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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6830768 | Snack product A process of manufacturing a cooked-extruded-expanded dietetically valuable snack product mainly comprising an amylaceous material and milk solids, and which has a fine, porous, crunchy, smooth and melt-in-the-mouth texture while being rich in protein and calcium | 12/14/2004 |
| 6746704 | Process for producing a fried foodstuff A process for producing fried starch-containing foodstuffs is described, comprising a thermal treatment resulting in gelatinization of starch, partial frying, cooling, optional freezing and optional finishing, wherein the foodstuff is subjected to a mechanical surfa... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6632465 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes puffed-food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance and methods for preparing them. In general terms, the products are snack chips, ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6607767 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes a method of making a puffed food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance. The products may be snack chips, cakes, crackers or the li... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589328 | Sponges of hydrocolloids The invention provides sponges (foams) produced from hydrocolloids by the expansion of gels of these. The foams have properties which can be varied, such as water absorption, biodegradibility, pore size and structure. Edible products can be produced which... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6254902 | Tea manufacture A method for processing whole leaf tea that involves impregnating tea leaves with liquid carbon dioxide within a pressure vessel, depressurising the vessel at a rate that is sufficient to freeze the liquid carbon dioxide, applying sufficient heat to cause... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6251643 | Method for using a vegetable biomass and a screw press to carry out said method A process and apparatus for recovering organic and inorganic matter from waste material wherein the waste material is sterilized and solid organic matter becomes soft when subjected to heat and pressure. The process may be carried out by first, feeding th... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6221413 | Device and method for puffing products such as foodstuffs and tobacco A device for puffing products such as foodstuffs or tobacco comprises an upright puffing reactor having a vessel for receiving product therein. The vessel has a wall provided with a plurality of openings. A chamber surrounds the vessel. The vessel has no ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6207207 | Coated confectionery having a crispy starch based center and method of preparation A coated confectionery having a crispy starch based center with a thin continuous rigid outer, coating is disclosed. The integrity of the thin continuous rigid outer coating is maintained even after prolonged storage. Also disclosed is a method for prepar... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6143338 | Puffed food product having body with intersecting colored lines Disclosed are apparatus (10) for making a complexly patterned extrudate. The apparatus (10) includes a food cooker extruder (12) for providing at least one extrudable food product, at least one food color supply (18), a pattern forming die (20) for mixing... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6063422 | Method of manufacturing molded baked snacks Using a metal mold (8) having an insulating section provided with vapor release sections, pressure outside the metal mold (8) is reduced, and heating is performed while releasing vapor produced thereby through the vapor release sections. This can prevent ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6042860 | Device and method for puffing foodstuffs A device for puffing foodstuff comprises an upright puffing reactor having a vessel for receiving foodstuff therein. The vessel has a wall provided with a plurality of openings. A chamber surrounds the vessel. The vessel has no openings in an upper sectio... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6025001 | Method for producing bakery products Shaped bodies of dough are expanded under reduced pressure and then subsequently baked under heat, or are baked under heat while being expanded under reduced pressure. There is no substantial final fermentation.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5922385 | Process for preparing low density soluble coffee products having increased particle strength and rapid hot water solubility Soluble coffee products having a chunkier physical appearance more like that of granular roast and ground coffee products, lower apparent (bulk) densities compared to prior agglomerated spray dried instant coffee products and better solubility than prior ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5855941 | Method for processing materials to change their texture, apparatus therefor, and resulting materials Materials, for example, plant-based food products, are subjected to heat and pressure in a processing enclosure, wherein the pressure is greater than the pressure of the atmosphere. The heated, pressurized materials are then subjected to a pressure-reduct... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5843507 | Steam-peeling methods A method of peeling tomatoes with the disclosed machine includes passing tomatoes through the steam chamber and maintaining a steam-controlled temperature of approximately 220°-290° F. and a pressure of 12-30 psi. The level of condensate is controlled f... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5755152 | Popcorn cake machine A grain cake baking machine having an upper mold, a ring mold and a lower mold, with the upper and lower molds sliding in the ring mold and defining a mold cavity, a first drive for moving the lower mold relative to the ring mold between a vent position a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5744186 | Method for preparing animal food pellets A method and pellet mill apparatus for the continuous preparation of improved animal feed pellets cooks a grain mash with steam under superatmospheric pressure which extends through a conditioning chamber within the mill and to an extrusion die to increas... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5587193 | Process for manufacturing fat-enriched foods A process for enrichment of animal food with fat is described wherein air cell bubbles are introduced to a highly dense product in the extrusion system by the utilization of carbonation technology into the oils and fats with various functional and textura... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5385746 | Preparation of cereal foods by extrusion cooking Extrusion cooked cereal foods are prepared by mixing ingredients, including a cereal flour and water, to obtain a moist blend having a solids content of at least 70% by weight which then is extrusion cooked in a cooking stage of an extruder, and prior to ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5264231 | Process for treating quinoa seeds and the product obtained Quinoa seeds are moistened so that the seeds have a dry matter content of from 65% to 85% by weight, and then the moistened seeds are treated with superheated steam after which the treated seeds are restored to temperature and pressure conditions to expan... