ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,275, issued on July 22, was assigned to ICM Inc..

"Methods to produce high protein animal feed from a grain processing plant that produces alcohol" was invented by Charles C. Gallop (Gower, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes methods to separate solids from liquids in a production facility. A process separates components in a defiber process stream by using two or more mechanical devices to separate the solids from the liquids based on density differences. The process produces animal feed products having a protein content ranging from approximately 45% to approximately 64%."

The patent was filed on Jan. 19, ...