Patents Assigned to Grain Processing
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Publication number: 20060029712Abstract: Holocellulose is used in combination with fruit or vegetable juice as a substitute for fruit or vegetable pulp in food pulps and purees requiring a food pulp ingredient. For example a corn hull holocellulose the mimetic can replace ingredients such as tomato paste and apple sauce, both of which are costly additives for sauces and bakery products. Corn hull holocellulose, combined with fruit or vegetable juice, provides the expected texture ordinarily provided by the food pulp. Moreover, expected tastes and aromas of the products may be obtained using corn hull holocellulose when combined with juices such as tomato and apple juice.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Roger McPherson, Leona Bishop
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Publication number: 20060029702Abstract: Various methods of obtaining hemicellulose from plant sources are provided. In one embodiment, hemicellulose is obtained from plant hulls by first jet cooking a plant hull slurry to remove starch from the plant hulls, and subsequently jet cooking the destarched plant hull slurry to extract a solubilzed hemicellulose. In an alternative embodiment, hemicellulose may be obtained by forming a plant hull slurry, adding sufficient lime to enable starch gelatinization and separation of hemicellulose in a single jet cooking step, jet cooking the slurry, and separating solubilized hemicellulose from insolubles. Surprisingly, the yield of hemicellulose is high, and the starch from the plant hulls will gelatinize but will not become hydrolyzed, such that the formation of reducing sugars is substantially avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Roger McPherson, John Scott, Jeff Underwood
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Publication number: 20060029710Abstract: Disclosed is a frozen food product composition that comprises an aqueous ingredient mixture and holocellulose in an amount effective to inhibit ice crystal growth in the frozen food product. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a frozen food product that comprises adding to the ingredient mixture prior to freezing an effective ice crystal growth inhibiting amount of holocellulose. Preferably, the holocellulose is corn hull holocellulose. Holocellulose is effective in stabilizing frozen food products, does not suffer from certain drawbacks associated with other known stabilizers, and can be obtainable inexpensively and in ready supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Roger McPherson, Robert Olson
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Publication number: 20060029577Abstract: The present invention provides a means to concentrate, dry and formulate biomaterials such as polysaccharides, gums and related biopolymers, and microorganisms such as cells, spores, and the like from dilute solutions using spent germ and other oil bearing residues. In addition, the spent germ can serve as a carrier for such biomaterials. The sorbed materials are useful in animal feeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventor: Sarjit Johal
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Publication number: 20060029671Abstract: Disclosed is a method for coating a tablet with a coating composition. The tablet generally comprises a biologically active material, and generally one or more biologically acceptable excipients. The coating composition comprises hemicellulose, partially depolymerized hemicellulose, or a mixture thereof. In preferred embodiments, the coating composition includes a plasticizer, and a coating composition further may include coloring agents, opacifiers, and other ingredients. Also disclosed is a coated tablet, a method preparing a coating composition, a coating composition, and a coating composition precursor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Susan Freers, Roger McPherson
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Publication number: 20060018939Abstract: Disclosed are a fluid absorber, a method for preparing a fluid absorber, and a method for absorbing fluid from the skin. The disclosed method for preparing a fluid absorber generally comprises the steps of selecting a starch and an enzyme for hydrolysis of the starch, determining a fluid absorption optimum hydrolysis level for the starch, and ezymatically hydrolyzing the starch to approximately the optimum level thus determined. The starch alternatively may be hydrolyzed with acid hydrolysis without the use of an enzyme catalyst. The disclosed method for absorbing fluid from the skin includes the step of applying a fluid absorbing effective amount of a fluid absorber thus prepared. Absorption properties of the fluid absorber of the invention are comparable to or exceed those of commercially available skin fluid absorbers, such as talc and unmodified corn starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Helene Bazin, Frank Barresi
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Publication number: 20050282777Abstract: Disclosed are saccharide-derivatized oligosaccharides. The derivatized oligosaccharides preferably are prepared by extruding a malto-oligosaccharide mixture with a saccharide or mixture of saccharides having a DP ranging from 1 to 4. The products are low in digestibility, and thus in various embodiments are suitable for use as bulking agents, for controlled energy release products, and for other purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Richard Antrim, Frank Barresi, Roger McPherson, Jiao Wang
