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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
Corn Products Development, Inc, Westchester, IL (US);
Ingredion (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Samutprakarn, TH;
Ingredion Germany Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Samatcha Chitvuttichot, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Jaco Grobler, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Bradley Johnson, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Nils Kilgast, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Tippayachat Kulpattarapoke, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Sarfaraz Patel, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Corn Products Development, Inc., Westchester, IL (US);
Ingredion Germany GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Ingredion (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Samutprakarn, TH;
Abstract
A grain food product washing and hydrating system includes a mass-flow designed vessel. The vessel includes an upper wash section in the form of a cylinder. The wash section receives the grain food product and mixes the same with a fluidized liquid in a turbulent flow. Excess fluid is recycled. The washed grain food product then moves towards a frustoconical-shaped hydration section, where a treated liquid hydrates the grain food product. The shape of the hydration section allows for the mass-flow movement of the grain food product, which ensures continuous flow and enough residence time to hydrate the grain food product, before metering out the same for further processing.