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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8430968 | Method of extracting starches and sugar from biological material using controlled cavitation A method of extracting sugar, starch, and/or carbohydrates from feed material such as corn or corn stover is disclosed. The feed material is mixed with liquid and perhaps accelerants to form a mixture. The mixture is pumped through a controlled cavitation reactor, w... | 04/30/2013 |
| 7198695 | Method for separating hemicelluloses from a biomass containing hemicelluloses and biomass and hemicelluloses obtained by said method The invention relates to a method for separating hemicelluloses from a biomass containing hemicelluloses. The method includes the steps of: a) extracting the hemicelluloses from the biomass containing hemicelluloses by treating them with a complex compound in an aqu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195675 | Chitosan-containing polysaccharide, method for preparing the same and use thereof The present invention herein provides a chitosan-containing polysaccharide and a method for the preparation thereof as well as a medicine and a food containing the polysaccharide. The chitosan-containing polysaccharide is prepared by a method comprising the s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7138519 | Process for extraction of β-glucan from cereals and products obtained therefrom A process for obtaining β-glucan from cereal grain, such as barley and oats. A β-glucan product obtained by the process. Uses of the β-glucan product as a food ingredient and for treating various diseases or disorders. The process includes the steps of forming fl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108885 | Liquid maltitol composition, process for its manufacture and its uses A liquid maltitol composition, characterized in that the composition has, the contents being expressed by weight relative to the dry matter content of the composition: a content of 94 to 98 % of maltitol, a content of 0.2 to 3 % of sorbitol, a content of 0.1 to 3 % ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7057033 | Fractionated polydisperse compositions The present invention concerns a new fractionated polydisperse carbohydrate composition having the following definition: an av. DP which is significantly higher than the av. DP of a native polydisperse carbohydrate composition, significantly free of low molecular mo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037378 | Separation of sugars The invention relates to the recovery of deoxy sugars, such as fucose from biomass-derived solutions, such as spent liquors obtained from pulping processes. The invention is based on the use of chromatographic fractionation with specific column packing materials and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037377 | Process for producing lacturose-containing powder composition, lacturose-containing powder composition obtained by the process and feed additive A lactulose-containing powder composition is produced by preparing a raw material liquid so that a lactulose content within a powder produced following spray drying is 10 to 50% by weight, a protein content is 0.2 to 9.0 parts by weight per 1 part by weight of lactu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008485 | Separation process The invention relates to a process of separating compounds with a small molar mass from compounds having a molar mass less than 1.9 times that of the compounds with a small molar mass using nanofiltration. The compounds with a small molar mass have a typical molar m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001624 | Method for mixing and introduction of inulin The method for mixing and introduction of inulin facilitates health in young animals. In general, Inulin in a dry form will be combined with dry citric acid, an FDA approved colorant, and a moisture scavenger. The combined dry product will then be mixed and subseque... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6936173 | Carbohydrate purification using ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and nanofiltration The invention provides methods for purifying carbohydrates, including oligosaccharides, nucleotide sugars, and related compounds, by use of ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and/or reverse osmosis. The carbohydrates are purified away from undesired contaminants such a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6897354 | High amylose wheat starch and wheat containing the same Wheat starch of the present invention is obtained from endosperm of a seed of wheat which is modified to lack starch granule protein-1 (SGP-1). The wheat starch has an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more. Wheat flour of the present invention is obtained fr... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6692577 | Process for purifying maltose The invention relates to a process for purifying a maltose-containing liquor from a undesired impurities, such as maltotriose. The process of the invention is characterized by nanofiltering said liquor and recovering a purified maltose solution as the per... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6689755 | Method of stabilizing biologically active substances The present invention relates to a rapid and readily reproducible process for stabilizing biologically active substances by combining the biologically active substance witha a stabilizingmixture and drying the resulting mixture into a dry, amorphous produ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6663717 | Process for the fractionation of sugar beet pulp The invention relates to a method of simultaneous purification and separation of pectin and pectic sugars/oligomers from sugar beet pulp using a multi-step process in an aqueous solution. The method comprises hydrolysis of the sugar beet pulp, solids sepa... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660099 | Chromatographic fractionation of vegetable material The invention relates to chromatographic fractionation of pectin-containing vegetable material, such as sugar beet pulp. In the method of the invention, a pectin-containing hydrolysate is chromatographically separated into a pectin fraction, a salt fracti... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6475552 | Polymerization of mono and disaccharides using low levels of polycarboxylic acids Superior quality, clean-tasting food grade polydextrose is prepared by reacting glucose or glucose-containing materials such as hydrolyzed starch with a polyol such as sorbitol in the presence of low levels of a polycarboxylic acid such as citric acid. In... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6455091 | Time saving method for preparing tapioca starch balls and the product thereof The present invention satisfies the long felt need in the beverage industry of a method of preparing tapioca starch balls that moves the time consuming, equipment demanding, and labor intensive process of precooking the dried tapioca starch balls to the t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6454946 | Carbohydrate purification using ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and nanofiltration The invention provides methods for purifying carbohydrates, including oligosaccharides, nucleotide sugars, and related compounds, by use of ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and/or reverse osmosis. The carbohydrates are purified away from undesired contamin... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451121 | Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Thermally-inhibited starches and flours which are functionally equivalent to chemically-crosslinked starches are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of dehydrating a granular starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous ( | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447614 | Raw material for use in the preparation of pectin and related compounds, and a method for the preparation of same The invention relates to a raw material for use in the preparation of pectin and related compounds, the raw material being pressed, stabilized sugar beet pulp subjected to biotechnical pre-treatment. In accordance with the invention the raw material is pr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6231675 | Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Thermally-inhibited starches and flours which are functionally equivalent to chemically-crosslinked starches are prepared by a process which comprises the steps of dehydrating a granular starch or flour to anhydrous or substantially anhydrous ( | 05/15/2001 |