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Publication number: 20050260316Abstract: Disclosed is a cold-water soluble starch and a process for preparing same. Generally, the process comprises providing a hydroxyalkyl starch and applying a shearing force to the starch in an extruder in the presence of moisture, the force and the moisture each being sufficient to gelatinize at least substantially all of the granules of the starch to thereby form a sheared starch. The starch is heated to its gelatinization temperature after the starch has passed partially through the barrel of the extruder, with the moisture being maintained at a level sufficiently high to allow gelatinization but sufficiency low to protect the starch from becoming too sticky to extrude. The extruded starch product thus formed may be used in connection with a number of film-forming, coating, and other applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2003Publication date: November 24, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Lin Wang, Pete Miller, Jeff Underwood, Tonya Armstrong, Michael Kramer, Susan Freers, Roger McPherson, E. Hubbard, Terry Andren
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Patent number: 6946148Abstract: Disclosed are a fluid absorber, a method for preparing a fluid absorber, and a method for absorbing fluid from the skin. The disclosed method for preparing a fluid absorber generally comprises the steps of selecting a starch and an enzyme for hydrolysis of the starch, determining a fluid absorption optimum hydrolysis level for the starch, and ezymatically hydrolyzing the starch to approximately the optimum level thus determined. The starch alternatively may be hydrolyzed with acid hydrolysis without the use of an enzyme catalyst. The disclosed method for absorbing fluid from the skin includes the step of applying a fluid absorbing effective amount of a fluid absorber thus prepared. Absorption properties of the fluid absorber of the invention are comparable to or exceed those of commercially available skin fluid absorbers, such as talc and unmodified corn starch.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2001Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Grain Processing corp.Inventors: Hélène G. Bazin, Frank W. Barresi
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Publication number: 20050194566Abstract: Disclosed are dust suppressant and aggregate stabilization compositions. In accordance with the subject disclosure, hemicellulose is used as a dust suppressant and/or as a stabilization composition for aggregates such as a road bed or soil field. Other ingredients may be used in a composition in conjunction with hemicellulose. For instance, a lignin compound may be used to enhance dust suppression and/or aggregate stabilization. A surfactant may be used to decrease the viscosity of the composition. A crosslinking agent may be used to enhance the water resistance of the composition. A chloride salt may be added to increase the hygroscopicity of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Kevin Schilling, Dan Freeman, Roger McPherson
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Publication number: 20050191387Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing moisture loss and a method of reducing shrinkage in a frozen baked good. Each method comprises preparing a baked good comprising a pre-gelatinized modified granular starch and freezing the baked good, the starch being present in said baked good in an amount effective to reduce moisture loss or shrinkage upon freezing relative to the absence of the starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2004Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Tonya Armstrong, Celeste Sullivan
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Publication number: 20050183544Abstract: A method of preparing agglomerates of a mineral ore comprising mixing mineral ore particles and a binder to produce the agglomerates. The binder comprises hemicellulose in an amount effective to enhance the cohesiveness of the mineral ore particles. The agglomerates can be heated to produce pellets that are useful intermediates for refining products produced by the mining industry. Also provided are the mineral ore agglomerates produced in accordance with the method of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventor: Roger McPherson
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Patent number: 6919446Abstract: Disclosed are a method for the reduction of an oligosaccharide mixture and an oligosaccharide mixture prepared thereby. In accordance with the disclosed invention, a mixture of oligosaccharides having a given DP profile is reduced to a DE of essentially zero by catalytically hydrogenating the mixture under reaction conditions sufficient to preserve the DP profile of the mixture, which reaction conditions typically include a reaction temperature ranging from about 50° C. to about 150° C. and a reaction pressure of at least about 1500 psi. Surprisingly, when the mixture is a malto-oligosaccharide mixture, the reduced mixture will have a superior color-fastness and thermal stability as compared to a similar unreduced mixture of malto-oligosaccharides, and also low reactivity towards nitrogen-containing species.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2000Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Grain Processing corp.Inventors: Richard L. Antrim, Frank W. Barresi
