Patents by Inventor Arling K. Langhurst

Arling K. Langhurst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Continuous steeping of corn for wet processing to starches, syrups and feeds
    Patent number: 4106487
    Abstract: Corn is steeped in a process in which corn is continuously added at the top of a cylinder of a height of at least 1.5 to 2.5 times its diameter, water is continuously circulated upward through downflowing corn. This water, comprising a combination of steep water moving with steeped corn together with fresh mill and water containing corn solubles, is continuously withdrawn from the top of the tank. A conical bottom of the tank of specific dimensions aids in the continuous down-flow of corn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland Company
    Inventors: James R. Randall, Arling K. Langhurst, Herman H. Schopmeyer, Robert L. Seaton