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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7514576 | Process for the separation of alkyl branched fatty acids from a fatty acid mixture A process for the separation of alkyl branched C12 to C24 fatty acids from a fatty acid mixture comprising linear and alkyl branched C12 to C24 fatty acids comprises; (i) optionally hydrogenating the fatty acid mixture, (i... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7385068 | Stearate composition and method An improved alkaline earth metal stearate composition is disclosed and is prepared by reacting a fatty acid component including stearic acid and palmitic acid with an alkali hydroxide to form an alkaline soap. An aqueous metal salt solution is then added to the soap... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375240 | Preparation process of diglyceride-rich fat or oil Provided is a preparation process of a diglyceride-rich fat or oil, which includes bringing a fat or oil containing diglycerides in an amount of 50 mass % or greater and having a transition metal content of 5 ppm or less into contact with steam while forming a thin ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7261913 | Aerated frozen suspension with adjusted creaminess and scoop ability based on stress-controlled generation of superfine microstructures Products that are aerated multiphase systems containing an aqueous continuous fluid phase which may include solutes thus forming an aqueous syrup and disperse phases like gas/air cells, water ice crystals and solid/semi-solid fat globules or aggregates thereof, wher... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258846 | Process and installation for the dry fractionation The invention relates to a method and installation for the dry fractionation of edible oils and fats and related products, said method comprising the steps of: a) solidifying the product in a crystallizer comprising at least one cooling chamber that is ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226016 | Method and arrangement for low or non-rotating artillery shells This disclosure relates to a method and an arrangement for low or non-rotating artillery shells fired from launch weaponry, and which introduces a portion of the barrel pressure built up in the barrel during the launch phase into a chamber arranged in the low or non... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7163087 | Portable vehicle lift The disclosed invention is a portable vehicle lift for elevating a motor vehicle. The lift includes spaced apart beams which are positioned under the vehicle, each beam has a plurality of hinged strut pairs, each with associated threaded collars. Strut pairs are mov... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6894178 | Method of producing seed crystal suspensions based on melted fat The invention relates to a process for producing seed crystal suspensions based on melted fat. In particular, the invention describes a process for generating stable microdisperse cocoa butter crystal suspensions which have a high βVI modification share ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6846942 | Method for preparing pure EPA and pure DHA Pure DHA and pure EPA can be obtained from a mixture of EPA and DHA in a solution by forming salts of DHA and EPA which have different solubilities in the solvent, cooling the solution until the salt of EPA is formed, filtering the solution to recover the salt of EP... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6841692 | Method for producing a fatty acid The present invention provides a method for separating a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid from a mixture of fatty acids by a dry fractionation process with a superior efficiency. Namely, the present invention provides a method for producing a satur... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6825368 | Method for producing a fatty acid The present invention provides a method for producing a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid, which comprises adding and mixing a polyglycerol ester of a fatty acid to a raw fatty acids mixture, cooling the resultant mixture to deposit crystals, and fr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6706903 | Process for separating saturated fatty acids from fatty acid mixtures A process for removing saturated fatty acids from a primarily unsaturated fatty acid mixture is disclosed wherein the process comprises fractionally distilling off saturated C16 and other minor fatty acid components in the mixture to a level less than or ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6552208 | Fractionation process The invention refers to a process for fractionating a vegetable oil giving one or more solid fractions suitable for confectionary applications as well as a liquid fraction rich in unsaponifiable biologically active components. The liquid fractions of shea... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6495189 | Process for producing fat composition Disclosed is a method of producing a fat and oil composition comprising the steps of melting a fat and oil, or emulsion comprising fat and oil, and crystallizing the above-mentioned fat and oil by cooling to produce a fat and oil composition in paste form... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6475548 | Preparation of a blend of triglycerides Triglyceride fat comprising a stearin fraction of a high stearic, high oleic sunflower oil and a margarine fat phase comprising said stearin in admixture with a liquid vegetable oil in a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20.... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6399802 | Method for soapstock acidulation Methods for acidification of soapstock and recovery of acidulated fatty acids are disclosed. Further methods of conversion of the acidulated fatty acids to esters are also disclosed. Further methods of crystallizing the acidulated fatty acids from the ext... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6383456 | Continuous crystallization system with controlled nucleation for milk fat fractionation An apparatus and method of fractionating mixed triglycerides, more particularly anhydrous milk fat, are disclosed. The apparatus and method provide for the separation of the steps of nucleation and crystal growth. Precise control of energy input for nucle... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6355173 | Cleaning method for membranes Oils, extracted from vegetables and animal tissues contain impurities such as waxes that can be removed in a refining process, including dewaxing of the oils that include removal of oils by filtration through membranes. During filtration, the impurities s... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6307077 | Method for purifying vegetable oil obtained by mechanical extraction This invention relates to a method of refining a crude vegetable oil by removing insoluble material from the oil to provide a substantially clarified oil. The process comprises cooling the vegetable oil and maintaining the vegetable oil at the desired low... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6265595 | Method of solvent fractionation of fat A method of solvent fractionation of a fat by which a high fat concentration, a rise in refrigerant temperature, and a reduction in operation time, etc. can be attained and fractions are efficiently produced at a low cost, characterized by rapidly cooling... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6169191 | Method and device for obtaining stearin from animal or vegetable fats 1. Method and Apparatus for the production of stearin from fat of animal or plant origin. 2.1 A method is carried out such that during the duration of a production run, a sharp separation between the stearin phase and the oil phase is maintained at a cons... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6140520 | Continuous crystallization system with controlled nucleation for milk fat fractionation An apparatus and method of fractionating mixed triglycerides, more particularly anhydrous milk fat, are disclosed. The apparatus and method provide for the separation of the steps of nucleation and crystal growth. Precise control of energy input for nucle... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6072066 | Fat crystallization method and apparatus therefor Process for crystallizing fatty substances for their subsequent fractionation especially by pressure filtering, consisting in particular in melting the fatty substances, dividing the molten mass into beads, feeding these beads into a pre-refrigerated aque... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6069263 | Process for dry fractionation of fats and oils A process for dry fractionation of fats and oils, by providing a fat-and-oil feedstock having an SFI at 20° C. of at least 15; pre-cooling the fat-and-oil feedstock to a temperature of, at the highest, 3° C. higher than that of a cooling medium to be us... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6025146 | Identification of M-CSF agonists and antagonists The present invention is directed to methods for crystallizing macrophage colony stimulating factor. The present invention is also directed to methods for designing and producing M-CSF agonists and antagonists using information derived from the crystallog... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5959129 | Fractionation of triglyceride oils Fractionation of lauric oils which contain a crystallization modifying substance consisting of a sucrose ester containing at least 40 wt. % laurate. With palmkernel oil fractionation a separation efficiency of more than 70% can be attained.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5952518 | Method for reducing saturated fatty acids from fatty acid compositions A method for efficiently removing saturated fatty acids from a fatty acid mixture is provided by adding an emulsifying agent to a feedstock fatty acid mixture, mixing and then cooling the mixture, and removing the crystallized portion by dry fractionation... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5874599 | Dry fractionation of fat molecules in a pseudo-steady state A pseudo-steady state fractionation of a polymorhic fat, resulting in a product which is in a kinetically stable crystal form is performed in a way that a ς-value is maintained below 0.5, wherein ##EQU1## Sc being: the percentage solids i... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5872270 | Fractionation of triglyceride oils Process for separating solid fatty material from a triglyceride oil, which comprises the steps a. heating the oil or a solution of the oil in an inert solvent until no longer a substantial amount of solid material is present, b. adding a crystallisation modify... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5866114 | Crystallization of M-CSF The present invention is directed to methods for crystallizing macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) and to a crystalline M-CSF produced thereby. The present invention is also directed to methods for designing and producing M-CSF agonists and antag... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5849940 | Triglyceride fractionation The invention concerns a fractionation process for the production of triglycerides with at least 12 wt % SSU (S=saturated fatty acids; U=unsaturated fatty acids) by subjecting a fat with at least 5 wt % SSU to a fractionation, achieving an enrichment fact... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5621125 | Fractionation of triglyceride oils utilizing ceramide-base crystallization modifiers A triglyceride oil containing a membrane lipid in a concentration effective for crystallization modification the membrane lipid having a formula: C13 H27 --CH.dbd.CH--CH(OH)--CH(NHCOA2)--CH2--OA4, wherein C13 H... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5602265 | Fractionation of triglyceride oils Process for triglyceride oil fractionation using a crystallisation modifying substance which is i. a copolymer having subunits A and B of which subunit A is derived from maleic acid or itaconic acid and subunit B is derived from vinyl alcohol, alkyl subst... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5556972 | Counter current dry fractional crystallization The invention relates to a method for dry fractionation of fatty substances by a counter current dry fractionation operation, comprising at least two dry fractional crystallization treatments; a first dry fractional crystallization treatment comprising the ste... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5401867 | Fractionation of a mixture of substances A method for dry fractionation of a mixture of meltable, higher molecular weight organic substances, including: melting a mixture of organic substances which is meltable and which has a higher molecular weight by heating the mixture to a temperature effec... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5171870 | Process for separating triglycerides having different degrees of unsaturation The separation of unsaturated triglycerides on the basis of degree of unsaturation is achieved by an adsorptive chromatographic process in liquid phase with silane- or alcohol-treated silica gel as the adsorbent. Desorbents in the separation process inclu... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5045243 | Method for dry fractionation of fats and oils A method for dry fractionation of a fat or oil wherein a non or less-laurin fat or oil is cooled and then fractionated into a solid fraction and a liquid fraction, said method comprising cooling the fat or oil in an apparatus having cooling means to cryst... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4973431 | Process for the recovery of methyl-branched, saturated C14 -C24 - f A process for the isolation and purification of essentially fatty acid mixtures, which in addition to the methyl branched fatty acids contain saturated and unsaturated, respectively straight chain as well as methyl branched, unsaturated fatty acids, in wh... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4792418 | Method of extraction and purification of polyunsaturated fatty acids from natural sources To extract and purify of polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA, without cis-trans conversion, from naturally occurring oils, such as marine animal oil and various vegetable oils a mixture of free fatty acids is first extracted from the oil... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4594194 | Fat fractionation A vegetable fat is subjected to dry fractionation, i.e. without the use of solvents or detergents, with a view to obtaining a concrete fraction compatible with cocoa butter in one or two fractionation cycles. In each of these cycles, the fat melted beforehand ... | 06/10/1986 |
