US3252804A
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Method of and apparatus for moisturizing cereal grain or the like
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1963-06-25
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Granted: 1966-05-24
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Expires: 1983-06-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirahara Katsuji
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 22:17
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/198
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A METHOD OF UNIFORMLY MOISTURIZING FARINA TO A PREDETERMINED MOISTURE CONTENT COMPRISING THE STEPS OF HEATING A WATER BATH TO A PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 160*F. TO ABOUT 180*F., MOVING A CONVEYING SURFACE THROUGH SAID WATER BATH TO APPLY A THIN FILM OF WATER THEREON, CONTROLLING THE THICKNESS OF SAID WATER FILM, APPLYING SAID FARINA IN A CONTROLLED MANNER TO THE WETTED SURFACE TO ASSURE THAT SUBSTANTAILLY EACH PARTICLE THEREOF WILL BE IN ABSORBING CONTACT WITH THE WATER FILM AND ALLOWING THE FARINA TO REMAIN ON SAID SURFACE FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO UNIFORMLY MOISTURE SAID FARINA, AND REMOVING THE FARINA WITHOUT ANY LOOSE WATER ADHERING THERETO FROM SAID SURFACE AT THE EXPIRATION OF SAID PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
123 words
A METHOD OF UNIFORMLY MOISTURIZING FARINA TO A PREDETERMINED MOISTURE CONTENT COMPRISING THE STEPS OF HEATING A WATER BATH TO A PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 160*F. TO ABOUT 180*F., MOVING A CONVEYING SURFACE THROUGH SAID WATER BATH TO APPLY A THIN FILM OF WATER THEREON, CONTROLLING THE THICKNESS OF SAID WATER FILM, APPLYING SAID FARINA IN A CONTROLLED MANNER TO THE WETTED SURFACE TO ASSURE THAT SUBSTANTAILLY EACH PARTICLE THEREOF WILL BE IN ABSORBING CONTACT WITH THE WATER FILM AND ALLOWING THE FARINA TO REMAIN ON SAID SURFACE FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO UNIFORMLY MOISTURE SAID FARINA, AND REMOVING THE FARINA WITHOUT ANY LOOSE WATER ADHERING THERETO FROM SAID SURFACE AT THE EXPIRATION OF SAID PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
MOISTURIZING APPARATUS FOR GIVING A PREDETERMINED UNIFORM MOISTURE CONTENT TO CEREAL GRAIN COMPRISING CONVEYING MEANS HAVING A SMOOTH SURFACE PORTION FREE OF GREASE AND OIL, MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DRIVING SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO MOVE SAID SURFACE PORTION THROUGH A CLOSED LOOP PATH, A WATER BATH IN ONE SECTION OF SAID PATH FOR APPLYING A WATER FILM TO SAID SURFACE PORTION, MEANS FOR HEATING SAID WATER BATH TO CONTROL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID WATER FILM, MEANS SPACED FROM SAID WATER BATH FOR APPLYING SAID GRAIN IN CONTROLLED AMOUNTS TO SAID SURFACE PORTION SO THAT SUBSTANTIALLY EACH GRAIN PARTICLE WILL BE IN ABSORBING CONTACT WITH SAID WATER FILM, A SCRAPER BLADE ARRANGED ADJACENT TO SAID SURFACE PORTION AT A POSITION SPACED FROM SAID GRAIN APPLYING MEANS, SAID BLADE BEING POSITIONED SO AS TO SCRAPE SAID GRAIN FROM SAID SURFACE AFTER THE ATTAINMENT BY THE GRAIN OF SAID PREDETERMINED MOISTURE CONTENT.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
148 words
MOISTURIZING APPARATUS FOR GIVING A PREDETERMINED UNIFORM MOISTURE CONTENT TO CEREAL GRAIN COMPRISING CONVEYING MEANS HAVING A SMOOTH SURFACE PORTION FREE OF GREASE AND OIL, MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DRIVING SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO MOVE SAID SURFACE PORTION THROUGH A CLOSED LOOP PATH, A WATER BATH IN ONE SECTION OF SAID PATH FOR APPLYING A WATER FILM TO SAID SURFACE PORTION, MEANS FOR HEATING SAID WATER BATH TO CONTROL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID WATER FILM, MEANS SPACED FROM SAID WATER BATH FOR APPLYING SAID GRAIN IN CONTROLLED AMOUNTS TO SAID SURFACE PORTION SO THAT SUBSTANTIALLY EACH GRAIN PARTICLE WILL BE IN ABSORBING CONTACT WITH SAID WATER FILM, A SCRAPER BLADE ARRANGED ADJACENT TO SAID SURFACE PORTION AT A POSITION SPACED FROM SAID GRAIN APPLYING MEANS, SAID BLADE BEING POSITIONED SO AS TO SCRAPE SAID GRAIN FROM SAID SURFACE AFTER THE ATTAINMENT BY THE GRAIN OF SAID PREDETERMINED MOISTURE CONTENT.
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