Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357953 | Method for manufacturing sausages, and container for containing sausages to be processed The invention relates to a method for manufacturing dry sausages by the successive processing steps of: A) manufacturing a half-finished product which is still to be dried and consists of a skin filled with a sausage filling, and B) drying the half-finished product ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6918231 | Resiliently compressible force absorption system conformable to fruit A fruit protection and transportation system providing various apparatus and methods to absorb impact and compression forces to reduce damage to fruit (3). Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a fruit protector blank (1) of resiliently comp... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912829 | Method for wrapping a food product A method of wrapping in a sheet material a food product comprising at least two complementary parts coupled together along a coupling line includes the steps of: forming the wrapper in at least two complementary portions able to be... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6800307 | Cooked sausage and method for making the same A cooked sausage is provided comprising a mixture of a meat emulsion and a fermented milk product preferably having a pH of 4.6 or more. The fermented milk product is substantially homogeneously dispersed through the meat emulsion and the mixture has a pH of about 5... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6706296 | Microwave popcorn article incorporating coarse salt Disclosed are microwave popcorn articles comprising any conventional microwave popcorn bag, and a food charge disposed therein comprising kernel popcorn, fat, salt and sufficient amounts of a calcium ingredient to provide a total calcium content of about 360 to 3600... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6623779 | Intermediate-moisture formed food products made from partially dehydrated fruit and/or vegetables and novel methods of packing thereof The invention relates to intermediate-moisture formed food products made from a mixture of partially dehydrated fruit or vegetable pieces and a gelled matrix such that the water activity in the matrix is substantially equivalent to the water activity of t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6541058 | Process for producing wet okara Wet okara is produced by finely dividing wet okara, feeding it into a scraper type heat exchanger, heating at a temperature of not lower than 120° C., cooling the heated product and filling and sealing the cooled product in a container or package aseptic... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6461655 | Method for packing soybean sprouts A soybean sprout package comprising a bag having an open end portion, with multiple soybean sprouts clustered in the bag, the sprouts having elongated stems, the stems generally extending in the same direction at the open end portion, thereby enabling the... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447826 | Packaging for meat and foodstuff Methodology for packaging and packages for meat or other foodstuffs in a carbon dioxide rich low oxygen environment by including without the packages carbon dioxide generating material and oxygen removing material where the production of carbon dioxide is... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6388110 | High oil corn processing A commercial-scale method for processing corn grain includes the steps of flaking corn grain having a total oil content of at least about 8% and extracting a corn oil from the flaked corn grain. Such a method can be effectuated by processing the high oil ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6283762 | Bubble pack toy containing comestibles A toy peripherally formed of flexible bubble packing material in a shape simulating an object defines an internal cavity that is stuffed with a plurality of relatively smaller pieces of comestible material such as candy to provide a three dimensional shap... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6270821 | Multipurpose marketing pouch A marketing pouch is provided having an interior pocket region surrounded by a sealed peripheral edge and having an attachment member extending from the marketing pouch. Examples of possible attachment members include an integral portion of the pouch itse... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6245368 | Pre-assembled sandwich bulk packaging and method of sale A new and improved bulk sandwich package and method of packaging and merchandising is provided. A plurality of sandwiches are individually wrapped in gas permeable wrap and then bulk packaged in a modified atmosphere process, refrigerated and distributed ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6210721 | Microwave popcorn incorporating coarse salt and method of preparation A microwave popcorn article comprising any conventional microwave popcorn bag, and a food charge disposed therein including kernel popcorn, fat, salt and sufficient amounts of a calcium ingredient to provide a total calcium content of about 360 to 3600 mg... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6171627 | Method for packaged bone-in cuts of meat Disclosed is a bag arrangement and packaging method for packaging bone-in cuts of meat using two bags to provide a double wall of film surrounding the cut of meat for bone puncture resistance. Both bags are bottom sealed bags formed of a heat shrink film,... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6153238 | Packaged decorator cheese product with cap A packaged cheese product comprises a hermetically sealed container, preferably a pouch, made out of flexible material; a decorator tip or adaptor therefor inside the container, a cheese product inside the container and a cap for closing the decorator tip... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6126975 | Container for storing fine particles The present invention is a container for storing fine particles such as bakery flour in a sealed packaging, wherein air in the container such as entrapped during filling can be expelled through compression without loss of the fine particles. The container... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123969 | Method for deoxygenating food products The present invention relates to a method for deoxygenating a food product and packing it. This method includes the steps of supplying one or more products to an evacuation chamber, evacuating oxygen from the chamber for deoxygenating the chamber and the ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6093431 | Pre-cooked sandwich packaging and method of reheated sale A new and improved biscuit sandwich and method of packaging and merchandising is provided. A biscuit with high fat content of about 20% by weight is individually wrapped in the form of a biscuit sandwich packaged in a modified atmosphere process, refriger... