Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Measuring – testing – or controlling by inanimate means – Preparing solid product in final form by heating
Reexamination Certificate
2004-05-14
2011-10-18
Becker, Drew E (Department: 1782)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Measuring, testing, or controlling by inanimate means
Preparing solid product in final form by heating
C426S242000, C426S520000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08039031
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to the use of electromagnetic field energy in methods and apparatus for treatment of plant products. The energy can be in the form of pulsed EMF or continuous EMF waves. The methods and apparatus are applicable, for example, in a variety of plant products including the treating of corn, soybeans, peas, wheat, wheat flour, and durum pasta and in a variety of industrial processes including wet and dry milling and refining operations. The methods and apparatus in particular embodiments relate to the drying of corn with potential for high energy efficiency while achieving advantageous, high quality dried corn, with a low to very low level of cracks.
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Baianu Ion C.
You Tiefeng
Becker Drew E
Energy Systems Engineering LLC
Leydig , Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
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