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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122819 | Machine for injecting liquids A machine for injecting liquids is disclosed including use of at least one air pump in fluid communication with at least one injection head having apertures for nozzles. High-pressure injectate flows from the air pump into the head, preferably through a threadlessly... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7992490 | Automatic by-pass control system for meat injection machine and method of using same A by-pass control system for a meat injection system has a variable speed pump that transports fluid to a meat injection machine. Excess fluid is transported to a by-pass control valve. The valve has a moveable piston disposed therein that separates the valve into a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7300343 | Device and method for introducing liquids into meat Disclosed is a device and a method for introducing liquids into meat containing bones and/or cartilage or connective tissue, e.g. in the slaughtered body of poultry as well as in legs and belly meat, in order to treat, season, and/or preserve said meat. The aim of t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284477 | Needleless injection device and method of injecting A needleless injection device and method for injecting a food subject is disclosed in which one or more types of liquid food additive are individually and/or simultaneously delivered to a food subject within a sealed injection chamber or compartment. The needleless ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7186042 | Wallpaper printer A printer is disclosed for producing rolls of wallpaper. The printer has a frame in which is located a media path which extends from a media loading area to a winding area. A printhead located across the media path. One or more input devices are used for capturing o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7141175 | Oxidation reduction potential (ORP) based wastewater treatment process A method of treating wastewater is described in which an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) of a wastewater stream over time at a plurality of processing stages using a plurality of ORP sensors is used. The wastewater is modified based on the sensed ORP so as to ra... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6976421 | Machine for injecting liquids A machine for injecting liquids is disclosed including use of at least one air pump in fluid communication with at least one injection head having apertures for nozzles. High-pressure injectate flows from the air pump into the head, preferably through a threadlessly... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6928800 | Biocide applicator for sugar cane Apparatus for applying a biocide liquid composition to billets formed from sugar cane stalks. In one embodiment of the invention, the apparatus is comprised of a container for containing the liquid composition, a conduit in fluid communication with the container, an... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6901850 | Head having multiple retractable needles needed for the injection of pieces of meat and the injecting needle for same The invention relates to a head having multiple retractable needles for injecting pieces of meat and the injecting needle for same, said head comprising a liquid supply chamber. Injecting needles (4) extend through the supply chamber. Said needles are provide... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892628 | Self-basting cooking apparatus and method A cooking apparatus (100) includes a housing (102), a food supporting structure (202), such as a grill and/or a rotisserie and a heat source below the food supporting structure. A delivery tube (114) ends in a plurality of nozzles (206... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6789467 | Automatic poultry injection delivery apparatus The present invention provides systems for the injection delivery of at least two fluid doses to a small bird by penetrating the skin of the recipient bird with at least two injection needles. It is then possible to simultaneously inject drugs, or other fluid vaccin... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6763760 | Machine for injecting liquids A machine for injecting liquids. An air booster pump is adapted to receive injectate. The air booster pump is in fluid communication with one or more heads having apertures for nozzles. A hollow tube is preferably, but not necessarily, located within each head and i... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6748852 | Rice polisher, pre-polished rice producing apparatus, leveling device and pre-polished rice producing facility A rice polisher for polishing rice, which is a preprocess necessary for producing pre-white rice having a favorable taste by using a small amount of water, a pre-polished rice producing apparatus that uses the rice polisher, a leveling device capable of uniformly le... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6715404 | Sprinkler unit for fermenting system A sprinkler for a fermenting system comprises a nozzle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a support arm having a first end attached to the nozzle. The support arm is shaped in a fashion to position a second end of the support arm substantially center... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6691608 | Frozen food thawing device A device for cheaply and quickly thawing frozen food and particularly frozen meat. A container impervious to water has a quick-release connection for connection to a pump. A second container for holding frozen food is immersed in the first container. The ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6662712 | Method of and apparatus for processing PSE meat Pale, soft and exudative parts of bodies of meat are rendered substantially indistinguishable from other parts of the meat bodies by massaging a brine or marinade into the meat utilizing a paddle massager in which the lifting sides of the paddle are provi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6582745 | Self-basting cooking apparatus and method A cooking apparatus (100) includes a housing (102), a food supporting structure (202), such as a grill and/or a rotisserie and a heat source below the food supporting structure. A delivery tube (114) ends in a plurality of nozzles (206) spaced from each o... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6487962 | Apparatus for controlled hydration grain cooking An apparatus for controlled hydration and continuous full absorption cooking of a bed of particulate food product, the apparatus comprising a substantially horizontal vessel (12) in which the hydration and cooking process takes place, having an inlet end ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6440475 | Grain moisture measuring apparatus and method A grain moisture measuring apparatus and method for measuring the moisture content of the grain as the grain moves through a grain conditioning system in which moisture is applied to the grain at a first location. The grain moisture measuring apparatus in... