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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080271 | Food interleaver, method for imparting flavor to food product, and combination food product and food interleaver A food interleaver is provided according to the invention. The food interleaver includes a paper base sheet, a release and barrier component for providing the food interleaver with release and barrier properties, and a food flavorant component. The food flavorant co... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7374907 | System and method for automatically processing tissue samples An apparatus and method for producing tissue slides is disclosed. The apparatus includes a holding assembly for manipulating the sample block, a blade assembly for preparing a thin section from the sample block, and a transfer roller mechanism for transferring the t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325482 | Outdoor cooking apparatus An improved outdoor cooking apparatus features a pot with multiple cooking inserts and burner frame that supports a burner element. One insert can be used for cooking an entire poultry carcass. Other inserts are perforated baskets that can be used to fry items. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7186429 | Food product marking apparatuses and methods A method and apparatus for marking, imprinting or applying a pattern, design or mark to a plurality of individual pieces of food product to be divided from a sheet of food product is described. In one aspect of the invention, a method may include the steps of supply... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7134954 | Method for producing modified natural intestines The present invention is to provide a method for producing an animal natural intestine having improved texture and hardness by treatment with a solution containing a food emulsifier. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128000 | Catering display for food The catering display provides an attractive serving setting for sushi and other foods, increasing the visual appeal of the foods. A stepped base provides multiple surface levels so that sushi and other foods can be well displayed, having pieces toward the center of ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127985 | Method and apparatus for creating consumer friendly hay bales A method and apparatus for providing easy to be handled, convenient, partially sized bales of hay, fastened together to form a single, “full-size” bale of hay. These partially sized bales made by a baler and then combined together via a bale aggregator. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7105193 | Process for making a silicone mold and baking a food product therein The present invention relates to a process for baking a food product utilizing a confectionery mould made from silicone. The confectionery mould is obtained by mixing and reacting a crosslinkable silicone, especially methyl-vinyl siloxane (VMQ), and a peroxide as a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101581 | Food product and related method A food product and related method is provided in which the product is prepared in a manner that allows for optimum removal of food for consumption while retaining the delectable taste of the food and the overall easy storage and disposal of the food product. The foo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7065936 | Fill and packaging apparatus An apparatus is provided for filling food product drafts into packages. A supply of open top containers are arranged in rows and carried by an elongated web of film and are movable by the web into a fill station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067167 | Method for making sweet cookie dough having an imprinted surface Rapid, efficient, and systematic processes and apparatuses for making repeatable imprints on multiple, individual sweet dough pieces are provided. An advantage of the process is the ease of making uniform imprints that are aligned with the individual dough pieces as... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040838 | High capacity catch basin filtration system with adjustable deflector ring A catch basin filtration system having a filter body dimension to fit within a drain inlet forming a trough or reservoir obstructing at least a portion of the inlet. The filter body is supported by a filter body support dimensioned to cooperatively engage with the i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7005152 | Receptacle cap having aromatic properties A device and method for adding the perception of flavoring to a product that is consumed from a receptacle. The device is a cover for a receptacle, wherein a person can drink from a receptacle through the structure of the cover. At least a portion of the receptacle ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6919096 | Cake-shaped cookie package and display Apparatus for serving bakery products including an upright cake-shaped body having an upper wall and product-receiving slots descending downwardly from the upper wall. The upper wall includes one or more slots descending downwardly therefrom and which are smaller th... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6780453 | Dough baking device and method A cylindrical mandrel is provided having a hollow core and a flare at one end. The cylindrical tube otherwise has a substantially constant diameter. Dough, such as phyllo dough, is wrapped around an outer surface of the mandrel in multiple layers. The dough and mand... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6713104 | Process and device for preserving the physical characteristics of cut seafood during handling and transportation A plurality of flat rigid supports protect flat surfaces, flexible membranes protect contoured surfaces, and intersections of these rigid and flexible surfaces form joints that protect the corners and edges of cut seafood such that the physical shape of each package... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6652897 | Decorating a cake with a printed edible sheet by using an ink jet printer An edible film and method of using same for decorating foodstuffs, in particular baked goods, wherein anyone can easily, inexpensively and artistically decorate foodstuffs. The edible film according to the present invention is composed of an edible polyme... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616958 | Method of making and using an edible film for decorating foodstuffs An edible film and method of making and using same for decorating foodstuffs, in particular baked goods, wherein anyone can easily, inexpensively and artistically decorate foodstuffs. The edible film according to the present invention is composed of an ed... