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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4736572 | Automated pouch filler The performance of an automated pouch filler to fill institutional quantity sized bags of foodstuff can be improved by maintaining the sealing edge of the filled bag under tension during the sealing of the bag. Unwanted air can also be removed from the ba... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4733803 | Particulate dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus adapted to be mounted over a can line for dispensing metered amounts of particulate material into cans in a high speed canning operation. The dispenser utilizes a metering unit which includes a reciprocating slide bar having a pair ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4454804 | Apparatus for incorporating additives in extruded foods A method and apparatus for incorporating one or more additives throughout an expanded food product. An expandable mixture of moistened farinaceous and/or proteinaceous materials is extruded at elevated temperatures and pressures through the die orifice of... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4415599 | Gravy or sauce mix A dry mix composition which may be added directly to boiling water to form a sauce or gravy substantially free of lumps. The dry mix contains as essential ingredients, a thickening agent such a starch or flour, and maltodextrin, with the mix containing a ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4407840 | Instant refried bean powder and process for producing the same A process for producing dried bean powder which is instantly reconstitutable with water to form a product having the flavor, color and texture of conventional refried beans. The dried bean powder contains a major proportion of finely divided cooked bean p... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4394397 | Process for producing pasta products A process for producing instant-cooking pasta products such as noodles, spaghetti, macaroni and the like having a porous, cellular structure which enables the products to be rehydrated for consumption within a short period of time, and which exhibit good ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4355593 | Animal litter An animal litter having improved odor control properties comprising a major amount of an absorptive litter material and a minor amount of an odor control agent derived from sagebrush. The absorptive material may be an absorptive mineral, a fibrous organic... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4331689 | Alcohol-stable, low ph-stable fat emulsion product This invention provides a dried fat emulsion concentrate which contains a major proportion by weight of a water soluble carbohydrate, and an edible fat or oil, with the fat or oil particles being encapsulated with a lipophilic starch derivative. The dried... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4310560 | Method of producing a porous, pelletized food product A method of producing a porous pelletized food product. A mixture of finely divided, particulate edible materials, including at least one material which acquires surface stickiness when moistened and a chemical leavening system is contacted with a spray of wat... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4283430 | Preparing centerfilled food product A tubular centerfilled food product having a rigid, friable, thermoplastic baked outer shell and a core of edible filling material is produced by a continuous, straight-through process. A semi-liquid batter having a relatively high content of mono- and/or... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4275647 | Apparatus for producing a centerfilled food product Apparatus for producing a tubular centerfilled food product having a rigid, friable baked outer shell and a core of edible filling material by a continuous, straight-through process. A semi-liquid batter having a relatively high content of mono-and/or dis... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4262027 | Method of processing meat A method of producing a meat emulsion product which is uniformly acidified throughout to an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or below under conditions which prevent acid denaturation of the protein matrix of the emulsion prior to cooking of the emulsion, to th... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4254153 | Process for preparing frozen par-fried potatoes A process for preparing frozen par fried potatoes which, when finish fried, have a crisp surface texture and a mealy internal core, and remain crisp and rigid for extended periods of time after finish frying. Potatoes which have been peeled, trimmed, cut ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4164594 | Lecithin based wetting agent An improved wetting agent for use in the production of fat-containing powdered products which are spontaneously wettable and dispersible in cold aqueous liquids. The wetting agent comprises oil-free granular phosphatides containing at least 95% acetone in... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4112126 | Process for counter-coloring of decharacterized meat products Meats and meat by-products which are considered to be inedible for human consumption but which may be used in the production of animal foods are decharacterized by mixing such products with a U.S. Department of Agriculture approved FD&C decharacterizing c... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4092438 | Non-dairy coffee whitener containing acetate salt Non-dairy coffee whiteners can be provided with stability to the thermal and acid stresses of coffee by incorporating a water-soluble acetate salt in the whitener. The acetate salt may be used as a total or partial replacement of conventional stabilizing ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4076535 | Method of preparing screens for screen printing Screens for use in screen process printing are prepared by applying a dry emulsion film to a layer of liquid emulsion carried on the outer surface of a screen fabric in such a manner that upon drying, the dry emulsion film and the liquid emulsion layer ar... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4050570 | Can orienting device A device for orienting filled and seamed two piece cans, in which a single line of randomly oriented cans is divided into two lines, all of the cans in one line being oriented in an upright position and all of the cans in the other line being oriented in ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4045589 | Fat emulsion product and process for producing the same A stable, dry, non-dairy fat emulsion product suitable for use as a coffee whitener is prepared without the use of protein by incorporating a chemically modified dextrinized starch having a lipophilic character in the formulation. The chemically modified ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3988436 | Sunscreening method using rice bran oil Rice bran oil when applied to the skin as such or when incorporated in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is effective as a sunscreening agent in protecting the skin against sunburn upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the region of from about 295... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3946095 | Method of restoring the shape of a flexible-shell model A method of restoring the shape of an anatomical model comprising placing mold inserts in the undercut portions of the model, charging the model with a foaming thermosetting plastic, and enclosing the model and mold inserts in a fixture. As the foaming th... | 03/23/1976 |
