Cargill Inc.

Global Industries, Inc.

Riley Neil Smith

Lawrence Edward Fosdick

Eugene Joseph Fox

Chad Allen Conard

Steven W Kirkvold

Eric Stanley Sumner

Eugene Max Peters

Joseph Michael Lewis

Ping Yang

Jill Louise Zullo

Abhay R Ladhe

Jacob A Leland

Nicholas Wayne Bethke

Donald Grunig

Anthony John Schanilec

Hadi Nayef Yehia

Travis Toline

Marie Khagik Costanian

Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.

Method and apparatus for reducing aflatoxin-contaminated corn

A grain spreader with an active choking funnel is described. The grain spreader includes an upper funnel assembly to receive grain. A choking funnel assembly is in a spring loaded engagement with the upper funnel assembly. The upper funnel assembly directs the grain to the choking funnel assembly. A spreader pan or a grain distributor is positioned beneath the choking funnel assembly. The choking funnel assembly spreads the grain on the spreader pan or the grain distributor.

Active choking funnel for a grain spreader

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Riley Neil Smith