Patents by Inventor John Didion

John Didion 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).

  • Process for Separating High Purity Germ and Bran from Corn
    Publication number: 20120034682
    Abstract: A semi-wet process for refining corn to make a feedstock for ethanol production. Corn is tempered at a moisture content from about 20-25% by weight for a very short time followed by grinding. The ground corn is not dried and cooled before further processing. It is graded and then ground and sifted to make an endosperm fraction and a high purity fraction of germ and bran. The fraction of germ and bran can be separated in a one or two stage dry separation process or in a wet separation process. In the wet separation process, the fraction of germ and bran is enzymatically steeped, dewatered and then separated in hydrocyclones to produce a germ fraction and a bran fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: John Didion, Todd J. Giesfeldt, Jon Bortz
  • Process for Separating High Purity Germ and Bran from Corn
    Publication number: 20100203195
    Abstract: A semi-wet process for refining corn to make a feedstock for ethanol production. Corn is tempered at a moisture content from about 20-25% by weight for a very short time followed by grinding. The ground corn is not dried and cooled before further processing. It is graded and then ground and sifted to make an endosperm fraction and a high purity fraction of germ and bran. The fraction of germ and bran can be separated in a one or two stage dry separation process or in a wet separation process. In the wet separation process, the fraction of germ and bran is enzymatically steeped, dewatered and then separated in hydrocyclones to produce a germ fraction and a bran fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: John Didion, Todd J. Giesfeldt, Jon Bortz