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Patent No.:

US 7514246 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2007
Applicants:

Michael T. Kinley, Waukee, IA (US);

Jonathan D. Snodgrass, Des Moines, IA (US);

Bradley Krohn, Brandon, FL (US);

Inventors:

Michael T. Kinley, Waukee, IA (US);

Jonathan D. Snodgrass, Des Moines, IA (US);

Bradley Krohn, Brandon, FL (US);

Assignee:

FCStone Carbon, LLC, West Des Moines, IA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system comprising one or more transducers and an alcohol production facility having a liquid medium processing stream, the alcohol production facility adapted for use with the one or more transducers is provided. In one embodiment, the one or more transducers apply sonication to the liquid medium processing stream in one or more locations. In one embodiment, the alcohol production facility is an ethanol production facility. In one embodiment, the ethanol production facility utilizes a dry grind process, modified dry grind process or wet mill process. The systems of the present invention utilize sonication at the frequencies and intensities required on an industrial scale to reduce the production cost of alcohol, such as ethanol, by improving alcohol yield per bushel, reducing processing times for higher throughput, reducing operating costs, and increasing the marketability of co-products, among other benefits.


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Kinley, Michael. (2009). Methods for increasing starch levels using sonication (U.S. Patent No. 7514246). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7514246

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