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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322283 | Apparatus in an infuser for a liquid food product The invention relates to an apparatus in an infuser for a liquid food product. The infuser is of the type which includes a pressure vessel (1) with an inlet (2) for the product located in its upper region and an outlet (6) for the product locate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308852 | Heating cooking device A cooking oven, wherein air in a cooking chamber is sucked into a blower on the outside of the cooking chamber and fed to an upper duct and a lateral duct, air current led into the upper duct is heated by an upper heater and re-circulated from an upper blowing port ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6647866 | Processing device for coffee beans A processing device for coffee beans to undergo a de-husking, bean-halving, membrane removing and roasting device to proceed with a de-husking, bean-halving, membrane removing and roasting step of coffee beans, wherein the de-husking, bean-halving and mem... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6382087 | Coffee bean roaster with recirculated, filtered exhaust airflow In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coffee bean roaster with recirculated, filtered exhaust airflow. The coffee bean roaster includes a roasting drum sized and configured to receive coffee beans for roasting therein. The roasting... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6299922 | Device and method for puffing granular material An apparatus for puffing granular material, in particular cereals and legumes, has a heating apparatus for preheating the granular material and a puffing reactor for puffing the material. For effective, fast, and uniform heating of the material, it is pro... | 10/09/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6214397 | Home use coffee bean roasting device and method of roasting A roasting device is designed to fit and operate inside a conventional, general purpose, home oven. The roasting device utilizes the heating and exhaust system already in place for the oven allowing the roasting device to be substantially less complex and... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6123971 | Home use coffee bean roasting device and method of roasting A roasting device is designed to fit and operate inside a conventional, general purpose, home oven. The roasting device utilizes the heating and exhaust system already in place for the oven allowing the roasting device to be substantially less complex and... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6053174 | Method and apparatus for the enhancement of tobacco A tobacco enhancement apparatus and a method of enhancing tobacco using the apparatus comprising a tunnel (12) having a vibratory conveyor floor (18), and an inlet (14) for receiving unexpanded tobacco shreds. A steaming and swirling station (32) is locat... | 04/25/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5928550 | Popcorn popper with induction heating An improved popcorn popper includes a kettle and an induction heater for imparting heat to the kettle for popping popcorn therein. The kettle has no electrical heaters, conduits or connectors and can be immersed in water for cleaning. Methods are disclose... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5682907 | Tobacco expansion apparatus An apparatus for expanding tobacco includes a chamber having a spool and shell arrangement and a device for compressing tobacco into the shell for impregnation. The spool includes first and second cylindrical end members and a connecting rod between the f... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5660098 | Apparatus and method for puffing cereal grains A puffing gun for preparing expanded cereal grains comprising a stationary gun barrel of tubular shape having a closed end face and an opposite end face provided with an openable sealing cover, the barrel being substantially horizontally mounted on a supp... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5638607 | Coffee roaster A roasting apparatus for coffee beans and other food includes a removable drum on the housing rotatable about a horizontal axis and drive means on the housing for supporting and rotating the drum. The drum has a plurality of internal vanes arranged such t... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5614239 | Method of puffing pelletized foodstuffs Foodstuff pellets are puffed by radiantly heating the pellets in a chamber to cause a rapid rise in the chamber temperature to a temperature sufficient for puffing, and once this temperature has been reached, a fluidizing flow of air is created and mainta... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5562021 | Device for preparing grain cakes A device for preparing puffed food products from cereals such as rice wherein the cereal is subjected to pressure and heat, the device comprising a mold having a cavity defined by a wall thereabouts, an interior surface extending about the cavity, a pisto... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5481962 | Countertop puffing oven for pelletized foodstuffs A pellet-receiving container including an air flow-directing agitator mounted in the bottom thereof and cooperating with a forced inflow of air initially introduced through a heater element preheated to at least approximately 375° Fahrenheit for intimate... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5376395 | Cooking machine Cooking machine and method include a mould with first and second similarly shaped end walls and a generally surrounding, continuous side wall, the three walls together defining an internal moulding volume, with the three walls being reciprocally movable r... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5143738 | Computerized food product extrusion machine and method A programmable controller controlled machine for extruding cellular food product between a rotory surface and a stationary surface, wherein the rotory surface is controllably repositioned between four axial positions relative to the stationary surface to ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5138937 | Continuously variable orifice exit nozzle for cereal gun puffing apparatus Disclosed are flow control assemblies such as nozzles and valves for flow control adapted to continuously vary the orifice cross-sectional area. The flow control assemblies have continuously smooth control surfaces to fluid flow and thus are especially su... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5102677 | Apparatus and method for producing crackers of granular material Apparatus and method for producing shaped products from granular materials, in particular food products from cereals such as rice, corn, wheat or the like, which are pressure-baked and afterwards expanded in a heatable mold defined in a fixed upper mold a... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4878422 | Universal cereal puffing apparatus An apparatus is provided that is suitable for puffing a variety of different cereal material such as any cereal grain or cereal doughs or extrusions. A generally frusto-conical pressurizing chamber is provided with a nozzle component at its discharge end ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4861958 | Packaging container for microwave popcorn popping A container (2) for heating popcorn or other types of particulate food items in a microwave oven formed from a single blank having a bottom panel (4) coated with a microwave interactive material (26) adding heat to particulate food items such as popcorn k... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4840117 | Machine for the production of puffed cereals A machine for the production of puffed cereals comprising at least one pair of rotating drums which are mounted on a platform tippable about a transverse axis at one end. The drums have hinged sealing doors carried on respective plates pivoted on projecti... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4678882 | Packaging container for microwave popcorn popping A container (2) for heating popcorn or other types of particulate food items in a microwave oven formed from a single blank having a bottom panel (4) coated with a microwave interactive material (26) adding heat to particulate food items such as popcorn k... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4649055 | Process for producing improved dehydrated rice and product The process of the invention may be employed with raw or parboiled non-waxy rice and produces a cooked and dehydrated rice. In a preferred embodiment the cooked and dehydrated rice is expanded, or puffed, to produce a rice product capable of rehydration t... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4608261 | Method and apparatus for producing a puffed foodstuff A method of processing a foodstuff raw material in particulate form is described as is apparatus for performing the method. Both method and apparatus involve preheating the particulate food material in a preheating chamber and then subjecting the preheate... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4553010 | Packaging container for microwave popcorn popping and method for using A container (2) for heating popcorn or other types of particulate food items in a microwave oven formed from a single blank having a bottom panel (4) coated with a microwave interactive material (26) adding heat to particulate food items such as popcorn k... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4418089 | Method and apparatus for producing a cellular food product A method and apparatus for producing a cellular chocolate product in which a supply of chocolate is heated to bring it to a molten state, a gas which is largely soluble in the chocolate is introduced into the molten chocolate under pressure, the molten ch... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4281593 | Device for preparing food products from cooked and expanded cereals and products obtained There is described a device for preparing food products from cereals which have been pressure-cooked and thereafter expanded, which comprises a mould comprised of a hollow heated die to which the cereals are fed, a punch cooperating with said mould to clo... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4265922 | Induction heating method for processing food material An elongated treating chamber in the form of a cylindrical metallic barrel is rotatable about an inclined longitudinal axis. The food material to be processed is introduced into the inlet or higher end of the barrel through the agency of a rotary valve an... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4240779 | Apparatus for cutting an extruded product At least one knife on a cutting device for use with an extruder rotates to strike the extruded product with an upward motion to thereby force the product in a generally upward direction. The knife is encased in a vapor-permeable shroud having a size suffi... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4211163 | Apparatus for discharge of pressure cooked particulate or fibrous material Particulate or fibrous material, after treatment with gaseous reagents in a vessel under pressure in a continuous process, is discharged from the pressure vessel by entering a discharge conduit in pressure communication with the pressure vessel, and is co... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4209537 | Method for expanding particulate material A continuous flow expander and method for expanding particulate material, more specifically for grain or cattle fodder, is provided whereby material to be expanded is transported in a substantially continuous manner through a pressurized region wherein it... | 06/24/1980 |
| 3972274 | Method and apparatus for continuously treating particulate material A method and apparatus is disclosed for continuously treating an active particulate material, typically, starch materials, protein materials and oil containing materials, under heat and pressure.... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3971303 | Apparatus for continuous puffing Successive charges of grain cereals and a pressurized gaseous fluid are directed into the inlet of a pressurized puffing chamber by a charging valve having a rotor with passageways extending therethrough. The charges are quickly and forcibly fed into the ... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3955486 | Food processing apparatus Apparatus for treating particulate heat and pressure reactive food material. The food material is fed into an elongated treating chamber which is under pressure. The chamber has an inlet at one end and an outlet at the other end. The food material is fed ... | 05/11/1976 |
