperature is maintained substantially constant by a system (4), the mixtur... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4620880 | Process for producing crystalline dextrose monohydrate A process for the production of crystalline dextrose monohydrate in which the mass M subjected to crystallization traverses from above downwards continuously and under malaxation, a vessel inside which it is subjected to a temperature gradient globally de... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4216025 | Sugar crystallization process Sugar is crystallized from aqueous solutions thereof by spraying a supersaturated sugar solution or syrup at elevated temperature into a high velocity air stream, at ambient temperature, whereby crystallization and drying occur rapidly and the sugar cryst... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4194557 | Cooler for mixtures of crystals and crystallizing liquid in the production of sugar and related products A cooler for mixtures of crystals and crystallizing liquid in the production of sugar and related products comprises a bundle of vertical pipes for the passage of such a mixture from a bottom chamber to a top chamber. The vertical pipes are surrounded by ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4164429 | Process and installation for the production of selected crystallization seeds for use in a sugar refinery Process, centrifuge and installation for producing crystallization seeds, as for the sugar industry. A suspension of crystals produced from the seeded solution is subjected to a scheme of centrifugal separations whereby seeds falling within a predetermine... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4162926 | Method of drying complex sugar solutions A method for forming dried, solid, particulate product from complex sugar solutions by drying the solution in a current of heated air and in the presence of separately introduced recycled dried solids which have undergone additional conditioning to have a... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4155774 | Process for controlling the rate of growth of particulate masses A vacuum pan is controlled by directly monitoring the total solids concentration of a boiling solution. A preferred type of process relates the change in concentration of sugar in a massecuite to the growth rate and increase in the number of crystals, and... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4145230 | Method for seeding super-saturated sugar solution to effect crystallization A method for the seeding of a super-saturated sugar solution to effect a crystallization therein by adding to the solution finely milled sugar suspended in a suspension agent, said suspension being capable of being spread in the sugar solution and being s... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4133375 | Vertical heat exchanger A cylindrical shell has a conical bottom with a central outlet therein. A hollow central shaft is rotatably and vertically supported within the center of the shell and has attached thereto at least one heat exchange element including lower and upper radia... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4119436 | Sugar refining process A process for the production of sugar from either sugar beets or cane wherein of the total amount of thin juice processed, only that amount required to produce the vapor needed for the sugar boiling phase and the desired density of thick juice is directly... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4069065 | Apparatus for the continuous crystallization of sugar Apparatus for the continuous crystallization of sugar comprising a tank separated into two longitudinal zones, one heated and the other not heated, transverse walls being provided in the upper part of the vat to avoid mixtures in the longitudinal directio... | 01/17/1978 |
