WENGER MANUFACTURING, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150020695 | TAPERED BARREL TWIN SHAFT PRECONDITIONER - An improved dual-shaft preconditioner ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150017273 | STEAM/WATER STATIC MIXER INJECTOR FOR EXTRUSION EQUIPMENT - Apparatus ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150016210 | STEAM/WATER STATIC MIXER INJECTOR FOR EXTRUSION EQUIPMENT - Apparatus ( | 01-15-2015 |
20120171346 | EXTRUDED, HIGHLY COOKED, NON-STICKY STARCH PRODUCTS - Improved extruded starch-bearing products (e.g., starches, starch-bearing legumes, starch-bearing grains and formulations containing any of the foregoing) are provided having relatively high cook values and low cold water viscosities. The products are prepared by initial preconditioning to partially cook the starting material(s), followed by low shear extrusion cooking, with a total STE/SME ratio of at least about 4. | 07-05-2012 |
20120092952 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FULLY COOKED EXTRUDATES WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED SPECIFIC MECHANICAL ENERGY INPUTS - Improved extruders and methods for the extrusion cooking of comestible products such as human foods or animal feeds are provided wherein the products may be produced with very low specific mechanical energy (SME) inputs as compared with conventional processing. The methods preferably involve introduction of very high levels of steam into the extruder barrel during processing, which concomitantly reduces necessary SME inputs required to achieve desired cook and expansion levels in the products. In accordance with the invention, fully-cooked pet foods can be fabricated with SME inputs of up to about 18 kWhr/T, whereas aquatic feeds can be fabricated with SME inputs of up to about 16 kWhr/T. | 04-19-2012 |
20110262609 | EXTRUSION PROCESSING OF HIGH MEAT QUANTITY FEEDS USING PRECONDITIONER WITH HOT AIR INPUT - The present invention is directed to improved preconditioners ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110091627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FULLY COOKED EXTRUDATES WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED SPECIFIC MECHANICAL ENERGY INPUTS - Improved extruders and methods for the extrusion cooking of comestible products such as human foods or animal feeds are provided wherein the products may be produced with very low specific mechanical energy (SME) inputs as compared with conventional processing. The methods preferably involve introduction of very high levels of steam into the extruder barrel ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110086151 | EXTRUDED, HIGHLY COOKED, NON-STICKY STARCH PRODUCTS - Improved extruded starch-bearing products (e.g., starches, starch-bearing legumes, starch-bearing grains and formulations containing any of the foregoing) are provided having relatively high cook values and low cold water viscosities. The products are prepared by initial preconditioning to partially cook the starting material(s), followed by low shear extrusion cooking, with a total STE/SME ratio of at least about 4. | 04-14-2011 |
20110086150 | EXTRUDED, HIGHLY COOKED, NON-STICKY STARCH PRODUCTS - Improved extruded starch-bearing grain products (e.g., corn and wheat) are provided having relatively high cook values and low cold water viscosities. The products are prepared by initial preconditioning to partially cook the starting material(s), followed by low shear extrusion cooking, with a total STE/SME ratio of at least about 4. | 04-14-2011 |
20100260882 | EXTRUDER ASSEMBLY WITH ALTERNATING CONVERGING AND DIVERGING BARREL SECTIONS - High-capacity extrusion die assemblies ( | 10-14-2010 |
20100092643 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTI-GRAIN CHIP PRODUCTS USING DRY INGREDIENTS - Improved processes are provided for the production of grain-based products and especially multi-grain chips. The preferred process makes use of a single mixture of dry ingredients containing respective starch fractions having different levels of gelatinization. The starting mixture is preconditioned and extruded so as to form the mixture but without any substantial additional gelatinization of the starches. Moisture is added to the mixture during both preconditioning and extruding such that the extrudate exhibits both different levels of gelatinization in the starches therein, and also has portions with different levels of moisturization. | 04-15-2010 |
20100062093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FULLY COOKED EXTRUDATES WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED SPECIFIC MECHANICAL ENERGY INPUTS - Improved extruders and methods for the extrusion cooking of comestible products such as human foods or animal feeds are provided wherein the products may be produced with very low specific mechanical energy (SME) inputs as compared with conventional processing. The methods preferably involve introduction of very high levels of steam into the extruder barrel ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100043616 | EXTRUDER CUT-OFF KNIFE ASSEMBLY HAVING REMOTE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A knife assembly ( | 02-25-2010 |
20090175120 | EXTRUDER HAVING VARIABLE MID-BARREL RESTRICTION AND ADJACENT HIGH INTENSITY MIXING ASSEMBLY - Improved, high Specific Mechanical Energy extrusion systems ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090175119 | SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER FOR PROCESSING OF LOW VISCOSITY PRECONDITIONED MATERIALS - Improved single screw extruders systems ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090067282 | PRECONDITIONER HAVING INDEPENDENTLY DRIVEN HIGH-SPEED MIXER SHAFTS - An improved, dual-shaft preconditioner ( | 03-12-2009 |
20080299260 | EXTRUDED PET FOOD PRODUCT - Combined extruded petfood products which include respective amounts of a plurality of simulated, extrusion-produced food materials each having the appearance of the natural food counterpart thereof, and each preferably having the same, shape, size, color, texture, and taste of such counterparts. Preferably, the petfood products have at least two simulated vegetable materials therein (e.g., corn, rice, peas, carrots, and beans). Additionally, the petfood products may include simulated meat materials likewise having properties closely similar to their natural meat counterparts. Other combined food products may include extruded kibble containing protein, fat, and starch, as well as an extruded rice and textured vegetable protein components which are treated with humectant and acidulent. | 12-04-2008 |
20080223223 | COOKING EXTRUDER WITH ENHANCED STEAM INJECTION PROPERTIES - An improved extruder ( | 09-18-2008 |