Patents by Inventor Markus Brockfeld

Markus Brockfeld 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).

  • Publication number: 20130108759
    Abstract: A process for whitening rice, comprising the steps of: moistening brown rice with a moistening agent, preferably comprising water and an additive selected from at least one of a sugar or a derivative thereof, including a sugar alcohol, and sodium chloride; and whitening the moistened brown rice, preferably immediately after the moistening step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: BUHLER SORTEX LTD
    Inventors: Jyoti Prakash Mishra, Vadivelan Palanivel, Larissa Schefer, Markus Brockfeld, Nadina Patrizia Müller-Fischer, Detlef Blass
  • Publication number: 20060286905
    Abstract: A grinding and/or polishing machine for grain crops such as rice, wheat or other types of grain crops, comprising a grinding rotor surrounding a sifting basket. The grinding rotor is embodied as a hollow shaft and has openings enabling air to enter the working area. The air enters the hollow shaft via an upper and a lower air inlet. The working area is defined by a vertically displaceable catchment plate on the side of the product outlet. The displaceability of said catchment plate is adjusted by a membrane drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: BUEHLER AG
    Inventors: Markus Brockfeld, Christoph Kaufmann, Frank-Otto Goerlitz