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5132127 | Process for preparing an extruded food product A process for making a shelf-stable food product comprises blending a high moisture material that provides flavor and substantially all of the moisture to the stack food product with one or more low moisture farinaceous base ingredients to produce a dough... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5114728 | Process for decaffeinating green coffee beans A simple, reliable process for decaffeinating green coffee beans to a high degree while avoiding denaturation of the green coffee beans includes wetting the green coffee beans to a high water content of 35-50%-wt.; compressing the beans in a pressure cham... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5089280 | Process for decaffinating green coffee beans A simple, reliable process for decaffeinating green coffee beans to a high degree while avoiding denaturation of the green coffee beans includes wetting the green coffee beans to a high water content of 35-50%-wt.; compressing the beans in a pressure cham... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4983408 | Method for producing coffee extracts A method for producing a coffee extract which comprises: (1) contacting an aqueous mixture of ground roast coffee with steam under pressure at elevated temperatures followed by rapid decompression at atmospheric levels; and (2) treatment of the resulting ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4959238 | Process for the production of texturized animal protein Textured animal protein can be prepared by forming a heated pressurized wet mass of animal meal and extruding the mass or otherwise reducing the pressure and temperature surrounding the mass. The ingredients for the animal meal are chosen so that the meas... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4948609 | Fruit and vegetable dried food product Fruits and vegetables can be vacuum dried to produce a crispy but yet tender puffed food products having a color and appearance of the original fruit or vegetable prior to processing. Enzymatic browning and reducing sugar browning is counteracted by the t... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4946697 | Puffing biological material A method and apparatus for puffing biological material such as fruits and vegetables are provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) placing the material in a pressure chamber; (b) subjecting the material to a puffing gas such as carbon dioxide at an ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4891235 | Method for expansion treatment of foods The present invention relates to a method for forming voids within foods, including such solid foods as meat, fruit and vegetable, such liquid foods as water and syrup, and other foods in the form of sol or gel and a method for cooling and solidifying the... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4888180 | A method of preparing grain cakes An improved grain cake, method and apparatus. In the prior art, rice cakes have been made by heating a predetermined quantity of rice grains in a hermetically sealed chamber at superatmospheric pressure and then expanding the heated rice grains while they... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4847103 | Process for producing pregelatinized grain The present invention relates to a process for producing gelatinized grain for food or food processing material without steaming or boiling. The present invention comprises adjusting the water content of the grain before puffing to 40% or less, puffing th... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4790996 | Process for preparing cereal products The present invention is concerned with an apparatus and process for preparing different varieties of ready-to-eat cereal products utilizing substantially the same process comprising: an extruder and a hollow attachment connected at the discharge end of t... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4540591 | Robusta coffee steaming, roasting and blending method A method of steaming, roasting and blending Robusta coffee beans is disclosed. The green Robusta beans are first contacted with steam under pressure in a vessel. The vessel is continuously vented at a pressure of between 1 psig and 5 psig. Next, the steam... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4525369 | Apparatus and method for supporting, guiding and temperature-treating a puff extruded food product An apparatus and method for supporting, guiding and temperature-treating a continuously moving rope of puff extruded farinaceous food material of generally C-shaped cross-section. The moving rope is supported and cooled from below by a stream of air exiti... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4463024 | Flavoring material and process for producing drinks and foods excellent in flavor A flavoring material comprising a flavoring wooden material obtained by treating a wooden raw material with pressure and heat for a time period of 30 seconds or longer in the presence of a saturated steam having a pressure of 4 kg/cm2.G or high... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4418083 | Process of making hollow dried grape A process of drying an intact whole grape having substantially the same configuration as the fresh grape is described. The dried grape has a moisture content (wet basis) of below about 10% and varies from crisp to chewy depending on the time and temperatu... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4415659 | Method for mashing starch-rich material for alcohol production This invention relates to a method for mashing starch-rich material, for example whole grain or partially crushed grain, when manufacturing alcohol. The method has a very low energy consumption, because the amount of water added to the starch-rich materia... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4407840 | Instant refried bean powder and process for producing the same A process for producing dried bean powder which is instantly reconstitutable with water to form a product having the flavor, color and texture of conventional refried beans. The dried bean powder contains a major proportion of finely divided cooked bean p... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4357388 | Hot roll fuser A xerographic hot roll fuser whose hot roll's soft, elastomeric outer surface is formed of a mixture of 70 parts polymethylvinylsiloxane where the vinyl groups are terminating groups, and 30 parts of a blended polymer consisting of the polymethylvinylsilo... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4349579 | Process for solubilizing cocoa A mixture of steam and a concentrated solution of an alkali carbonate are continuously injected under pressure into a cocoa mass in a tube, whereby the carbonate reacts with the cocoa mass under pressure in the tube at at least 120° C. to form a reacted ... | 09/14/1982 |
