Patents
US 10233404 B2: Methods for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct and system therefore
- Granted
- 2019-03-19
- Filed
- 2014-07-14 application 14330612
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to corn dry-milling, and more specifically, to methods for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol and a system therefore. In one embodiment, a method for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct includes, in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol, separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a thin stillage portion. The thin stillage portion is separated into a protein portion and a water soluble solids portion. Next, the protein portion is dewatered then dried to define a high protein corn meal that includes at least 40 wt % protein on a dry basis.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190319.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluid Quip, Inc. 15 patents | US company or organization | Springfield, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chie Ying Lee | San Jose, CA | 31 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C11B | Producing, e.g. by pressing raw materials or by extraction from waste materials, refining or preserving fats, fatty substances, e.g. lanolin, fatty oils or waxes; essential oils; perfumes | C11B13/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23K | Fodder | A23K10/38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L7/198 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B02C | Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general; milling grain | B02C9/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B04B | Centrifuges | B04B3/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12F | Recovery of by-products of fermented solutions ; denatured alcohol; preparation thereof | C12F3/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23V | Indexing scheme relating to foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages and lactic or propionic acid bacteria used in foodstuffs or food preparation | A23V2002/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02P | Climate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods | Y02P60/87 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02W | Climate change mitigation technologies related to wastewater treatment or waste management | Y02W30/74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FLUID QUIP, INC. signed 2020-02-25 | FLUID QUIP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC SPRINGFIELD, OH | 53493/697 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-08-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LEE, CHIE-YING signed 2010-05-28 | FLUID QUIP, INC. SPRINGFIELD, OH | 53467/170 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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