Patents by Inventor Uwe Schill

Uwe Schill 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).

  • Method for pretreating grain before milling
    Patent number: 9795157
    Abstract: Cereal grain is pretreated before milling, by selectively removing a first fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the first fraction includes the outer husk components of the dampened cereal, and wherein 0.2 to 2% by weight of the cereal is removed, then dampening and conditioning the cereal, then selectively removing a second fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the second fraction substantially contains dietary fibers of the dampened cereal. The method makes it possible to efficiently obtain contamination-free total dietary fibers. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and advantageous uses of the total dietary fibers are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Eugster, Jurgen Winter, Uwe Schill
  • Method for Pretreating Grain Before Milling
    Publication number: 20140255582
    Abstract: Cereal grain is pretreated before milling, by selectively removing a first fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the first fraction includes the outer husk components of the dampened cereal, and wherein 0.2 to 2% by weight of the cereal is removed, then dampening and conditioning the cereal, then selectively removing a second fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the second fraction substantially contains dietary fibers of the dampened cereal. The method makes it possible to efficiently obtain contamination-free total dietary fibers. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and advantageous uses of the total dietary fibers are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BUHLER AG
    Inventors: Walter Eugster, Jurgen Winter, Uwe Schill
  • Method for pretreating grain before milling
    Publication number: 20110003065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for pretreating grain before milling, comprising the following steps: a) providing cereal; b) optionally: dampening and conditioning the cereal; c) selectively removing a first fraction of husk components of the cereal obtained from step b), wherein said first fraction substantially comprises the outer husk components of the dampened cereal, and wherein 0.2 to 2% by weight of the cereal is removed; d) dampening and conditioning the cereal obtained from step c); e) selectively removing a second fraction of husk components of the cereal obtained from step d), wherein said second fraction substantially contains dietary fibers of the dampened cereal. The method makes it possible to efficiently obtain contamination-free total dietary fibers. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and advantageous uses of the total dietary fibers are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: BUHLER AG
    Inventors: Walter Eugster, Jurgen Winter, Uwe Schill