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6586027 | Health chew toy A vitamin and/or mineral and/or herbal enriched molded animal chew toy. The vitamins, minerals and/or herbal additives are incorporated into the molded chew toy under conditions that minimize thermal degradation of such additives. Suitable resins include ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579552 | Compressed bale method The present invention relates to a method for forming a compressed and cut bale of fibrous material, whereby the bale of fibrous material has at least one cut that allows the material to be separated into two distinct and separate layers. The present inve... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6518550 | System, controller, computer readable memory, and method for precise on-line control of heat transfer in a food preparation process A food preparation system, a controller, a computer readable memory, and a method for providing precise on-line control of a heat transfer process on a food item is disclosed. The food preparation system comprises a heating and/or cooling chamber, a senso... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6416804 | Method for cooking poultry A segmented elongate, hollow convection pipe formed with an angled mid portion which extends through the body cavity of stuffed poultry during cooking. The device is provided in plural individual sections of tubing that are serially joined in a nested fas... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6403136 | Salt and sugar distributor A dispenser for a granular foodstuff including web material, and a granular foodstuff removably adhered to at least one surface of the web material, whereby frictional engagement between two adjacent surfaces of the web material causes disengagement of th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6265010 | Method and device for preparing a drink glass A method and a device for preparing a drink glass with a salt-coated rim in which juice from a lime or lemon is deposited in an open-topped recess formed in the top of a lid for a wide-mouthed salt container, and the drink glass is inverted down onto the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6265004 | Poultry visceral cavity shaping method and product The poultry shaping mandrel (25) is utilized to retain the shape of previously eviscerated oven-ready whole bird carcasses (10) after the carcasses have been prepared and before they are packaged and shipped. When the bird is frozen, the mandrels retain t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6228406 | Process for isolating filling from outer edible shell member The present invention discloses an impervious inner jacket 16 which may contain an inner edible foodstuff 14 which is encircled by an outer foodstuff 12. The inner jacket 16 has one end which may be equipped with a tear stripe 20 or tie member 28 which pr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6153233 | Food item and its fabricating methods Topical applications are provided to the support material (16) before the deposit of the food (14) thereon or to the food (14) after the deposit of the food (14) on the support material (16). Thus, although the food (14) is continuously deposited on the s... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6143333 | Method of preparing a packaged fish attractant block Sport and game fish are attracted to an area of a lake, stream or other body of water by a fish attractant block comprising a cured formulation of compositional components suspended in the aquatic medium by a rope or similar suspension means. The fish att... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6080439 | Method of cooking and flavoring meat Within the present invention, a powder or "fines" is created from the targeted wood (i.e. mesquite, peach, hickory, apple). This powder is then sprinkled onto, or rubbed into, the meat (fish, chicken, beet, ostrich, buffalo, etc.) and then the meat is fla... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6004605 | Bone plastic cap device and method of using for meat cuts A bone cap device for use over a meat cut having at least one exposed bone is provided. The meat cut is positionable inside a separate outer bag with the bone cap device cushioning the exposed bone from piercing the separate outer bag. The bone cap device... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6004606 | Process for preparation of extruded patterned frozen confectionery products A composite ice confectionery product of the frozen type is prepared by pumping an ice composition into a former structure provided with an extrusion die so that the composition contained within the former passes through the former to the die for extrusio... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5932260 | Coffee flavoring package A conventional coffee filter is replaced by a package containing a flavoring and in which a paper filter forms a wall. The filter-formed wall is the upstream wall of the package. When used in a conventional filter drip or automatic filter drip brewer, the... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5932262 | Method of flavoring a baby bottle nipple device and nipple device having flavor incorporated therein A flavored nipple device for an infant feeding apparatus such as a baby bottle is provided having a taste-modifying agent incorporated therein in an amount effective to modify the taste of a beverage dispensed through the device. The flavored nipple encou... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5932263 | Method for using fruit or vegetable preservaton device A preservation device for preserving a partially eaten portion of a fruit or vegetable having a skin and at least one exposed surface includes a pair of arms. Each arm extends in a longitudinal direction and has a distal portion and a proximal portion. Th... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5922389 | Method of treating wood for use with alcoholic beverages A cask for storing alcoholic beverage is made of a pre-treated wooden material, such as oak wood, wherein the method of pre-treatment includes soaking the wood in a salt solution and heating or toasting the wood thereafter to produce a color change in the... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919508 | Process for forming dough foodstuffs To facilitate baking a frozen dough product in an oven having a rack formed of aligned bars, the dough product is formed over an oven-safe paper sheet which has a plurality of die-cut holes. This sheet serves as a baking substrate and obviates the need fo... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5876777 | Food item fabricating apparatus and methods Apparatus (10) is disclosed including first and second forming rollers (18, 21) which rotatably abut with an anvil roller (20). The forming rollers (18, 21) each include a periphery forming a continuous forming surface including a plurality of axially and... | 03/02/1999 |
