Patents Assigned to Car{tilde over (g)}ill B.V.
  • Method of removing the fibrous shells from cereal grains
    Patent number: 6709690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of removing the fibrous shells from cereal grains. This method according to the invention includes 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Car{tilde over (g)}ill B.V.
    Inventor: Bernhard George van Bommel