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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173190 | Non-settling fruit beverages and methods of making non-settling fruit beverages The present invention relates to non-settling fruit beverages (e.g., smoothies), including processes for making non-settling fruit beverages. In particular, the present invention provides processes for making storable non-settling fruit beverages. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7550166 | Method for producing frozen ready-to-eat dishes based on rice, barley, wheat or spelt A method for producing a frozen risotto or alike ready-to-eat dish based on rice, barley, wheat or spelt. For risotto the steps include, adding to rice the necessary liquid and particulate ingredients and cooking all the above ingredients up to desired cooking degre... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7524521 | Method of preserving food in a supercooled state A method of preserving food in a supercooled state, wherein food is packed inside a container with no head space, and then converted to a supercooled state by a cooling step in which the food is cooled from a temperature higher than the freezing point to a temperatu... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7445805 | Method of freezing meat in a marinade A method of freezing meat in a marinade includes coating a piece of meat in a marinade, placing the coated meat in a bag which can be vacuum sealed, vacuum sealing the meat and the marinade in the bag, and freezing the meat by immersing the sealed bag in a brine sol... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328552 | Method of packaging articles for shipment, storage and display A method of packaging merchandise items for shipment and display provides a box shaped merchandising container is formed including an enclosure with four quadrilateral sides and open top and a bottom closed by flaps. In preparation for shipment, the merchandise is l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314405 | Feeder for meat pieces made of entire muscles for a piston stuffing machine Incorporates buckets (3) open on their top in which the meat pieces are loaded, moving on traction device (4) that execute a step by step motion towards the feeding area located between the piston (1) and the body of the stuffing machine (2 | 01/01/2008 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7254929 | Process and machine for packing pasty, liquid or semiliquid products Process and machine for packing pasty, liquid or semiliquid products comprising: nonstop feeding two sheets (1, 2) sandwiching ducts (3) ending in nozzles (4) feeding pasty, liquid or semiliquid products to be packed (M); nonstop longitudinally ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248938 | Method and system for monitoring batch product manufacturing A system and method for monitoring product through a batch manufacturing plant is provided. The system includes, a parallel flow mode when product flows concurrently from at least two units to a single unit; and a serial flow mode where product flows from one unit t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7220441 | Method and a packaging for packaging and freezing food substances A method of packaging and freezing food substance comprising shaping of a plate of unfrozen food substance and subsequent packaging and freezing of the unfrozen plate of food substance, and wherein a carton packaging is used for packaging the unfrozen plate of the f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217463 | Machine direction oriented polymeric films and methods of making the same This invention relates to a film comprising a machine direction oriented polymeric film prepared from (A) at least one propylene homopolymer or copolymer or lend of two or more thereof, wherein (A) has a melt flow rate from about 6 to about 30 and (B) an olefin elas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191577 | Method for providing a heat treated filled and closed metal can Method for providing a heat treated filled and closed can, including the consecutive steps of: filling a metal cup, closing the metal cup with a lid making a gas tight heat treatable can, heat treating the can, wherein measures are taken to achieve an under-pressure... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175868 | Assembly and method for demolding a body of frozen confection A method for demolding a body of frozen confection encased in a flexible disposable mold includes the steps of slicing the mold, applying heat to the mold sufficient to soften a surface portion of the body of confection to permit the mold to slip from the body, dire... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159374 | Method and device for pressurizing containers Devices and a method for releasing gas in a container after closing and sealing to pressurize and/or prevent or counteract buckling thereof, and or provide structural rigidity and strength thereto and or release components. The method introduces a reactive agent int... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147884 | Method for making a novelty frozen food product A novel frozen product and method for making the same are disclosed, wherein a beaded frozen product is intermixed with conventional ice cream. In this regard, the beaded ice cream (or other frozen produce) may be intermixed with soft-serve ice cream on an individua... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7090881 | Method of continuous production of dried, ground meat reconstituted as thin slabs The invention concerns a method comprising the following steps: chopping up more or less noble meat, in a chopper; at the output of the chopper conveying the minced meat into a meat pump, continuously presented in the form of a tube or a continuous flattened strip; ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086211 | Method, apparatus and system for evacuation of containers A device for evacuating a container is disclosed. The device includes a nozzle for placing within the container, a first air conduit operatively connecting the nozzle and a separation chamber, a second air conduit operatively connecting the separation chamber and a ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083818 | Party tray A party tray includes a support tray and, on the support tray, a sealed package made up of transparent container body and a polymeric sealing sheet sealed to the rim of the container body. The sealed package contains foodstuffs, in particular respiring foodstuffs su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052727 | Assembly and method for forming a frozen confection An assembly and method for forming a frozen confection portion of a frozen confection type food product, the assembly comprising a mold assembly provided with a mold cavity of a selected configuration ad formed by a flexible inert casing, a pump for moving confectio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007802 | Produce carrying trays and method of cooling produce in a five-down configuration A method and apparatus for cooling produce contained in ventilated trays arranged in a five-down configuration on a pallet. The ventilated trays according to the present invention have openings that correspond to fluid passageways in contained clamshells in order to... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997336 | Plastic cafare A plastic carafe includes a body portion having an enclosed base defined by a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels separating the posts from one another. The carafe further includes a neck portion having a blown finish at the top of the carafe tha... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962439 | Leak resistant tamper evident reclosable plastic bag A reclosable plastic bag includes two panels sealed to form a container having a bottom and an openable top. The plastic bag further includes lips that are adjacent to the openable top and which are initially joined to one another by a removable element. The removab... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941727 | Method and system for transporting and storing commodities A method and a system of transporting a commodity includes the step of placing the commodity in a flexible hermetic container. The commodity is stored in the flexible hermetic container for at least a specific time period. The commodity is then moved from the flexib... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941858 | Efficient manufacture and distribution of chilled solid food products An efficient manufacturing and distribution system for food products that are normally served at temperatures well below ambient uses a two stage manufacturing process. In the first stage, a neutral base product is prepared in bulk and is shipped to point of sale at... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6919098 | Scoopable dough and products resulting therefrom A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has de... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907741 | Dynamic process control A method and apparatus for defining the processing of an ingredient of a manufactured product, particularly one that is manufactured “one-the-spot” to a consumer's specification, such as ice cream, among other products. A tag encoded on a container for the produ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6803067 | Method of preparing and using a scoopable dough product A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough can be... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6777012 | Seafood preservation process The preservation of meat products is accomplished utilizing a combination of smoke, ozone and freezing preservation techniques. Particularly, fish products are sized into portions that are first treated with smoke, followed by treatment with ozone and then optionall... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6746701 | Packaged, stacked, opened pocket bread and method thereof A method of preparation and delivery of pocket bread in which the pocket bread is cut immediately after baking, the walls of the pocket bread are separated along the cut line, and individual pieces of pocket bread are nested one inside another to create a stack. Eac... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743452 | One-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring and apparatus for shipping and preparing same A one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is provided. A method for making a one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is also provided. The one-dish frozen dinner product preferably includes a receptacle containing the one-di... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722153 | Self-cooling package for beverages A self-cooling package for beverages that includes a cooling device internal to the package and a connection to a pumping device external to the package. The internal cooling device is formed by a cavity filled with a coolant that evaporates under the effect of a de... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6638556 | Process of making a frozen whipped topping A process of making a containerized frozen whipped topping by the following steps is improved: (a) forming a mixture comprising water, water-soluble carbohydrate, fat, protein, emulsifying agent, and thickener; (b) pasteurizing the mixture; (c) hom... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6605307 | Plated meal with individually frozen ingredients and method of thawing and heating The invention relates to a plated frozen meal comprising a plate, a first group of individually frozen predominantly meat-based ingredients positioned on the plate, a second group of individually frozen predominantly carbohydrate-based or predominantly ve... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6562390 | Process for the preparation of shrimp product A process for the preparation of a peeled and cooked shrimp product includes the steps of placing peeled raw shrimps side-by-side on a shape setting platter, covering the shrimps with a mesh, cooking the shrimps, removing the mesh from the cooked shrimps,... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6524636 | Double chip sauce delivery system A frozen sauce delivery system provides a sauce for a frozen food product in the form of a plurality of frozen sauce chips. Depending on the type of sauce being provided, the sauce may be formed into one or more different types of chips. Each type of chip... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514552 | Method for keeping roast coffee bean freshness Roast coffee bean freshness is maintained by storing just roasted beans in a sealed container having much less than 1.0% oxygen therein. Storage of roasted coffee at very low temperatures (less than -40 degrees F. (-40 degrees C.)) also preserves the fres... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511693 | Frozen slushy in a squeezable pouch A frozen slushy drink product in a flexible pouch and a method for producing and packaging the same is provided. A calcium component, a stabilizer component, and a distinctively flavored component are combined and pasteurized at a temperature over about 1... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6488973 | Method of making a cooking pouch containing a raw protein portion, a raw or blanched vegetable portion and a sauce A frozen food product which includes a raw protein portion, a raw or an only partially cooked or blanched vegetable portion and a sauce, contained in a sealed cooking pouch made primarily of paper and a susceptor layer, preferably aluminum, which may be p... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6455084 | Microwavable steamer bags Packaging for microwavable convenience foods, such as tamales, and a related method for microwave steam heating or cooking of such foods. The food packaging includes an unvented, sealed, stretchable plastic bag enclosing a food product and a moisture pad ... | 09/24/2002 |
