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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088425 | Apparatus and method for surface treatment of a food product A method and apparatus for treatment of an outer surface of a food product are provided using a fluid having properties selected for treating the surface and bringing the fluid into contact with an outer surface of the food product in a generally continuous manner i... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7534459 | Process for preparing hybrid proteins Hydrothermal processes are provided for preparing hybrid proteins containing altered SS/SH bonds, thereby yielding hybrid proteins having enhanced functional properties. The processes involve steam treatment of an aqueous protein-containing slurry containing at leas... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7407682 | Method of maintaining aseptic conditions in a juice plant in brief production stoppages The present invention relates to a method for maintaining aseptic conditions in a juice plant in brief productional stoppages. The plant is of the type where juice concentrate is heated to a certain temperature in that steam is supplied to the concentrate. The juice... | 08/05/2008 |
| RE40232 | Method for processing food product A method and rotary blancher for processing food product using a heat transfer medium and directed flows of a fluid that can comprise a liquid, a gas, a vapor or a combination thereof. The directed flows can be discharged from orifices or banks of orifices that are ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322282 | Assembly for creating milk froth and/or for heating milk An assembly for creating milk froth and/or for heating milk is disclosed. It comprises a foaming device and optionally a milk container and a valve assembly. The foaming device is provided with a steam supply channel, an air supply channel, a milk supply channel and... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322284 | Apparatus and method for exposing comminuted foodstuff to a processing fluid A contactor apparatus is adapted to expose a comminuted foodstuff such as comminuted meat to a processing fluid such as gaseous or aqueous ammonia or carbon dioxide gas. The contactor apparatus facilitates an even and consistent exposure to the processing fluid thro... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7285299 | Surface pasteurization of cooked food products A method of surface pasteurizing precooked food products which are contained in packages. The method preferably comprises the steps of continuously heating the packages of the precooked food product such that the outer surfaces of the products contained within the p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258888 | Flour and dough compositions and related methods Described are methods of treating wheat grain, including reducing the amount of active enzymes in a milled wheat grain by treating a portion of the wheat grain that includes one or more of wheat bran or wheat germ to deactivate enzymes; as well as flour and dough co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258881 | Conveyorized oven with moisture laden air impingement and method A conveyor oven having a heating chamber and an oven chamber. A conveyor is disposed in the oven chamber to convey food products between an entry port and an exit port. An air impingement assembly is disposed to provide jets of impingement air toward the food produc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7223433 | Flour/starch blend for preparing stuffed rolls wrappers The invention relates to a flour/starch blend for preparing stuffed rolls wrappers, said blend comprising: from 48% to 52% of high amylose rice starch; from 31% to 36% of high amylose rice flour; from 8% to 12% of potato starch; from 4% to 7% of modified tapioca sta... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7189157 | Method and a device for the preparation of slaughtered poultry for picking A method and a device is disclosed for the preparation of poultry for picking wherein the bodies of the poultry are scalded. Water vapor (5) is introduced into a scalding compartment (2). The scalding compartment (2) is heated to a predetermined... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186102 | Apparatus and method for low-density cellular wood plastic composites A low-pressure CO2 tank or an air compressor with a refrigerated air dryer is attached either at or after the vent zone of a standard twin-screw extruder. During or after extrusion, the gas is dissolved in the wood-plastic melt. The CO2 expands... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159407 | Atomized liquid jet refrigeration system A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144596 | Apparatus for cooking meat and methods of cooking same An apparatus and methods for cooking meat are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a base having at least one liquid container connected to an upper surface of the base and a liquid collecting cavity formed in the upper surface of the base between outer walls... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7087262 | Process for manufacturing dehydrated precooked flaked pinto beans A process for manufacturing dehydrated precooked flaked pinto beans begins with cleaning a quantity of beans. The cleaned beans are then pressure cooked. Following cooking, the beans are deposited on a perforated conveyor for transportation through a first dehydrato... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083510 | Water reuse in food processing Methods and systems enable reuse of water in processing of animals into food. In one method, water used in processing of animals into food is received. The water is treated so as to convert the water into a treated from capable of being reused in the processing of t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074759 | Treatment of case-ready food products with immobilized lactoferrin (Im-LF) and the products so produced Disclosed is a method for reducing the microbial contamination in products, such as case-ready meat products, including ready-to-eat meat products, subject to microbial contamination, including contamination by E. coli and Listeria monocytogenes. The f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070827 | Vegetable protein meat analog The present invention relates to a process for making a vegetable base meat analog, which may be used in a variety of vegetarian food products, such as burger patties and sausages. The process of the present invention involves sequentially blending methyl cellulose ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048958 | Steam heater The invention relates to a device for treating a fluid product (4) such as a dairy product, with heat (6), the product (8) being transported with steam through a product conduit for treating the product with heat coming from the steam, the produ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032816 | Communication between machines and feed-forward control in event-based product manufacturing Providing communication between machines and feed-forward control in event-based product manufacturing. Some of the disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer-readable media for communicating data relating to a material between machines during a pr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022355 | Composition and process for the production of a vegetable protein composition containing an alkaline earth metal salt This invention is directed to an alkaline earth metal fortified vegetable protein composition dispersed in an aqueous medium, comprising an aqueous slurry of a vegetable protein material and a hydrated gel of an alkaline earth metal phosphate salt. The alkaline eart... