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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158389 | Products and methods for in vivo secretion of monatin Products and methods for the in vivo production of monatin sweetener are provided. The products include microorganisms that are genetically modified to secrete or to improve secretion of monatin; microorganisms that are genetically modified to produce monatin; and m... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158176 | Meat processing The present invention relates to the use of carbon monoxide as a process aid to ameliorate the loss of red color of fat-beef-trimmings while they are heat treated to produce finely textured beef. Finely textured beef, sometimes known as fat reduced beef, is produced... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153746 | Modified vegetable oil-based polyols Methods of making unsaturated modified vegetable oil-based polyols are described. Also described are methods of making oligomeric modified vegetable oil-based polyols. An oligomeric composition having a modified fatty acid triglyceride structure is also described. A... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153405 | Products and methods for in vivo secretion of monatin Products and methods for the in vivo production of monatin sweetener are provided. The products include microorganisms that are genetically modified to secrete or to improve secretion of monatin; microorganisms that are genetically modified to produce monatin; and m... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152358 | System and apparatus to deliver low-inclusion feed ingredients into livestock ration A system for delivering microingredient feed additives into a feed ration includes a storage hopper with a mixer element attached to an agitator shaft that is configured to agitate a high-moisture feed ingredient in the hopper when the agitator shaft is rotated. A m... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150631 | Method, apparatus and system for quantifying the content of genetically modified material in a sample A method including providing an initial test sample including a primary material and a relatively smaller amount of at least one adventitious material; combining the initial test sample with a standard addition of at least one adventitious material to form a final t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147299 | Meat sortation A system and method for sorting animal protein includes determining a desired characteristic of a cut of meat from an animal portion and associating the desired characteristic with an attribute of the animal portion. The attribute is ascertained and the animal porti... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137578 | Leaching resistant pre-wetted deicer composition A deicer comprises a mixture of a deicing agent, a pre-wetting agent, and a leaching inhibitor. The leaching inhibitor results in decreased liquid migration within and out of a mass of pre-wetted deicer. The deicer can include a deicing salt such as sodium chloride,... | 03/20/2012 |
| D655629 | Food container | 03/13/2012 |
| 8104959 | Multi-handled sealed bag A sealed multi-handled bag is provided that includes a first handle at a first end and a second handle at a second end. In one embodiment, the handles are on substantially opposite ends of the bag. The sealed bag may be made from plastic and may contain loose materi... | 01/31/2012 |
| D652728 | Bottle | 01/24/2012 |
| D652727 | Bottle | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096860 | Automated meat breaking system and method An automated system and method for breaking a primal cut of meat into smaller components includes a conveyor for advancing the primal cut from a first end of the system to a second end of the system, at least one automated cutting assembly for performing a first cut... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091390 | Hide folding system and method The present invention is a method and system for processing animal hides in a meat processing facility. In one embodiment, the system the system includes a grading station for determining hide grades, a measuring station for determining at least one hide dimension o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088427 | System for gluten replacement in food products The present invention is a system for replacing gluten in food products. Preferably, the gluten replacement system of the present invention utilizes gluten-free ingredients that mimic the functions of gluten in a dough and in a final product made from the dough. The... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088411 | Direct compressible trehalose solids The present invention relates to direct compressible crystalline or semi-crystalline trehalose solids having a crystal form selected from the group consisting of trehalose dihydrate and mixtures of trehalose dihydrate and anhydrous trehalose, and having a specific s... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080270 | Low temperature rendering process A low temperature rendering process for converting animal trimmings to meat product which can be classified as finely textured meat. The low temperature rendering process includes steps of surface treating the trimmings to kill organisms which may be present on the ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079897 | Carcass intervention tracking and methods The present invention provides systems and methods for tracking carcass intervention data accumulated during carcass processing. An identification is assigned to the carcass. The carcass is subjected to at least one intervention, during which processing data is accu... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076473 | Process for starch modification A starch thinning and etherification process is provided comprising the steps of (a) mixing a starch substrate with a thinning agent, an alkalizing agent and an etherification agent; (b) drying the mixture of step (a); and (c) allowing the dried mixture to react wit... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076120 | 3-hydroxypropionic acid and other organic compounds Methods and materials related to producing 3-HP as well as other organic compounds are disclosed. Specifically, isolated nucleic acids, polypeptides, host cells, and methods and materials for producing 3-HP and other organic compounds are disclosed. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076108 | Polypeptides and biosynthetic pathways for the production of stereoisomers of monatin and their precursors Monatin and certain stereoisomers of monatin, such as R,R monatin and S,R monatin, as well as salts thereof, are produced using polypeptides and biosynthetic pathways. These polypeptides and biosynthetic pathways are also useful in the production of R-2-hydroxy-2-(i... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076107 | Production of monatin stereoisomers Methods and materials for the production of the high intensity sweetener, monatin, in stereoisomerically-pure or stereoisomerically-enriched form are disclosed. For example, methods using stereoisoselective hydrolysis and separation of a monatin-derived lactone este... