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...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163321 | Coated potato substrates having reduced fat content A food product including a potato substrate having less than about 6% moisture content that is at least partially coated with a coating composition having a food starch component is provided. The at least partially coated potato substrate contains at least about 20%... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8133520 | Low oil volume frying device and method A commercial device and method for cooking food product in cooking oil includes a fry vat containing an amount of cooking oil used to cook discrete batches of uncooked food in discrete batches of a weight relative to the amount of cooking oil in the range of from ab... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124154 | Fryer atmosphere control for mold form fryer A mold form fryer utilizing a top conveyor that transports snack pieces through a constant velocity oil stream without the need of a bottom mating mold or conveyor. Herein, the form fryer having a fryer housing for controlling the frying atmosphere is provided with ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8034390 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method are provided that allow 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... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7993694 | Cooking appliance with stirring means and associated method The invention relates to an appliance (1) for cooking food, the appliance comprising firstly a receptacle (2) for containing the food and secondly a blade (8) placed within the receptacle (2), said receptacle (2) and blade (8 | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981455 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method are provided that allow 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... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7964231 | Coated potato substrates having reduced fat content A food product including a potato substrate having less than about 6% moisture content that is at least partially coated with a coating composition having a food starch component is provided. The at least partially coated potato substrate contains at least about 20%... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7811618 | Method for reducing asparagine in food products A method for reducing the amount of asparagine, a pre-cursor of acrylamide, in food products that are thermally processed. This invention permits the production of foods having significantly reduced levels of acrylamide. The method relies on contacting a potato feed... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7794766 | Oil modifier to lower fat content of fried foods This patent pertains to a method of mixing at least one oil with an effective absorption lowering amount of a modified starch to form a mixture; and frying a food portion in the mixture. The patent also pertains to the resulting fried food portion which has a reduce... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7771765 | Treated surfaces for high speed dough processing A novel method for controlling adhesion of food product to process surfaces by manipulating fryer oil composition and treating process surfaces. Adding various chemical species to fryer oil allows control of interfacial tension between food product and process surfa... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7678399 | Phytosterol containing deep-fried foods and methods with health promoting characteristics Deep frying oils combined with phytosterols are instrumental in deep-fried food products and methods for enhancing health characteristics. The deep frying compositions have a phytosterol ester content of up to about 50 weight percent, and at least about 50 weight pe... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7517544 | Production method for fried foods Disclosed herein is a method for producing fry, which comprises cooking with an oil composition containing at least 15% by weight of diglycerides as a frying oil, wherein the content of nitrogen in at least 5 liters of the oil composition is kept to 0.2% by weight o... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7416755 | Rice-based snack chip and method of making same A rice-based snack chip made from a dough including the dry ingredients of bumped rice kernels, long-grain pregelatinized rice flour, medium-grain course white rice flour and in which the bumped rice kernels are partially hydrated, bumped, partially dehydrated and f... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7393550 | Method for reducing acrylamide formation in thermally processed foods A process and apparatus for a method for reducing the amount of acrylamide in thermally processed foods. This invention permits the production of foods having significantly reduced levels of acrylamide. The method relies on the manipulation of various unit operation... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389721 | Combined food cooker and steamer A cooking device and method for cooking food items by boiling and by steaming is provided. The method of cooking the food items includes placing an amount of liquid in a recess of the cooking device, heating the recess to heat a liquid therein to a cooking temperatu... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357952 | Methods for splitting pistachio nuts The present invention discloses methods for artificially splitting nuts in a manner that ensures that the nuts split in the same manner as naturally split nuts. The methods include placing a batch of closed-shell nuts into a water filled vessel, sealing it, and redu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food 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... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328652 | Apparatus and system for dispensing dough A dough dispensing apparatus (100) comprises a container (1,1′) for receiving and holding dough and a dough transfer device (3,3′) for receiving dough from the container and for transferring the dough to a depositing station (4,5) at ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320809 | Cooking oil antioxidant composition, method of preparation and use Frying processes utilizing cooking oil at elevated temperatures can cause various degradation effects in the oil including oxidation, hydrolysis and/or polymerization. In the absence of additives to protect the oil, the nutritional profile and cooking performance of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7263923 | Food product cutting apparatus and process An apparatus and process for cutting food products, in which the products are fed single-file by gravity through a cutting device comprising one or more cutting elements. The apparatus makes use of a device for contacting and positioning the products as they drop th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7226991 | Phenylalanine derivatives Disclosed herein are phenylalanine derivative compounds of the following formula W—Y—(AA)n—Z wherein Y is a phenylalanyl radical, AA is an amino acid, n is an integer of 1 to 15, and substituent variables W and Z are as described... