Patents Assigned to Associated Farmers Delinting, Inc.
  • Abrasive seed delinting with cottonseed refrigeration
    Patent number: 5423107
    Abstract: Cotton seed are mechanically delinted by a process such as abrasion. To prevent the heat produced by the mechanical delinting from damaging the germination of the seed, the seed are mechanically cooled, or chilled, or refrigerated, to prevent the interior of the seed from being heated above 140.degree.. One method of chilling the seed is by spraying the seed with liquid nitrogen immediately before delinting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Associated Farmers Delinting, Inc.
    Inventor: Tommy K. Thrash