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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7964226 | Films comprising a liquid-absorbant inner layer and an impermeable outer layer Films comprising a liquid-absorbant layer and an impermeable layer are provided. Processes for manufacturing these films is also provided. The films are suitable for preparation of tubular casings and shrinkbags, in particular, casings for smoked foodstuffs. Also de... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7935374 | Coating to allow additives to anchor to casings Methods of imparting functionality to a food surface are described. In general, a tubular food casing having a surface coated with a polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer is contacted with a food surface. The functionality is imparted onto the food s... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7754258 | Porcine collagen film A porcine collagen film is made from an extrudable collagen gel. The porcine collagen is essentially sow collagen. The ratio of collagen to fat is usually above 10:1, for example in the range 25:1 to 50:1. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7288214 | Coagulation solution for causing coagulation of a collagen Described is a coagulation solution suitable for causing coagulation of a collagen-containing casing of a co-extruded food product. This coagulation solution comprises a highly soluble inorganic salt. The pH of the coagulation solution is adjusted using a buffer sol... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282232 | Bonded fibrous sheet material The present invention refers to a method of producing a porous bonded fibrous sheet material comprising: (i) treating a porous fibrous substrate which is comprised of cellulosic fibers and which has a moisture content of less than 10% by weight with a gum and a cros... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7229830 | Standard sample composition and manufacture thereof A standard sample composition containing a complexing agent and an alkali salt, mixed with a known amount of a foodstuff, the content of at least one component of which is accurately known. The mixture is dissolved in a solvent, e.g. water, and comminuted to form a ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7029637 | Apparatus for ozone production, employing line and grooved electrodes An ozone generation cell has a first conductor generally having a line geometry and a second conductor having a first groove formed in a surface thereof, and having first and second flanks on opposite sides of the first groove. The second conductor and the first gro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022357 | Process for the preparation of smoke-impregnated tubular casings A method of preparing smoke-impregnated tubular casings is described. The process comprises: (a) providing a tubular casing having interior and exterior surfaces, the tubular casing being selected from cellulose fiber tubular casings and synthetic tubular casings, a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011858 | Concertina-shaped casing suitable for edible materials The present invention relates generally to a shirred concertina formed from a seamless, tubular foodstuff casing that is tied-off at one end, and has an outer surface provided with a coating or impregnation including a food additive. The tied-off end of the present ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001635 | Process for improving smoky color of an encased food product The present invention relates to a method for enhancing the smoky color and flavor of foodstuffs, such as sausages, produced in casing containing liquid smoke, by exposing the encased foodstuff to a alkaline solution. Peeling of the sausages is also enhanced. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991836 | Food casing release coating comprising polyglyceryl esters A food casing having an internal surface coating of a dried aqueous emulsion including at least one polyglyceryl ester. The polyglyceryl ester in the coating covers the internal surface of the food casing in an amount of from about 200 to about 1200 mg per square me... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6902783 | Edible molded bodies, especially flat and flexible tubular films The invention relates to edible molded bodies in the form of a flat or tubular film based on plastifiable biopolymers, the cleavage products or derivatives thereof and/or synthetic polymers from natural monomers, characterized in that they are produced according to ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6764729 | Backseamed casing and packaged product incorporating same A heat-shrinkable backseamed casing film comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, with the first and third layers being outer layers and the second layer being between the first layer and the third layer. The first outer layer serves as an inside ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761944 | Moulded articles of cellulose hydrate with enzymatically modified surface The invention relates to a process for the treatment, in particular for the roughening, of the surface of hydrated cellulose shaped articles, in which at least one cellulase is allowed to act on the surface and is then inactivated permanently. The tubular films modi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6703058 | Food casing having a release preparation on the inside The present invention relates to a tubular food casing based on cellulose hydrate which is impregnated and/or coated on its inner surface with a release preparation. The release preparation comprises (a) at least one reactive hydrophobicizing component, (... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6630214 | Improving rewet shrink properties of casing Disclosed is a method of forming a seamless, non derivatized cellulose tubular film having enhanced rewet shrinkage properties. The enhanced properties are provided by first drying a hydrated extruded tube of non derivatized cellulose gel at one inflated ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6589615 | Thermoplastic food casing A porous food casing consisting essentially of a film of food grade thermoplastic having a plurality of interconnected interstices therein. The interstices are defined by a porosity modifier selected from the group consisting of soybean oil, peanut oil, c... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6547999 | Cellulose food casing, cellulose composition and production method therefor The present invention provides a method of preparing a cellulose solution suitable for extrusion as a seamless tubular film by providing a pulp of substantially open-ended fibrillated softwood fibers having a mean fiber length less than 2.0 mm and then di... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6517920 | Multilayer, coextruded, biaxially stretched high-barrier plastic casing A multilayered, coextruded tubular biaxially stretched casing, having oxygen and water vapor barrier properties plus reduced adhesion to contents, e.g., foodstuffs, contained within the casing, is disclosed. The tubular casing has five layers in the order... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6319085 | Rocket pop A candy holder-toy that includes a housing which contains a piece of rigid candy therein. A push rod passes into the housing for forcing the piece of candy from the housing for consumption. The housing can be formed as a rocket ship having fins which make... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6279737 | Food casing package and method of preparing Disclosed is a package containing a plurality of cut lengths of fibrous casing which are moisturized to substantially soaked levels of moisture and are retained in an evacuated plastic bag wherein the moisture level of the casing is derived from free wate... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6261623 | Method for making a liquid smoke coloring agent solution A liquid smoke coloring agent solution having total water miscibility, a benzopyrene content under about 5 ppb, and a pH above about 11, and a related method for making same by contacting liquid smoke with water and an alkaline agent. The liquid smoke col... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6251449 | Cellulose-hydrate-based food casings impregnated with liquid smoke and process for producing A cellulose-hydrate-based food casing impregnated on its inside with liquid smoke which has a pH of about 2 to less than 4 and additionally contains a viscosity-increasing compound, an emulsifier and a triglyceride or lecithin.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6224923 | Method of coating long-keeping sausages and hard cheeses The present invention relates to a method for coating long-keeping sausages and hard cheese with a composition comprising shellac and polyamide, and to the coated long-keeping sausages and hard cheese obtainable by such method.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221410 | Backseamed casing and packaged product incorporating same A heat-shrinkable backseamed casing film comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, with the first and third layers being outer layers and the second layer being between the first layer and the third layer. The first outer layer serves as... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6200613 | Food casing A food barrier casing for enclosing foodstuffs to be boiled or cooked within the casing, in particular for cooking or simmering sausages, ham, pickled products, or soft cheese. The casing comprising an absorbent inner layer which is firmly connected to an... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6180150 | Process for packing foodstuffs with a film A packaging film is provided for foodstuffs, wherein the foodstuffs are preferably meat products. The a net is connected to one side of the film to increase resistance to tearing. The net is adhered to the film by a soluble edible adhesive. The film may b... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171668 | White food casing having low TiO2 loading An improved white food casing comprising regenerated cellulose containing titanium dioxide pigment in a weight ratio of less than 0.5 to regenerated cellulose in the casing and containing from about 0.3 to about 1.2 milligrams per square meter of casing o... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6132779 | Method for removing cellulosic casings from sausages The removal of a cellulosic casing from about a sausage, stuffed and processed in the casing, is accomplished by contacting the casing, either before or after stuffing, with a food grade enzyme, e.g.a. cellulase or cellulase enzyme complex, to metabolize ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6120861 | Stretched tubular film for holding foodstuff A tubular film for encasing food. The tubular film comprises a material which has been regenerated from a solution of cellulose in a solvent comprising carbon disulfide. The tubular material is longitudinally stretched by from 8 to 30 percent and transver... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6086929 | Shirring solution for cellulosic sausage casings An improved shirring solution for cellulosic sausages casings and its method of use is provided comprising carboxymethylcellulose and polyethylene glycol.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083581 | Cellulase resistant cellulose casing and process A cellulose food casing and process for making a casing of a tubular cellulosic film having an exterior tube surface and an interior tube surface where the exterior surface is coated with (a) at least one protein having an acidic isoelectric point, prefer... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074679 | Stabilized liquid smoke compositions and methods of manufacturing the same Stabilized, dilutable liquid smoke compositions are disclosed. The stabilized liquid smoke compositions contain a liquid smoke composition, an inorganic salt, and, optionally, an inorganic mineral acid, preferably phosphoric acid, such that the weight rat... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6045848 | Process for making sausages using casing having adjacent optically different portions A process for making small diameter skinless sausages using casing comprising an elongated tube having first and second longitudinal portions, wherein a colorant or opacifier is longitudinally and continuously dispersed throughout the wall of at least one... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042853 | Method for removing cellulosic casings from sausages The removal of a cellulosic casing from about a sausage stuffed and processed in the casing is accomplished by contacting the sausage with a cellulase or cellulase enzyme complex to metabolize the cellulosic casing on the sausage thereby producing a subst... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5992345 | Process and device for producing sausage skins and sausage skin produced thereby A process and a device for producing sausage casings which bear a coating of spice particles on the inside are distinguished in that the inside of the sausage casing is provided with an adhesive coating which hardens from the liquid state and the spice pa... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5993868 | Method for applying a liquid to the surface of an extruded strand of meat emulsion A method of applying liquid, such as liquid smoke to the outer surface of an extruded sausage strand, involves locating a rotatable inner tube within a stationary outer tube; rotating an elongated casing on the stationary outer tube, and advancing the cas... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5955126 | Self-coloring food casing Bixin containing coloring compositions and self-coloring casings, particularly tubular cellulosic food casings, coated therewith, which compositions contain bixin, a water-soluble film forming agent, preferably hydroxypropylcellulose, a polyphosphate and ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952064 | Stretched tubular film for holding foodstuff A tubular film for encasing food. The tubular film comprises a material which has been regenerated from a viscose solution. The tubular material is longitudinally stretched by from +8 to +40 percent and transversely stretched by from -20 to +40 percent wh... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5840849 | Blends of collagen type I and collagen type III for food casings Blends of collagen type I and collagen type III having crosslinks of the pyridinoline (Pyrid), dihydroxylysinonorleucine (DHLNL) and histidinohyroxylysinonorleucine (HHL) types, wherein the amounts of the crosslinks satisfy the ratio: (Pyrid+DHLNL)/HHL=0.... | 11/24/1998 |
