EP0238398A2
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Process of preparing breakfast cereals
Assignee: Nabisco Brands Inc
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Filing: 1987-03-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-03-11
Abstract
Abstract Process of preparing particulate cereal grain containing at least one additive, which can be subsequently cooked for human consumption. The particulate cereal grain, which may be infested with insects, is treated in centrifugal impact milling apparatus. The centrifugal impact milling apparatus has a casing and a rotor rotatably mounted in the casing. The rotatable rotor is rotated at a peripheral velocity which is sufficient to cause destruction of the insect infestation in the particulate cereal grain by impelling by centrifugal force the particulate cereal grain in contact with the peripheral region of the rotor against the inner wall of the casing and/or impactors located inside of the casing but the centrifugal force is of such a magnitude as not to significantly decrease the particle range profile of the particulate cereal grain. The particulate cereal grain is removed from the centrifugal impact milling apparatus and the particulate cereal grain is mixed with at least one edible additive.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Karwowski
- 👤 Anna Maria Magliacano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:21
CPC Classifications
B; B02; B02B; B02B1/00; B02B1/02; B02C; B02C13/00; B02C13/14; B02C13/18; B02C13/1807; B02C13/1835
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
Process for destroying insect infestation in particulate cereal grain comprising treating said insect-infested particulate cereal grain in centrifugal impact milling apparatus, said centrifugal milling apparatus having a casing and a rotor rotatably mounted in said casing, said rotatable rotor being rotated at a peripheral velocity which is sufficient to cause destruction of said insect infestation in said particulate cereal grain by impelling by centrifugal force said particulate cereal grain in contact with the peripheral region of said rotor against the inner wall of said casing and/or impactors located inside of said casing, but which is of such a magnitude as not to significantly decrease the particulate range profile of said particulate cereal grain.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
Process for destroying insect infestation in particulate cereal grain comprising treating said insect-infested particulate cereal grain in centrifugal impact milling apparatus, said centrifugal milling apparatus having a casing and a rotor rotatably mounted in said casing, said rotatable rotor being rotated at a peripheral velocity which is sufficient to cause destruction of said insect infestation in said particulate cereal grain by impelling by centrifugal force said particulate cereal grain in contact with the peripheral region of said rotor against the inner wall of said casing and/or impactors located inside of said casing, but which is of such a magnitude as not to significantly decrease the particulate range profile of said particulate cereal grain.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said particulate cereal grain is infested with insects, insect larvae and/or insect eggs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process as claimed in Claim 2 wherein said particulate cereal grain is wheat middlings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
Process as claimed in Claim 3 wherein said centrifugal force has a magnitude which does not significantly increase the amount of the smaller particles or fines of said particulate cereal grains.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Process as claimed in Claim 3 wherein said peripheral velocity of said rotor is from about 7,000 to about 10,000 feet per minute.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Process as claimed in Claim 3 wherein said peripheral velocity of said rotor is from about 7,500 to about 9,000 feet per minute.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process as claimed in Claim 3 wherein said peripheral velocity of'-said rotor is about 8,000 feet per minute.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process as claimed in Claim -3 wherein said insect-infestation destruction step is conducted at or about room temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
155 words
Process of preparing particulate cereal grain containing at least one additive, which can be subsequently cooked for human consumption, comprising: (a) treating said particulate cereal grain, which may be infested with insects, in centrifugal impact milling apparatus, said centrifugal impact milling apparatus having a casing and a rotor rotatably mounted in said casing, said rotatable rotor being rotated at a peripheral velocity which is sufficient to cause destruction of said insect infestation in said particulate cereal grain by impelling by centrifugal force said particulate cereal grain in contact with the peripheral region of said rotor against the inner wall of said casing and/or impactors located inside of said casing, but which is of such a magnitude as not to significantly decrease the particle range profile of said particulate cereal grain; and (b) removing said particulate cereal grain from said centrifugal impact milling apparatus and mixing said particulate cereal grain with at least one edible additive.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
155 words
Process of preparing particulate cereal grain containing at least one additive, which can be subsequently cooked for human consumption, comprising: (a) treating said particulate cereal grain, which may be infested with insects, in centrifugal impact milling apparatus, said centrifugal impact milling apparatus having a casing and a rotor rotatably mounted in said casing, said rotatable rotor being rotated at a peripheral velocity which is sufficient to cause destruction of said insect infestation in said particulate cereal grain by impelling by centrifugal force said particulate cereal grain in contact with the peripheral region of said rotor against the inner wall of said casing and/or impactors located inside of said casing, but which is of such a magnitude as not to significantly decrease the particle range profile of said particulate cereal grain; and (b) removing said particulate cereal grain from said centrifugal impact milling apparatus and mixing said particulate cereal grain with at least one edible additive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process as claimed in Claim 9 wherein said particulate cereal grain is infested with insects, insect larvae and/or insect eggs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process as claimed in Claim 10 wherein said particulate cereal grain is wheat middlings.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
Process as claimed in Claim 11 wherein said insect-infest destruction step and said mixing step are conducted at or about ambient temperature.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
Process as claimed in Claim 11 wherein said centrifugal force has a magnitude which does not significantly increase the amount of the smaller particles or fines of said particulate cereal grains.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
Process as claimed in Claim 11 wherein said peripheral velocity of said rotor is from about 7,000 to about 10,000 feet per minute.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
1 5. Process as claimed in Claim 11 wherein said peripheral velocity of said rotor is from about 7,500 to about 9,000 feet per minute.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
16 . Process as claimed in Claim 11 wherein said peripheral velocity of said rotor is about 8,000 feet per minute.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
Process as claimed in Claim 11 wherein said mixture is placed in at least one box and said at least one box is sealed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process as claimed in Claim 11 wherein said boxing step is conducted at or about ambient temperature.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
Particulate cereal grain containing at least one additive, which can be subsequently cooked for human consumption, prepared by the process of Claim 1.
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