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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113109 | Machine for heat exchange with a product The present invention relates to a machine for heat exchange with a product including a vat, with a first end, a second end and an outer surface, for containing the product to be treated, a shaft, at least one element for heating or cooling a product and for being c... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7975603 | Food processing system A food processing system includes sweep belt transfer of food product from a conveyor to a food processor such as a cooker or chiller. The conveyor may include upstream conveyance around a turn having a moving fence. The system may include an upstream conveyor to co... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7401546 | Batch pasteurizer Batch pasteurizers are disclosed for processing milk, colostrum and other dairy products. The pasteurizers comprise inner drums to contain the processed liquid, an outer drum surrounding same and providing an annular space for retaining a heating fluid (heated by an... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7334516 | Aging device for liquor or wine An aging device includes an aging container having a chamber formed by a peripheral wall, a bottle received in the chamber of the aging container for receiving a liquid fermented product, and a vibrating device disposed in the aging container for applying a frequenc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7281470 | Apparatus for continuously pasteurizing meat and food products Apparatus for continuously pasteurizing meat and food products, characterized in that said apparatus comprises: a supporting framework supporting a top basin and bottom basin, both substantially longitudinally horizontally extending, and arranged one above the other... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7217117 | Devices for shaping portions of minced meat such as steaks, meatballs etc. The invention relates to arrangements comprising combinations of: a mincer providing a stream of minced meat (V); conveying means with an endless band (T) for transporting the stream (V), exiting from said mincer; and, arranged along said conveyor means (T): means f... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7193190 | Portable plate warming apparatus with rechargeable battery Disclosed is a plate warming apparatus for use in keeping food warm in a restaurant. The invention has four primary components: a serving plate; a heater assembly; a plate adapter for coupling the plate and heater assembly; and a base fixture that enables the adapte... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182972 | Water-soluble bean-based extracts This invention relates to a water-soluble bean-based extract including one or more isoflavone glycosides. Also INCLUDED is a method of preparing such a water-soluble bean-based extract. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179160 | Automated apparatus and system for cooking, drying and peeling shellfish products A fully automated apparatus and system for processing shellfish such as shrimp and crawfish including the cooking, drying and peeling thereof. The present invention utilizes excessive heat generated by boilers to heat the dryers. The product is cooked in a brine mix... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174720 | Cooker utilizing a peltier device The present invention includes an appliance that has a cook vessel and a Peltier device. The Peltier device may have a motive heat distribution system on its waste side. The active side of the Peltier cools and heats the cook vessel in the absence of a motive heat d... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155921 | Air conditioning system and air conditioning method A driving method of an air conditioning system is disclosed. The air conditioning system includes a first cooling device combined with a heating function and having a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, a passage control device and an interio... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157668 | Oven including smoking assembly in combination with one or more additional food preparation assemblies An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143686 | Coffee roasting apparatus and method A coffee roaster that includes a combustion chamber and a connected roasting oven in which the heating gases for roasting the coffee beans are recirculated to the combustion chamber wherein the coffee bean chaff is separated from the recirculating heating gases prio... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121107 | Continuous transfer type freezer A continuous transfer type freezer for cooling or freezing articles such as foodstuffs transferred on a conveyor belt by spraying chilled air from slit nozzles on the articles is provided in which chilled air jets rectified to have long spray travel is produced, thi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119306 | Food thawing cabinet and related methods In one aspect, a food thawing cabinet includes at least one thawing chamber and one or more wall blowers and a heater for producing a controlled high volume of air flow over food product, with the heater controlled in a cyclic manner. In another aspect, various adva... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086940 | System for preventing carcass scorching The present invention is a system and method for rapidly cooling the exposed lean surfaces of a beef carcass. The system is adapted to reach important muscle regions, including the interior muscles located in the cavity of the carcass side. The system includes at le... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077738 | Apparatus for and method of processing meat An apparatus for and method of cleaning cutting residue from one or both sides of cut meat. Meat, after being cut, for example with a band saw or the like, is passed through a curtain of fluid to impinge fluid on to at least one side of the meat for removing a subst... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048957 | Method and apparatus for processing vegetables According to certain embodiments of the invention, there is provided a method and an apparatus relating to an infeed for positioning the green onions in a generally horizontal position on a conveyor and a transition conveyor for transporting the horizontally dispose... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037185 | Fish scaling system A housing has an interior with first and second ends and top and bottom faces. The housing has an air flow aperture in the top face. The housing has a debris aperture in the bottom face. The bottom face rests upon adjustable legs. Blades with cutting edges are provi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012229 | Vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the same A vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the vacuum cooking apparatus, which automatically performs cold storage, thawing, cooking, and warming functions in a single cooking apparatus, thus improving cooking convenience. In the cooking method, a temperatu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000527 | Appliance for cooking food, in particular a fryer, including a catalyst and means for regulating the catalyst An appliance for cooking food in a closed atmosphere, the appliance including a bowl (6) and a lid, heater means for heating the appliance, for the purpose of performing the cooking, and a catalytic converter (10) for treating the odors of the cooking ... | 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 |
