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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105641 | Preparation method for minced meat products, with addition of feta type cheese and incorporation of olive oil Methods for the production of minced meat products with the incorporated feta cheese pieces dispersed throughout the product and with the incorporation of olive oil. The products prepared by the methods of the present invention have exceptional solidness, as far as ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101228 | Preparation method for meat based products, with direct incorporation of olive oil and addition of feta type cheese Preparation method for meat-based products with the direct incorporation of olive oil and the addition of the feta type cheese, which involves the following stages: (a) mixing of fat-free meat with water, salt, preservatives and auxiliary salts (b) addition of olive... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7887870 | Restructured meat product and process for preparing same This invention relates to a restructured meat product, comprising; (A) a fibrous material containing soy protein and soy cotyledon fiber, wherein said soy cotyledon fiber is present in the fibrous material in an amount of from 1% to 8%, by weight on a moistur... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7736686 | Meat emulsion products and methods of making same Meat emulsion products and methods for producing meat emulsion products are presented. Meat emulsion products are produced that have realistic fiber definition. In an embodiment, the meat emulsion products comprise a protein, a fat and a plurality of colors and/or t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7569245 | Washed deboned meat having high protein recovery Deboned meat is subjected to processing in a surimi-type procedure in order to substantially reduce the heme content and thus the color intensity of the deboned meat, with bone marrow components and fat also being removed. When desired, the washed meat is subjected ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7476410 | Stable meat product for a food product environment and a method for making such a product The present invention is directed to a stable meat product and method of making such a product by mixing a raw communicated meat with a salt mix and a carotenoid stabilizing composition to form a complex that after thermal processing allows the meat product to retai... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476409 | Color stable meat product for an egg product The present invention is directed to a color stable meat product for storage in an egg product and the method of making such products by adding a color agent to a raw meat or by adding a color coating to a processed and/or cooked meat. ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7378119 | Meat enhancement system The present invention is an enhanced fresh meat composition and method of making the same. The fresh processed meat composition is made from post-rigor meat and includes a bicarbonate additive. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306820 | Method for thawing frozen ground fish meat Disclosure is made of a method for thawing frozen ground fish meats which comprises almost uniformly milling a frozen ground fish meat mass and then thawing it by elevating temperature. Disclosure is further made of a process for producing materials for fish paste p... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288275 | Apparatus and process for forming pet treats An animal chew is provided formed by rolling a mixture of binder and base material into a sheet. Base material, such as an edible material, including but not limited to starch, protein matter, vegetable or plant matter, is mixed with a binder. The mixture is then su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282235 | Meat-containing, strip-shaped food product and method of making same A flexible, strip-shaped food product is made by comminuting substantially frozen meat and heating the comminuted meat to at least partially denature the meat proteins and cooling the cooked meat. About 4% by weight to about 45% by weight of wheat flour is admixed w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276126 | Production of enzyme-resistant starch by extrusion A process for producing alpha-amylase resistant starch comprises extruding a feed starch at a temperature in the range of about 60-220° C., thereby producing a product alpha-amylase resistant starch. The feed starch can be in the form of an aqueous slurry or paste ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7241469 | Formulation and process to prepare a pre-formed filing unit The present process relates to a formulation for a food product and preparation of a pre-formed filling unit for the provision of a consumable food product containing eggs, which may be refrigerated and/or frozen for future heating within a microwave oven for consum... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234247 | Low pressure dryer A low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of canisters rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material heating, vacuum drying and material inventory discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7214398 | Method for producing a pH enhanced comminuted meat product A pH increasing material is placed in contact with the surface of an initial comminuted meat product. This contact with the pH increasing material increases the pH of the initial meat product to produce an intermediate meat product. The method also includes the step... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201932 | Method for producing meat products and processed meat products coated with curdlan gel film A meat product or a processed meat product coated with a film of curdlan gel is prepared. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189288 | Enzyme-resistant starch and method for its production A process for producing an enzyme-resistant starch uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises (i) starch that contains at least about 50% by weight amylose, (ii) water, and (iii) alcohol. The concentration of starch in the feed composition is between about 5% a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7163707 | Food product and process for reducing oil and fat content in cooked food A process for cooking a food in oil and/or fat is provided. A dry protein mixture, a dry alkaline protein mixture, an aqueous alkaline protein mixture or an aqueous acidic protein is added to a food prior to cooking. The dry protein mixture, dry alkaline protein mix... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160567 | Process for retaining moisture in cooked food with a peptide A peptide composition derived from a protein composition when added to uncooked food effects moisture retention during cooking of the food. The peptide composition is derived from a dry protein mixture or an aqueous acidic protein solution which, in turn, is derived... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147888 | Emulsion impregnated rawhide chews A wide range of aqueous based soaking operations can be employed to impregnate substantially throughout various rawhide pet chews; suitable substances for release into the oral cavity of pets during chewing include emulsions, surfactants, conditioners, flavorants an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114671 | Device for separating the hard components of a grinder used in the field of the food industry, and in particular for the mincing of meat A device for separating the hard components for a grinder used in the field of the food industry, and more particularly of the mincing of meat, downstream of one or several cutting assemblies, includes a grid for stopping hard components which is associated with a s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7082894 | Dog bone with jerky pieces An animal chew toy for carnivorous animals and a method for making the animal chew toy. The animal chew toy is primarily for dogs, and is safe, entertaining, and satisfies their inherent and instinctive need to chew. The chew toy is particularly safe for older dogs,... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078057 | Process for producing nanometer particles by fluid bed spray-drying Nanometer particles of poorly water-soluble or substantially water-insoluble compound are produced by finely-spraying a non-aqueous solution of said compound into a heated and fluidized bed of carrier excipient. The resulting product consists of a free flowing mixtu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074442 | Ground meat products including meat from spent egg-laying hens A consumable ground poultry product is obtained from spent laying hens using a mechanical deboning machine equipped with a filter and temperature and pressure controls. The leghorn is produced to have an appearance and texture similar to ground beef. ... | 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 |
| 7066689 | Vacuum loading system Apparatus for providing granular material to a loading hopper preparatory to processing includes a receptacle receiving material prior to processing thereof by machinery supplied by the hopper with a top including a first valve for selectably connecting the receptac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045162 | Method for suppressing microbe activity in meat storage enclosures An enclosure treatment method includes introducing a pH increasing material into an enclosure adapted to contain meat products. Introducing the pH increasing material creates a desired pH increasing gas content in the atmosphere within the enclosure. The method also... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037544 | Method for reducing microbe content in foodstuffs by pH and physical manipulation A manipulating apparatus (10) receives a plurality of previously frozen pieces of pH modified foodstuffs or workpieces (23) and physically manipulates or stresses the workpieces while they remain in a frozen state. The physical manipulation causes rela... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033636 | Low cholesterol, functional, animal muscle protein composition and process A low cholesterol protein composition derived from animal muscle tissue is provided. The low cholesterol protein composition is added to meat or fish prior to cooking to retain moisture during cooking in the fish or meat. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026007 | Method of production of a meat product containing olive oil Method of pork meat products production (cooked—sausages—salamis of comminuted meat) with direct incorporation of olive oil and maximum possible animal fat substitution, which includes the following phases: a. Mixing of lean pork meat with water, salt, po... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008657 | Method and apparatus for cooking meat A method and apparatus for preparing cooked particulate meat products, such as bacon bits or other bacon seasonings and toppings. The raw meat is ground to a first size in a first grinder, mixing with dry cure and water to form a raw meat mixture, cooled and stored.... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001630 | Animal protein-containing food products having improved moisture retention and method of preparing An animal protein-containing food product contains animal protein, water and an amount of an alkali silicate effective to enhance the moisture retention of the muscle food product. A method for treating an animal protein-containing food product to improve the moistu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000333 | Animal byproduct conversion system and method A system for recovering nutrients from animal byproducts includes a grinder, a separator, and a dehydrator. The grinder is adapted to reduce the animal byproduct into smaller particles. The separator is adapted to separate the animal byproduct into water, oil and so... | 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 |
| 6916497 | 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 starch, cas... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911224 | Multi-layered canned pet food A canned pet food product having a base layer and an upper layer. The base layer is formed of solid food pieces in a gravy which makes up about 20% to about 40% of the base layer. The upper layer, which provides about 20% to about 80% by weight of the pet food produ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6855364 | Process for retaining moisture in cooked animal muscle A meat or fish composition which retains moisture during cooking is provided. A dry protein mixture or an aqueous acidic protein solution derived from animal muscle tissue is added to the meat or fish prior to cooking. The dry protein mixture and aqueous acidic prot... | 02/15/2005 |