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439112 | Needle for food item injection The present invention provides a needle for injecting substances into food products, and a method of making such needles, such devices comprising a generally tubular body having a pointed end and a second end, an axial duct in the tubular body, openings l... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6389958 | Heat cooking/sterilizing device A hermetic type of cooking vessel with numerous nozzles arranged therein, and conduits which open at these nozzles are connected to a cold water source, a hot water source, a seasoning liquid source, a steam source, a superheated steam source and a heated... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386099 | Continuous high-speed pickle injector A continuous high-speed pickle injector is provided with improved productivity that can inject a liquid substance such as brine for curing, seasoning or the like into a block of meat such as pork, beef, livestock meat and the like continuously, and disper... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6242025 | Method and apparatus for food marinating A method and apparatus provides infusing marinating liquids into foods in a relatively short period of time to enhance the flavor of said foods. The method uses air pressure above atmospheric to force marinating liquid into the foods. The foods are submer... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6228172 | Tumble coating In cooler used for coating a product such as food with a uniform layer of a liquid coating material, the mass of the product is measured either in the cooling chamber or just before it is introduced into the cooling chamber; the mass of a liquid cryogen w... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6210727 | Method and means of controlling a food extruder as a function of bulk density of the extruded product A bulk density sampling method and device whereby formed product is flowed through a vertically disposed passage of pre-determined size. The passage is temporarily obstructed to collect and weigh a known volume of product upon which to base a calculation ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6159527 | Method and apparatus for infusing fruit Method and apparatus for infusing fruits (which may include vegetables) with sugar. The apparatus includes a series of interconnected tanks (10, 12, 14 and 16). A stratified column of infusing liquor is caused to flow from a tank (50) via variable output ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155163 | Peel material acidification apparatus A tomato peel material acidification system (10) including a receiving tank (32), a pump (36), acid injection devices (46, 48), mixing devices (38, 39), and a return line (52) for recirculating tomato peel material with an acid level that is too high. PH ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6136353 | Method of incorporating fatty matter into granulated products A method and apparatus for incorporating fatty matter into granulated feed products such as extrudates, pellets and expander pellets with a fat-supplying liquid. Pellets produced in the extruder or expander of press (4) are dried in a dryer (5) and pass t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6082252 | Pre-heat apparatus for peeling system A tomato lye applicator (10) including a pre-heat apparatus (14) mounted to the shell (16) of applicator (10) for pre-heating tomatoes prior to submerging in a lye solution bath (28). Pre-heat apparatus (14) includes a conveyor (42) and steam connections ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6022137 | Conditioner for processing raw grain composition to produce pelletized feed This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for hydrothermally processing a raw grain composition with steam in a conditioner as a preliminary step in the production of a pelletized feed product. More specifically, this invention is directed to an... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6014926 | Injection into meat and pickle injector for use therein The present invention intends to provide a method of injection into meat in which brine for curing or seasoning liquid is uniformly dispersed in a green meat efficiently and continuously without deteriorating a meat property; curing and seasoning can be a... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6007859 | Method of coating a product with a liquid coating in a cooling chamber In cooler used for coating a product such as food with a uniform layer of a liquid coating material, the mass of the product is measured either in the cooling chamber or just before it is introduced into the cooling chamber; the mass of a liquid cryogen w... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5996481 | Injecting fluid into a meat product A machine for injecting fluid into a meat product has a frame and a meat injection station on the frame. An elongated conveyor is mounted on the frame for carrying a meat products towards and through the injection station. A motor is on the frame for oper... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5913968 | Device for injecting fluids into food Device for injecting fluids into foods, with at least one fluid chamber into which is fed the fluid under pressure, with several hollow needles which each are connected with the fluid chamber or one of the fluid chambers via a valve device and movable in ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5911339 | Vitamin concentrate delivery system A vitamin concentrate delivery system including a positive displacement pump having a pump drive and a pump controller, and a flow measurement or detection unit having a magnetic flow tube, a transmitter and a recording device to regulate the flow of liqu... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5881640 | Apparatus for injecting brine into food products The apparatus comprises a control for intermittent operation of the reciprocating drive in such a manner, that the drive, taking the topmost position of the multi-needle injector as a point of departure, is started by receiving a synchronizing signal prod... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5814362 | Method and apparatus for refining chocolate mass In a method and an apparatus for refining chocolate mass within a trough, the trough contains at least one trough compartment wherein the chocolate mass is treated or conched. After entering the trough and after begin of operation of the machine, at least... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5789072 | Bale injection device and method A device for and method of injecting a bale of ruminant material with a fluid is taught. The device includes a plurality of injection spikes for insertion into the bale. The spikes are attached to a support for supporting the spikes while they are inserte... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5773066 | Method and apparatus for carrying out pre-treatment of wheat grains for flour milling Raw wheat grains are polished after being subjected to a first water addition and being tempered, and the polished wheat grains are ground after being subjected to a second water addition and being tempered. The first water addition is to cause the raw wh... | 06/30/1998 |