| 6927234 | Xanthone derivatives, method of production thereof, and pharmaceutical composition containing the same Biologically active xanthone derivatives, as well as compositions prepared from such derivatives, possessing anti-cancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anti-obesity activity, and/or hair growth promotion activity, and a method for producing such derivatives a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923111 | Mobile container for perishable goods An enclosed mobile container having a refrigeration unit for providing conditioned air to a mixing chamber located at the front of the container. Air penetratable cartons containing perishable produce are stacked in rows along the length of the container to create a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907663 | Refrigerator and method for manufacturing heat pipe unit of refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising an outer casing defining an outer appearance thereof, and an inner casing accommodated in the outer casing, forming a storage chamber, further comprising a heat pipe unit having an evaporator pipe disposed to surround at least ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903142 | System for sorting and processing a plurality of types of solid waste products for recycling The present invention 10 discloses a trash and garbage processing device which may be sized to fit into a kitchen of a home or sized to be used in a multi-family dwelling. The present invention 10 has a plurality of sorting compartments 12 dispo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6862979 | Thermal conditioning system for heating and cooling cylindrical containers A thermal conditioning system for heating and cooling cylindrical containers includes a container heating apparatus with an enclosed heating chamber, transport mechanism for movement of the containers through the heating chamber, a cooling apparatus positioned below... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6823772 | Food cooking appliance with cooling flow A food-cooking appliance having a cooking bowl designed to be closed by a lid (7) in a substantially airtight manner during cooking, heater means, and odor treatment means (10) for treating the cooking odors, which means discharge the treated stream of... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6745675 | Device for preservation and rethermalization of meal trays The invention concerns a device comprising, in an insulating chamber, an internal space for receiving a tray divided into a rear compartment for rethermalization and a front compartment for preserving cold, which communicate with each other through an intermediate p... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6647867 | Pasteurizer A pasteurizer (1) comprising an endless circulating transport conveyor (3) guided around deflection rolls (7, 8) and used for transporting through the pasteurizer (1) the products (18) to be pasteurized, and having a feed conveyor (5) and/or a discharge c... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637320 | Modular device for the preservation and reheating of tray meals The invention concerns a chamber (1) divided into two zones (11, 12) for preservation at different temperature, separated by a vertical mobile thermal barrier (10), capable of sliding horizontally and enabling said zones (11, 12) to exhibit modifiable dim... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626087 | Installation for continuous sterilization of products contained in flexible packages The proposed installation comprises a plurality of carriages which pass in succession from a product loading station (3) to a product unloading station (15) in succession via an inlet lock (10), a sterilizing tunnel (11), a transfer lock (12), a cooling t... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6604369 | Method for controlling operation of kimchi storage device Disclosed is a method for controlling operation of a kimchi storage device. A compressor operates immediately if the condition to operate the compressor is met, and a heater operates after a predetermined time delay if the condition to operate the heater ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6588327 | Pasteurizer An energy and water saving pasteuriser capable of maintaining a stable temperature distribution pattern even when transfer work are interrupted during the operation, or a tunnel type refrigerator (10) allowing hot work such as bottles and cans filled with... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6524633 | Process and apparatus for preparing pepperoni A process for preparing diced or sliced sausage, e.g. pepperoni, includes the steps of preparing the meat mixture by grinding and mixing to specification. The sausage is stuffed into casings or is extruded into sheet form for fermentation and cooking, fol... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513422 | Apparatus for evaporative cooling of a liquiform product The present invention relates to an apparatus for the evaporative cooling, or flash cooling, of a liquiform product. The apparatus includes a vacuum vessel (1) which is divided into a first (6) and a second (7) space. The two spaces (6, 7) are concentrica... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508164 | Fermenting mixing kneaders The invention relates to a mixing kneader for kneading and providing thermal regulation of pasty products. The kneader includes a vessel, temperature regulators for selectively cooling and heating the vessel, a rotating tool for agitating products in the ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6502505 | Device and method for controlling fermentation and ensilagation of food A device for controlling fermentation and ensilagation of food for use with an apparatus for fermenting and ensilaging is disclosed. The device comprising a key input unit manually controlled by a user so as to set the rate of fermentation and the ripenes... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6457513 | Segmented flow device The present invention is a segmented flow device for performing the functions of a reactor, heat exchanger or holding tube or their combination. The device controls the residence time of all of liquid and solid particles which make up a flow in the device... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453804 | Hinge assembly for a door of kimchi storage device The present invention relates to a hinge assembly for a door of a kimchi storage device which mounts a door opening and closing a storage chamber of the kimchi storage device on the upper surface of a body. There is provided an integral hinge assembly for... | 09/24/2002 |
