Patents Assigned to MGPI Processing Inc.
  • Patent number: 8309152
    Abstract: Process equipment for the separation of gluten from wheat starch including gluten process equipment configured to process gluten after the gluten is initially separated from A starch, the gluten processing equipment having a dewatering press configured to dewater gluten and modified gluten process equipment including at least one component selected from the group having a high pressure water wash system located upstream of the dewatering press, a kneader located upstream of the dewatering press, a homogenizer located upstream of the dewatering press, a dispersion tank configured to precipitate fines downstream of the dewatering press, a solids-ejecting centrifuge downstream, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: MGPI Processing Inc.
    Inventors: Clodualdo C. Maningat, Li Nie, Sukh D. Bassi, George A. Kelley, Edward E. Trompeter