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001637 | Cooking machine The present invention relates to an improved, simplified apparatus for rapidly cooking food in water with the assistance of steam and increased pressure that provides the benefits of improved stirring capabilities, increased simplicity of the apparatus, and improved... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6939216 | System and method for processing meat A system and method is shown for processing animals, such as calves, from birth to slaughter by utilizing hot-fed rations during the feeding process. The system and method reduces or eliminates the need to use hormones and simultaneously reduces or eliminates the ne... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6818242 | Production method of Chinese fried meat dumplings A production method of Chinese fried meat dumplings includes loading meat dumplings on a conveyer, steaming the meat dumplings on the conveyer, and frying the meat dumplings by increasing a temperature of the conveyer from 50° C. to 200-280° C. in 1-8 minutes as t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6792896 | Holding tube for a heat treatment plant using injection heating The invention relates to a holding tube for a heat treatment plant using injection heating. The holding tube includes a first, fixed section consisting of a conduit of predetermined and a constant counter pressure valve. The holding tube also includes a second, adju... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6773739 | Method and apparatus for extrusion of food products including back pressure valve/diverter An extruder system (10, 124) for the processing of feed materials is provided including an extruder (12), adjustable back pressure valve assembly (14) and a superatmospheric post-extrusion product treatment assembly (16, 124). The back pr... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743454 | Method and apparatus for preparing boned pork products An apparatus for preparing a boned pork product includes a searing oven at a high temperature cooking station for braising and charring the boned pork product using radiant heat. The apparatus also includes a dual box, spiral steam cooker at a low temperature cookin... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6713110 | Assembly for generating milk foam and for heating milk An assembly for generating milk foam and for heating milk comprises a milk supply container, a steam generator and a mixing element. The mixing element includes a first steam inlet channel, a necking located downstream of the first steam inlet channel, an air inlet ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6613371 | Method for malting seeds The invention provides process or method of malting cereal seeds, such as barley, wheat, rye, corn, oats, rice, millet and sorghum which process includes reducing the microbial level in the seeds prior to steeping, malting and the introduction of a starte... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6602530 | Atmospheric steamer An atmospheric steamer includes a steam chamber defined at least in part by a housing, and a water retaining area having at least one associated heating element for heating the water to generate steam. A vent opening is provided through the housing. A ste... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6589589 | Method of processing soy flour A method of processing a soybean material including feeding the soybean material into a reactor. The soybean material is stirred with a paddle in the reactor so that the soybean material forms a thin film on an inner surface of the reactor. Steam is injec... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586028 | Method for steam flaking grain A method steam flaking grain comprises the steps of providing grain, passing the grain through a steam chest at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined time, flaking the grain between two rotating corrugated rollers having a gap, samp... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582743 | Device and method for cooking and/or heating comestibles with hot gaseous fluid Device for cooking food directly in a dish includes a generator for producing hot gaseous fluid, an applicator having a body for covering the dish, an inlet connected to generator for receiving hot gaseous fluid, a seal plate for sealing to the rim of dis... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572913 | Continuous cooking method employing hydrostatic pressure A method for cooking food includes heating a liquid cooking medium in a cooking vessel having a "U"-shaped structure having a height is sufficient, with sufficient medium added, to attain a hydrostatic pressure at a predetermined lower depth that is subst... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6551644 | Method for treating various products The present invention pertains to a process for the thermal, thermomechanical, hydrothermal or hydrothermomechanical treatment of various natural or transformed alimentary, cosmetic, chemical or pharmaceutical products, in solid, piece, powder, paste, liq... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6503554 | Method for preparing beverages containing powdered tea using a steamer A method of making a tasty beverage from powdered tea prepared by heating and foaming a preparation obtained by adding powdered tea to water or milk, etc., using a steam-jet supplied by a steamer of, for instance, a coffee espresso machine.... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6482459 | Method for processing corn grit and product Corn grit is continuously processed to corn collects, or corn flour, by first treating the corn grit in a conditioner at a basic pH and a temperature in the range of about 180° F. to about 200° F. in the presence of steam and at a relatively low moistur... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467402 | Fossil fuel-fired boilerless steamer A fossil fuel-fired apparatus for steaming food having at least one housing wall forming a housing, a steam chamber disposed within the housing and forming an annular space between the steam chamber and the housing wall, and at least one fossil fuel burne... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6447827 | Method of processing food products The present invention relates to a method of processing fish in a food processing unit (72), which method comprises the following steps: thawing (44, 62) during a thawing period by ejecting steam and water within the food processing unit (72) while contin... | 09/10/2002 |
