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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D645351 | Container | 09/20/2011 |
| D630099 | Container | 01/04/2011 |
| D609105 | Bottle | 02/02/2010 |
| D561513 | Dispenser | 02/12/2008 |
| 7152756 | Dispensing systems and methods A dispensing system dispensing items includes a dispensing station and a first conveyor for transporting containers to the dispensing station. The dispensing station includes a dispenser for dispensing items to the containers, a mechanism for spacing the containers ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128203 | Dispensers and methods of dispensing items A dispenser includes a feeder bowl for receiving items to be dispensed, and a first vibration device for vibrating the feeder bowl. the dispenser also includes a plurality of dispensing paths positioned around the feeder bowl, and a rotation drive for rotating the d... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128204 | Dispensers and methods of dispensing items A dispenser includes a feeder bowl for receiving items to be dispensed, and a first vibration device for vibrating the feeder bowl. the dispenser also includes a plurality of dispensing paths positioned around the feeder bowl, and a rotation drive for rotating the d... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7099741 | Control systems and methods of dispensing items A control system for regulating a dispenser that includes a feeder bowl and a plurality of dispensing paths is disclosed. The control system includes a control unit for controlling a rotation drive for rotating the dispensing paths, a feeder bowl vibration device fo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063215 | Control systems and methods of dispensing items A control system for regulating a dispenser that includes a feeder bowl and a plurality of dispensing paths is disclosed. The control system includes a control unit for controlling a rotation drive for rotating the dispensing paths, a feeder bowl vibration device fo... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6993884 | Dispensing systems and methods A dispensing system dispensing items includes a dispensing station and a first conveyor for transporting containers to the dispensing station. The dispensing station includes a dispenser for dispensing items to the containers, a mechanism for spacing the containers ... | 02/07/2006 |
| D512917 | Ergonomic food container | 12/20/2005 |
| D502396 | Ergonomic food container | 03/01/2005 |
| 6541050 | Salt flavor enhancing compositions, food products including such compositions, and methods for preparing such products A salt flavor enhancing composition includes a combination of sodium chloride and potassium chloride in a range of about 74 to about 99 percent by weight and a sulfate-containing salt or salts or a combination of a sulfate-containing salt or salts and a c... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6189330 | Container, system and process for shipping and storing food products and method for recycling shipping and storage containers A container for shipping and storing food products in two separate chambers has an outer casing enclosing a temperature controlled container fabricated from an insulating material. The temperature controlled container includes a lid and a base. The base h... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6143349 | No-heat jalapenos and products comprising no-heat jalapenos New, distinct and stable cultivars of no-heat Jalapeno peppers are disclosed. No-heat Jalapeno pepper cultivars are disclosed in which substantially all the pepper fruit produced comprise no capsaicin such as, capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, norhydrocapsaici... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6102706 | Compliance support package for increasing health management system compliance The invention is a compliance support package for improving the compliance of a patient with a dietary health management system, which provides a predetermined daily calorie content and level of nutritional enhancement. The dietary health management syste... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6056992 | Encapsulated additives Edible microcapsules and a process for recovering them are disclosed. The microcapsules include a shell material that has a thermal gelation temperature within the range from about 90° F. to about 160° F. The encapsulated material is a food additive whi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039989 | Prepackaged therapeutic meal for treatment of diet-responsive conditions The invention is a prepackaged therapeutic meal for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition. The meal includes a plurality of separate meal components. At least one of the meal components contains a predetermined level of... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039978 | Dietary food enhancement agent The invention is a dietary food enhancement agent for fortifying food products. The agent includes a premixed combination of Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vita... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6004601 | High-concentration-short-time zinc blanch for color and texture improvement of thermally processed green vegetables A method for green color retention and texture improvement in vegetables by blanching raw or IQF green vegetables in an aqueous zinc blanch solution for three minutes or less, wherein the aqueous blanch solution has a zinc ion concentration of at least ab... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5994295 | Therapeutic system for dietary health management A dietary health management system for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cancer, diabetes, and combinations thereof. In particular, the system comprises a plurality of prepackag... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5977059 | Therapeutic system for dietary health management A dietary health management system for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cancer, diabetes, and combinations thereof. In particular, the system comprises a plurality of prepackag... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5961872 | Metal container and use thereof in a microwave oven A metal container which can be utilized in a microwave oven has an interior and an exterior defined by a bottom and at least one side wall. Each side wall has a height which does not exceed 40 percent of the wavelength of the microwave radiation. The cont... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5959186 | No-heat Jalapenos New, distinct and stable cultivars of no-heat Jalapeno peppers are disclosed. No-heat Jalapeno pepper cultivars are disclosed in which substantially all the pepper fruit produced comprise no capsaicin such as, capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, norhydrocapsaici... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955132 | Method for adding flavor materials to beverages A method of adding flavor essences, aromas, and concentrates to beverages. These essences aromas, and concentrates, or any other flavors or flavor mixtures are added to the beverage after it has been filled to volume in a container and just prior to the f... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5912038 | Air classification of water-bearing fruit and vegetable ingredients for peel and seed removal and size discrimination A method of separating diced water-bearing fruit of desired size from undersize slivers, loose seeds and pieces of skin in a diced fruit mix. The diced fruit mix is fed into an upwardly moving gaseous stream which removes loose and loosely adhering residu... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5871803 | Salt flavor enhancing compositions, food products including such compositions, and methods for preparing such products A salt flavor enhancing composition consists essentially of a combination of sodium chloride and potassium chloride and a combination of magnesium chloride and magnesium sulfate Further, the composition may include a combination of sodium ions, chloride i... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5829493 | Apparatus for filling containers with a liquid An apparatus for filling containers with a liquid which includes a plurality of independent tanks positioned successively along a track that supports a series of containers. Each tank includes a weir for dispensing a liquid into the containers. The tanks ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5762928 | Biocontrol agent for green mold disease of mushrooms A biological control agent for controlling green mold disease caused by the fungus Trichoderma harzianum. An effective amount of a composition comprising Pseudomonas aeruginosa and mutants thereof which retain the characteristic of preventing green mold g... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5639471 | Method for determining diet program effectiveness The invention is a method for determining the effectiveness of a diet program for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition. The method includes the steps of selecting a plurality of patients, each having at least one diet-... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5560950 | Free fatty acid removal from used frying fat A method for reducing the free fatty acid content of frying facts and oils that comprises heating the flying fat or oil to a temperature of less than about 120° C. and stirring into the heated fat or oil less than about 10% by weight of cyclodextrin and ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5549143 | Apparatus with vacuum recovery for adding flavor materials to beverages A method of adding flavor essences, aromas, and concentrates to beverages. These essences aromas, and concentrates, or any other flavors or flavor mixtures are added to the beverage after it has been filled to volume in a container and just prior to the f... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5503647 | Mushroom casing spawn The present invention provides an improved casing spawn that reduces the time between casing and the onset of mushroom production. The casing spawn is prepared from particles containing no available nutrients and with a substantial capacity to hold moistu... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5500236 | Non-fried flavored ramen noodles Methods for drying instant-cooking ramen noodles and to dried noodle products. Noodles are prepared by mixing flour and water into a dough. The dough can be shaped into noodles and precooked with steam. The steamed noodles are dried with a flow of high ve... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5454465 | Kicker clamp for containers A system for handling cylindrical cans or the like and conveying them from filler and closure equipment to and into hydrostatic sterilizer carriers. After the cans have been filled and closed, they are conveyed upright to a receiving area. A screw assembl... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5407057 | Super infeed system A conveyance system particularly adapted for food processing utilizes an article handling apparatus including a feed device which is particularly adapted to convey cans in clusters of a predetermined uniform number to a toppler apparatus for manipulating ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5355991 | Container toppling system A system for toppling upright containers forward to form a stick or line of spaced, laid down containers. The containers can be cylindrically sidewalled cans filled with product and sealed closed. The upright containers are fed into a pair of horizontally... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5302405 | Method for removing cholesterol and fat from egg yolk by chelation and reduced-cholesterol egg product A method for removing cholesterol and fat from egg and a reduced cholesterol egg product. An anionic chelating agent which forms a complex with the lipoprotein fraction of egg yolk is added to dilute egg yolk to form a precipitate comprising a complex of ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5301603 | Sterilizing system A process and system for sterilizing packages of thermally-treatable products having different sterilization processing requirements. These packaged products can be different types of canned soups, for example. At least one of the packaged products is pre... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5300747 | Composite material for a microwave heating container and container formed therefrom A composite material for efficient use in a microwave heating container and a container formed therefrom are described. The composite material includes a thermoplastic resin and a particulate dielectric material oriented therein so the container exhibits ... | 04/05/1994 |