| 6174443 | Purification of wheat germ agglutinin using macroporous or microporous filtration membrane This invention relates to a microporous or macroporous affinity filtration membrane wherein the matrix of the membrane is composed of chitin and the pores are made by dissolution of porogen during the preparation of the membrane. The invention also relate... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6110323 | Methods of refining agricultural residues to absorbent cellulose, xylose, and plant nutrient liquor, and products produced by such methods A method of creating a number of separate product streams from an agricultural waste material, comprising: providing a starting material consisting of an agricultural waste material; hydrolyzing the starting material with an acid solution at atmospheric p... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6103516 | Biochemical method for extracting oils from seeds and caryopsides of oleaginous plants A method for extracting vegetable oils from oleaginous plants in which the solid parts of the plants, which contain oils embedded in macromolecular polysaccharide substances typical of the integument of the plants, are subjected to an enzyme attack by mea... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5972120 | Extraction of sweet compounds from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni The invention disclosed relates to a process for the extraction of sweet compounds from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, by column extraction, followed by purification by filtration. The extraction is at temperatures in the range of 0 to 25° C. Preferably, a p... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5958500 | Sugar product derived from dates Processes for extracting three sugars, fructose, sucrose and glucose, from dates are disclosed. Pitted dates are frozen and subdivided into particles. The particles are contacted with a heated water solution to extract the sugars from the date fibers. The... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5925190 | Production of fructose dianhydride products from inulin Inulins are pyrolyzed to di-D-fructose dianhydrides in good yield by heating at atmospheric pressure to a temperature sufficiently high to melt the inulin, or pyrolyzing in the presence of a hydroxy carboxylic acid such as citric acid, to melt temperature... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5853488 | Processes for extracting sugars from dates and for making novel food products Processes for extracting three sugars, fructose, sucrose and glucose, from dates are disclosed. Pitted dates are frozen and subdivided into particles. The particles are contacted with a heated water solution to extract the sugars from the date fibers. The... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5837060 | Process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate of low polymolecularity index, obtention and use of novel starch hydrolysate in peritoneal dialysis The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate of low polymolecularity index which may be used in particular in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. This process consists essentially in acid and enzymatic hydrolysis o... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5730876 | Separation and purification of low molecular weight chitosan using multi-step membrane separation process A multi-step membrane separation process whereby the natural polymer -chitosan extracted from the shell of crustaceans, etc. can be simply separated and purified into low molecular weight chitosan or oligosaccharide chitosan in a high yield. A chit... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5725676 | Thermally inhibited starches and flours and process for their production Thermally inhibited starches and flours are prepared by a process comprising dehydrating and heat treating a granular starch or flour.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5705634 | High yield preparation of dimeric to decameric chitin oligomers The present invention is directed to a new process for the production of chitin oligomers, including fragmentation, partial hydrolysis and recovery. This process produces high yields, especially of higher (tetra- to deca-) chitin oligomers.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5658390 | Purification of beta cyclodextrin A method for purifying non-branched beta cyclodextrin from aqueous solutions is disclosed. The process entails a plurality of independent crystallization steps.... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5603977 | Gummy starch and method for preparation of the same A gummy starch is prepared by conmbining a starch with a saccharide and subsequently heating up the mixture. The gummy starch consists essentially of a water insoluble part with a chewable property and good dispersibility in oils and fats. A process for p... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5589590 | Process for the preparation of cyclodextrins or other compounds capable of producing clathrates with a gas A process for preparing any substance capable of forming a clathrate with a gas may start from a mixture in solution or in suspension of this substance with other components. This mixture is contacted with a gas to form a clathrate with the substance, a p... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5550227 | Method for the preparation of rhamnose monohydrate from rhamnolipids The invention relates to a method for the preparation of rhamnose from rhamnolipids, for which an acidic emulsion of the rhamnolipid is hydrolyzed at 100° to 200° and subsequently cooled, the aqueous phase of the resulting hydrolysate is separated from ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5525281 | Method for preparing biodegradable films from plant-based raw materials There is provided a method for preparing biodegradable films from plant-based raw materials in the form of carbohydrates which method is continuous and carried out in one step. In the process the plant-based raw materials are modified and plastified and t... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5518710 | Methods for extracting cereal ଲ-glucans Simple and efficient methods for extracting high levels of ଲ-glucans from cereal sources are disclosed. The method employs a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide as an initial solvent. If desired, the extract can be further purified to render a &#x... | 05/21/1996 |
| 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 |
