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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374579 | System for extruding, cutting in strands, freezing, and chopping a ground food product and method thereof Disclosed are a method and a system for extruding, cut into strands, cooling, and chopping a ground food product. The system comprises a cooling unit, a conveyor belt urging the pieces through the unit, and a chopper for cutting the pieces exiting the unit. A cryoge... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363726 | Powder formation by atmospheric spray-freeze drying A method of manufacturing heat-sensitive pharmaceutical powder is disclosed. The original pharmaceutical substances are dissolved in a solution or suspended in a suspension, which is sprayed through an atomizing nozzle and frozen in a cold gas phase or liquid nitrog... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7231872 | Chocolate processing machine A chocolate tempering machine is digitally programmable for controlling the heating, cooling and rotation within the machine. The machine may be programmed to enable agitated, liquid chocolate to retain its proper viscosity for extended periods of time as well as mi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7174724 | Chiller with improved product distribution The chiller includes a semi-cylindrical tank (36) that conforms to the perimeter of its auger (38) so that the water can be raised to a water level (68) high above the auger shaft (44). Streams of water (84) are directed from the p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137334 | Devices, systems and methods for thawing, heating and/or glazing previously frozen baked goods or dough-based products Devices, systems and methods for thawing, heating and/or glazing previously frozen baked goods and other dough-based products, wherein the products can be thawed in an environment having a selected temperature and elevated humidity; the conveyor is configured to pre... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6976591 | Food-stuff physical characteristic sorting apparatus and method A foodstuff seed sorting endless belt conveyor apparatus for sorting out premium quality seeds from a seed mixture having both premium and inferior grade seeds on the basis of seed physical characteristics develops an orbital motion that is superimposed upon the nor... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6938539 | Apparatus for making chocolate articles on a conveyor web An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for making edible articles out of a chocolate or chocolate-like mass that is tempered and deposited directly on a conveyor web. The apparatus includes a holding and cooling device carrying plungers with pressing s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6845708 | Apparatus for pressing edible articles An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for pressing an edible article. The apparatus includes a holding device including a channel for circulating a cooling liquid and also including independently suspended plungers. Each independently suspended plunge... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843168 | Apparatus for pressing edible articles An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for pressing an edible article. The apparatus includes a holding device including a channel for circulating a cooling liquid and also including an independently suspended plunger. The independently suspended plung... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6739243 | Mobile food/drink serving apparatus There is provided a mobile food/drink serving apparatus including a body which has electrical equipment, an attaching connector capable of being electrically connected to a power source connector provided on a customer table, and a counter for cooking; and mobility ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6701830 | Cheese brining apparatus Above-ground tanks form brining cells into which cheese blocks are conveyed by common inlet and outlet flumes. Each cell has a removable conveyor assembly having a looped link belt driven around a frame by a motor. Perpendicular, tubular, or hinged segmen... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6640818 | Refrigerated automatic fruit and vegetable washer A refrigerated automatic fruit and vegetable washer that washes fruits and/or vegetables and stores them in a cool environment after they have been washed. A portable self-contained embodiment has a cabinet that sits on a countertop and contains a water s... | 11/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6513337 | System for making and dispensing colored water and colored ice cubes of varying shapes A system for producing color water and colored ice cubes in various shapes, having a control unit with front panel buttons which allow a user to select a color. Dye reservoirs are provided which are selectively dispensed into a mixing chamber to provide t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6457402 | Automated fresh air exchanger for mobile container Apparatus for aiding in the ripening of produce that includes a sealed container having a refrigeration unit for supplying conditioned air for cooling produce stored in a container. A gas generator is arranged to mix a ripening gas with conditioned air wi... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6443056 | Remote fan pods for side-to-side airflow on a refrigerated container Apparatus for delivering conditioned air from the mixing chamber of a mobile container into a pair of supply air plenums that extend rearwardly along the side walls of the container. A series of fan units are contained within pods located within the mixin... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6431060 | Container for cooling perishable goods An enclosed container having an air conditioning unit for providing conditioned air to the mixing plenum of an air handling system for circulating conditioned air through a load of perishable goods stored within the container. An open-sided supply duct is... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401604 | Conveyorized cheese brining apparatus A series of narrow and tall above-ground stainless steel tanks define independent brining cells into which cheese blocks are conveyed by common inlet and outlet flumes. Each cell has a removable conveyor assembly having a looped plastic link belt driven a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393976 | Automated brine system with a carousel for cooling cheese An apparatus has a tank with a vertical carousel holding blocks of cheese. The carousel moves in a closed path which submerges and flips over the blocks of cheese in a chilled brine solution contained in the tank. The movement of the carrousel ensures tha... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6389838 | Apparatus 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 relativ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389962 | Ice cream vending machine An ice cream vending machine prevents loss of cool air when the vending machine is not in vending operation by closing a passage of a guide member. The vending machine includes a cooling system, a freezing chamber cooled by the cooling system, a canister ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378325 | Salad bowl with cooling function A salad bowl with cooling function in the present invention includes a bowl body and a cover body. The bowl body has a recess and a chamber separated from the recess with a separator and the cover body has a receiving pan. After ice cubes are respectively... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6368649 | Method of removing the fibrous shells from cereal grains The invention relates to a method of removing the fibrous shells from cereal grains. This method according to the invention comprises a pretreatment step, wherein the moisture content of the cereal grains is increased, e.g. in the case of corn grains from... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364521 | Reactor for manufacturing popping candy This invention is related to a reactor used in the production of hard candy by employing a treatment with neutral carbon dioxide gas and thus having gas bubbles, which effervesce in the mouth. The reactor for manufacturing popping candy includes a pressur... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6318112 | Apparatus for coating liquids onto core pieces An apparatus for batch coating liquid onto core pieces of particulate matter said apparatus having a processing mode and a discharge mode, and comprising a rotatable drum having a substantially right cylindrical shape, a horizontally disposed longitudinal... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311500 | Method and apparatus for preparing ice cubes A method is disclosed comprising the steps of placing a first portion of a mixture of spring water and distilled water into a first chamber; and freezing the first portion of the mixture inside the first chamber to form a first ice cube. The mixture may c... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6284302 | Method and device for cooling and atomizing liquid or paste-like substances In a process for cooling and atomizing liquid or pasty substances or mixtures of substances, a liquid or pasty substance/mixture of substances is combined with liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide and then the mixture of liquid or pasty substance/mixtur... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279464 | Cooking appliance A cooking appliance (100) comprising a housing (10) providing a cooking chamber (12), a cooking mechanism associated with the cooking chamber (12) for cooking food therein, and a peltier unit (20) arranged to alter the temperature of the interior of the c... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276264 | Portable batch pasteurizer A portable batch pasteurizer for pasteurization or other heat treatment of contained fluids for consumption by animals or humans provides a heat transfer coil through which hot or cold fluids are pumped to heat or cool the fluid in which it is immersed. A... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6263785 | Blancher and method of operation A rotary blancher having a food product receiving chamber sealed substantially everywhere except at its food product inlet and food product outlet to permit operation using solely a non-liquid heat transfer medium that is a gas or vapor that preferably is... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6234066 | Rotary blancher 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 orifice... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6220151 | Plant for producing articles, comprising at least one refrigeration section The invention relates to a plant for producing chocolate articles, comprising at least one refrigeration section 5, 8, 12. Cold air supply to a chocolate plant is improved in that the cold air inlet 16, 17, 18 of the refrigeration section 5, 8, 12 is conn... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6205913 | Rotary drum blancher for cooking food A rotary blancher that is substantially sealed during operation to increase food product heating speed and efficiency. The blancher has a sealed housing, a novel substantially sealed food product inlet, and a novel substantially sealed food product outlet... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182556 | Device for making molded confectionery products The invention relates to a method for making confectionery products and an apparatus for use in the method. The apparatus includes a hopper for mixing the ingredients of a confectionery mix with water to provide a confectionery-based slurry, a device to d... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164195 | Method and apparatus for continuous tempering of chocolate-like mass Method and apparatus for continuously tempering a fat-containing, chocolate-like mass. The mass is subjected to a cooling creating crystals in the mass as it passes over crystal creating cooling surfaces, and a final reheating (H). For any raise or drop i... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6158331 | Feed device for pasty or liquid food mixtures Feed Machine, preferably for use in machines for processing ice-cream mixtures or the like, having an element that swings (202; 203; 204; 205; 206) about a given axis between two positions and works in conjunction with a suitable housing (102; 103; 104; 1... | 12/12/2000 |