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207263 | Single mold form fryer with product centering elements A mold form fryer utilizing a top conveyor that transports snack pieces through a constant velocity oil stream without the need of a bottom mating mold or conveyor. Herein, the form fryer is provided with a top conveyor disposed above a fryer oil pan positioned long... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7154069 | Cooking apparatus and methods of employing such apparatus A cooking apparatus includes a cooking vessel and a lid for covering the cooking vessel. The cooking apparatus also may include an exhaust tube for bleeding off pressure within the cooking vessel, in which a portion of the exhaust tube is positioned above the lid wh... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141265 | Oil/fat powder Provided is an oil/fat powder comprising the following Components (A), (B) and (C): (A) 15 to 79.9 wt. % of a glyceride mixture containing 5 to 84.9 wt. % of triglycerides, 0.1 to 5 wt. % of monoglycerides and 15 to 94.9 wt. % of diglycerides, and having, as at leas... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108882 | Surface treatment of animal tissue A method for surface treating animal tissue is provided by the invention. The method includes the steps of providing animal tissue having an average size of between about 0.5 inch and about 16 inches in length, introducing the animal tissue into a bath provided at a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108878 | Process for making microwavable French fries A microwavable crinkle-cut French fry potato includes deep groves and coatings of oil and encapsulated salt. Crinkle-cut potato pieces are prepared with a solids content of 40–50% by weight, frozen, sprayed with oil and coated with encapsulated salt. A carton for ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107123 | Food dishing robot system A food dishing robot system capable of dealing with dishing operations of foods of various characteristics. Trays are supplied to vicinities of food dishing robots RB1–RB3 by food supplying lines L1–L3. Four food conveying containers ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101583 | Method for processing a product A method of processing a product, such as a food product, by sequential application of different processing steps in a single vessel, is disclosed. Untreated product is placed inside a bottom-unloading basket that is then placed within a covered vessel. For processi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7060313 | Citrus peel processing system and method A method and system for processing citrus peel to produce food grade products and environmentally safe liquid discharge, by cutting mixing, heating, separating, pressing and drying the citrus peel. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060316 | Oil or fat composition An oil or fat composition containing 15 wt % or more of diglyceride (component (A)) and 70 ppm or more, on the basis of the diglyceride, of an organic carboxylic acid (Component (B)). ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056544 | Methods for producing potato products The present invention relates to methods for producing consumable products from potatoes, comprising: (a) treating a potato substance with an effective amount of one or more exogenous enzymes selected from the group consisting of an amyloglucosidase, glucose oxidase... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037546 | Method for maintaining designed functional shape An improved method for maintaining a designed functional shape in fabricated, expanded snack products by utilizing discrete, solid lipid particles. These lipids must be solid at room temperature with a melting point above 100° F. such that they remain discrete and ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036425 | Control mechanism for deep fryer to control elevation of basket received in the deep fryer A control mechanism includes a driving device and a driven device coupling a bracket that is movably arranged in the deep fryer to the driving device. The driving device drives the basket upward/downward relative to the deep fryer. The driven device has a seat, a gu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030387 | Continuous moisture getter for solid state detector A nuclear camera system (10) includes a gantry (22, 23) disposed about an examination region (17) having detector heads (15 a,b,c) mounted to the gantry. The detector heads (15) include an enclosure (30, 34, 54, 56) d... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001636 | Method for manufacturing feed pellets and a plant for use in the implementation of the method A method for manufacturing feed pellets, and a plant for the implementation of this method have been explained. The aim has been to improve the manufacturing of porous pellets, first and foremost to achieve a better control of the porosity of the pellets than the kn... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994016 | Sealed system and continuous process for making food products A system and a process for making food products, such as dehydrated potato products, with reduced water usage, and reduced waste water production, are provided. The system includes a precooker, a cooler and a cooker having sealed process chambers in flow communicati... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969534 | Process of preparing frozen french fried potato product A frozen French fried potato product possessing unique taste characteristics is manufactured by producing potato pieces having a desired shape, frying the potato pieces, freezing the potato pieces, and applying a topical addition to the frozen potato pieces. The top... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960157 | Automated system and method for handling food containers 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... | 11/01/2005 |
