The United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of

Daniel F Farkas

George H Robertson

John M Krochta

Melvin E Lazar

John L Bomben

Robert A Carlson

George E Brown

Robert L Roberts

An apparatus for removing intact kernels of corn from the cob is described. The apparatus of the invention includes a frame with friction means attached thereto for removing whole, intact kernels of corn from the cob. Also attached to the frame are means for driving the friction means and means for maintaining the friction coefficient of the friction means.

Apparatus for removing corn from cob

Quick-cooking white, brown, and wild rices are prepared by a process wherein the rice is soaked in water, cooked, and dried in a centrifugal fluidized bed drier while being tumbled at at least two different centrifugal forces.

Process for preparing quick-cooking rice

Whole kernels of corn are removed intact from the cob by a method wherein the cob is first split longitudinally. Then, a force is applied to the kernels to remove them from the cob. The so-separated whole kernels may then be processed in conventional manner.

Method of removing corn from the cob

Method and apparatus for treating particles of food or other substances with a gas, e.g., hot air, to effect blanching, dehydration, puffing, or the like. Feature of the invention is a system wherein the particles are contained in a perforated cylinder which is rotated at a speed sufficient to produce a centrifugal acceleration of at least one g, while a unidirectional flow of gas is applied to the cylinder perpendicular to its axis of rotation.

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Piedmont, CA, United States of America

Daniel F Farkas