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8043837 | Aldolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them This invention relates to polypeptides having aldolase activity, including pyruvate activity such as, without limitation, HMG and/or KHG aldolase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypep... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034925 | Glucosamine and method of making glucosamine from microbial biomass Glucosamine suitable for human or animal consumption is disclosed. The glucosamine is derived from fungal biomass containing chitin. Various methods of producing glucosamine by acid hydrolysis of fermented fungal biomass are also disclosed. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030045 | Beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production The present disclosure provides novel beta-alanine/alpha ketoglutarate aminotransferase nucleic acid and protein sequences having increased biological activity. Also provided are cells containing such enzymes, as well as methods of their use, for example to produce ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026064 | Compositions, methods and systems for inferring bovine breed Provided herein are methods to discover and use single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) for identifying breed, or line and breed, or line composition of a bovine subject. The present invention further provides specific nucleic acid sequences, SNPs, and SNP patterns th... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8012002 | Animal cleaning system Systems and methods for cleaning animals are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning a plurality of carcasses of harvested animals includes a track system configured to convey the carcasses through a plurality of carcass disassembly stations. The app... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002613 | Method and apparatus for processing carcasses A method for processing meat along a meat processing line. The method includes removing viscera from a carcass, accumulating the carcass along a dead rail stack of the meat processing line, washing the carcass, and inspecting the carcass at an inspection station fol... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7955438 | Process for preparing alkali and heat stable polyols The current invention relates to a continuous process for preparing heat an alkali stable polyol composition. Alkali is added to the feed of the anion exchange resin and is allowing running the resin battery in full service mode. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7935373 | Packaging of meat products with modified atmospheres and/or enhancers Packaged meat products, methods of packaging meat, and systems for packaging meat. With respect to packaged meat products, one particular embodiment of a packaged meat product comprises a container having a low gas permeability and an enclosed interior volume. The p... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935190 | Process for preparing maltitol enriched products The current invention relates to a process for preparing maltitol enriched products and said process is chromatographically fractionating a maltose syrup followed by hydrogenating it into a liquid maltitol enriched product and optionally solidification or crystalliz... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931778 | Lecithin-starches compositions, preparation thereof and paper products having oil and grease resistance, and/or release properties The present disclosure relates to lecithin containing starch compositions. The disclosure also relates to processes for preparing the lecithin-containing starch compositions. Further, the disclosure relates to uses of the lecithin-containing compositions in the prep... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7923437 | Water soluble β-glucan, glucosamine, and N-acetylglucosamine compositions and methods for making the same Glucosamine, N-acetylglucosamine and β-glucan compositions suitable for human or animal consumption or use are disclosed. The glucosamine, N-acetylglucosamine and β-glucan compositions are derived from fungal biomass containing chitin. Various methods of producing... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923231 | Production of glucuronic acid using myo-inositol oxygenase from cryptococcus neoformans A method is disclosed for increasing the specific activity of myo-inositol oxygenase. The method includes incubating a mixture including myo-inositol oxygenase and a non-sulfur containing reductant under conditions effective to increase the specific activity of the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923052 | Method and apparatus for processing vegetable oil miscella, method for conditioning a polymeric microfiltration membrane, membrane, and lecithin product A method for processing vegetable oil miscella is provided. The method includes steps of feeding vegetable oil miscella to a conditioned polymeric microfiltration membrane, and recovering a permeate stream having a decreased weight percent of phospholipids compared ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7907273 | System and method for measuring starch gelatinization A system for measuring starch gelatinization in a feed production system. The system includes a feed production system configured to generate an extruded feed from a feed mixture using a combination of steam and pressure to cook the feed in an extruder, a near infra... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7888081 | Methods and systems for increasing production of equilibrium reactions Methods and systems for increasing the production of equilibrium reactions are described. In some embodiments, a method comprises removing enzymes from a reaction mixture once equilibrium is achieved, selectively re-adding enzymes and reactants for driving the produ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883732 | Antimicrobial salt solutions for cheese processing applications Antimicrobial formulations and solutions for food safety and quality applications are disclosed. Because some of these formulations and solutions contain a substantial concentration of salt, they are adaptable to a variety of food-processing applications, such as fo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7837830 | Plant seed based fiber products and processes The invention relates to a paper product having 0.1 to 10 percent of an acid treated seed based fiber material incorporated into the paper making composition. The remainder of the paper product can be pulp fibers, for example wood fibers. The seed based fiber materi... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837539 | Carcass intervention tracking and methods The present invention provides systems and methods for tracking carcass intervention data accumulated during carcass processing. An identification is assigned to the carcass. The carcass is subjected to at least one intervention, during which processing data is accu... | 11/23/2010 |