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Publication number: 20050143573Abstract: Disclosed are a method for the reduction of an oligosaccharide mixture and an oligosaccharide mixture prepared thereby. In accordance with the disclosed invention, a mixture of oligosaccharides having a given DP profile is reduced to a DE of essentially zero by catalytically hydrogenating the mixture under reaction conditions sufficient to preserve the DP profile of the mixture, which reaction conditions typically include a reaction temperature ranging from about 50° C. to about 150° C. and a reaction pressure ranging up to about 1500 psi. Surprisingly, when the mixture is a malto-oligosaccharide mixture, the reduced mixture will have a superior color-fastness and thermal stability as compared to a similar unreduced mixture of malto-oligosaccharides, and also low reactivity towards nitrogen-containing species.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Frank Barresi, Richard Antrim
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Publication number: 20050100881Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the dissociation of cells. Cells are processed under conditions of pH, temperature, and shear to thereby yield a mixture of cell wall ghosts and cytoplasm. Preferably, the cells are jet cooked at an alkaline pH to form an intermediate mixture, and the intermediate mixture is subsequently jet cooked. Generally, the cells become dissociated, whereby at least one separate cell wall component is substantially separate from the dissociated cell walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventor: Sarjit Johal
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Publication number: 20050095350Abstract: Disclosed are food products, in particular sports drinks and energy bars, that include isomalto-oligosaccharides. In one embodiment, at least 35% of the nutritive carbohydrate content of the food product comprise an isomalto-oligosaccharide. In another embodiment, at least 35% of the caloric content of the food product is attributed to the isomalto-oligosaccharide. In another embodiment, the isomalto-oligosaccharide is present in an amount effective to provide a nutritive caloric content of at least 50 kcal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Frank Barresi, Jiao Wang
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Patent number: 6878308Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inhibiting the freeze-clumping of an aggregate material, such as coal. The invention contemplates applying to the coal an anti-icing material, the anti-icing material comprising molasses solids, such as desugared sugar beet molasses solids or sugar cane molasses solids and/or an aqueous solution of glucose, fructose, or of DP 2-5 polymers thereof. The anti-icing material has a viscosity sufficient to adhere to the aggregate material to an extent suitable to inhibit freeze-clumping thereof. Also disclosed is a clump-inhibited aggregate material that comprises an aggregate of units of a material in combination with an anti-icing material as heretofore described.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Grain Processing Corp.Inventor: Kevin H. Schilling
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Publication number: 20050064066Abstract: Disclosed is an alcohol mixture that comprises a product of fermentation that is treated with calcium under conditions suitable to precipitate sulfurous proteinaceous material. The invention also provides a method of producing a blended fermented beverage from a calcium-precipitated fermented beverage and a starch hydrolyzate fermented beverage. The calcium-precipitated fermented beverage or blended beverage may be further treated to decolor the beverage (such as via activated carbon treatment) and, if desired, further treated to reduce the level of other undesirable components.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventor: Steve Ramsden
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Patent number: 6868802Abstract: An animal litter that includes seed meal is disclosed. In accordance with the invention, the animal litter comprises discrete plural particles of a seed meal, which particles tend to agglomerate into clumps when wetted. The litter of the invention absorbs liquids such as animal excretions, and substantially reduces the odor thereof. Preferably, the litter further includes a grain germ, such as corn germ.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Grain ProcessingInventors: Roger E. McPherson, Richard L. Antrim
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Publication number: 20050048191Abstract: Disclosed are saccharide-derivatized oligosaccharides. The derivatized oligosaccharides preferably are prepared by extruding a reaction mixture comprising a saccharide having a DP ranging from 1 to 4, oligosaccharide having a degree of polymerization of at least 5, and, optionally an oligosaccharide having a degree of polymerization of at least 20. The products are low in digestibility, and thus in various embodiments are suitable for use as bulking agents, for controlled energy release products, and for other purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: Grain Processing CorporationInventors: Richard Antrim, Frank Barresi, Roger McPherson, Jiao Wang