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6077554 | Controlled growth can with two configurations A drawn and ironed can having a generally cylindrical side wall and an integral bottom including two annular rims is provided. The bottom of the can has a reduced volume configuration, wherein the upright can rests on an outer annular rim known as the hee... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6066354 | Preparing foodstuffs based on fish flesh, and foodstuffs obtained thereby The present invention relates mainly to a method of preparing foodstuffs based on fish flesh [i.e. the flesh of fish proper, and/or shellfish], and to foodstuffs obtained by this method. In the method of the invention, the fish flesh is mechanically mixed... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6042862 | Lidded package having a tab to facilitate peeling A package having a lid bonded to a support member with a heat-seal to enclose a product between the support member and lid. The lid is at least partially heat-shrinkable and has a first peripheral portion and a second peripheral portion, the first periphe... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6042859 | Method for the long-term preservation of meat A method for preserving meat and the meat processed thereby is disclosed. The method includes the steps of exposing raw meat to an atmosphere consisting essentially of carbon monoxide and maintaining the meat in a sealed container to maintain color and fr... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033701 | Hydraulic pressure sterilization and preservation of foodstuff and feedstuff Foods, food ingredients, and cooked foods are preserved by the application of pressure of at least 70 MPa (10,000 psi) for more than twelve hours. Some meat and seafood requires maintenance of pressure for the duration of storage and most can be held in g... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5997916 | Microwave popcorn fortified with calcium and method of preparation Disclosed are microwave popcorn articles comprising any conventional microwave popcorn bag, and a food charge disposed therein comprising kernel popcorn, fat, salt and sufficient amounts of a calcium ingredient to provide a total calcium content of about ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989605 | Sausage product and method for making A method for making a sausage product. The method comprises stuffing a wet sausage meat product into a food casing, vertically hanging the stuffed sausage meat product, and drying and curing the stuffed sausage meat product at least partly while the stuff... | 11/23/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5807595 | Sausage product and method for making A method for making a sausage product. The method comprises stuffing a wet sausage meat product into a food casing, vertically hanging the stuffed sausage meat product, and drying and curing the stuffed sausage meat product at least partly while the stuff... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5738893 | Method of wrapping tomatoes on-the-vine A combination comprising a bunch of tomatoes on-the-vine contained in a closed wrapping is provided for retail sale to a consumer. The tomatoes are wrapped without detaching each tomato from a common stem and a bunch of at least about 3 substantially ripe... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5731023 | Method for packaging carbon dioxide absorbing food products A method for packaging products susceptible of absorbing carbon dioxide, in particular perishable food products. The method comprises the step of inserting a product in a containment package and the step of sealing the package. Before sealing, a preset am... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5709599 | Method for making heat-shrinkable tubular film material In the manufacture and use of tubular casing material, a starting material having heat-shrinkable properties is partially shrunk to a controlled reduced calibre and then is further shrunk during use. The shrinking may either take place during use, for exa... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5693358 | Animal feed manufacturing method based on fish oil Disclosed is an animal feed manufacturing method in which powdered fish oil of a main raw material is obtained by processing fishes containing a large amount of docosa hexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosa pentaenoic acid (EPA). The animal feed manufacturing me... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5690979 | Method of preparing reduced fat microwave popcorn Disclosed are microwave popcorn articles which upon microwave heating provide popcorn of reduced fat content, better fat distribution and improved taste as well as methods for the preparation of such articles. The articles comprise any conventional microw... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5670193 | Sauerkraut in single-serving package and processing method Sauerkraut is mixed with a predetermined quantity of edible vegetable oil to improve the flow properties of the sauerkraut during packaging in single use film type packages. The vegetable oil also facilitates the removal of the sauerkraut from the package... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5593714 | Method of pressure preservation of food products Foods and food ingredients are sterilized and preserved by the application of pressure of 250 KPa (25,000 psi) for 5 days. Some seafood requires maintenance of pressure for the duration of storage. For most fruits and vegetables ripening is stopped by the... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5580597 | Process for cooking meat products to produce a simulated net surface A method, and product formed thereby, for cooking meat products to produce an aesthetic surface and retain the natural juices wherein a heat shrinkable packaging material having a simulated net retaining surface appearance is formed around the meat produc... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5576037 | Shrink bag with integral handle and method of making same A shrink bag having an integral carrying handle is provided that includes an extended skin portion of the bag of a heat shrinkable thermoplastic material and having a carrying hole in the skirt portion with an essentially continuous heat seal around its m... | 11/19/1996 |
