The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernhard George van Bommel, Kalmthout, BE;
Assignee:
Cargill B.V., Bergen Op Zoom, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02B 3/12 ; A23L 1/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02B 3/12 ; A23L 1/10 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of removing the fibrous shells from cereal grains. This method according to the invention comprises a pretreatment step, wherein the moisture content of the cereal grains is increased, e.g. in the case of corn grains from 16 to more than 20% by weight, followed by the step of exposure of the pretreated grains to a thermal shock by means of a cryogenic medium and thereafter mechanical treatment step thereof.