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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7481156 | Process for injection of particles in food The present invention relates to a process for injection of refrigerated suspended particles into food products and the products resulting from such process. The present invention applies to the food industry in the field of meat products, and reveals those characte... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7302885 | Apparatus for injecting fluid into meat products A method for injecting fluid into meat products comprises taking a plurality of hollow fluid injection needles having sharpened discharge ends, and connecting the needles to a source of pressurized liquid; penetrating the sharpened ends of the needles into the produ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244061 | Marinating machine A marinating machine rotates a drum containing the food to be marinated. The drum is positioned on a pair of rotatable shafts only one of which is drivingly engaged to a motor rotating the drum. The pair of shafts is spaced far enough apart from each other such that... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7189392 | Injectable carrier formulations of hyaluronic acid derivatives for delivery of osteogenic proteins An injectable formulation is disclosed for delivery of osteogenic proteins. The formulation comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable admixture of an osteogenic protein; and formulations comprising osteogenic protein, hyaluronic acid derivatives and tricalcium phospha... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172781 | Method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products A method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products involves the structure and use of a machine which has a longitudinal movable conveyor surface on the machine; a fluid injection station on the machine for injecting fluid into a meat pr... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134386 | Automatic bottom-filling injection system A multi-port, bottom-filling injection device having a filling head that splits a flow of filling among two or more spouts or needles. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an injection device comprises a filling head having several spouts atta... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7077057 | Plant for continuous processing and packing of meat products and method for the implementation thereof A method and apparatus for a meat processing plant includes an injecting station (10) for injecting meats with brine, a macerating station (20) for massaging the injected meat including movable, plural resting tasks (24) and means (26) fo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7044177 | Methods and apparatuses for dispensing condiments A condiment dispenser (such as a unique condiment packet, or automated device) that is configured for dispensing one or more types of condiment (e.g., ketchup, mustard mayonnaise, barbeque sauce, or Ranch dressing) relative to a food item, such as a French fry. In o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7024988 | Plant for the continuous processing and packing of meat products It comprises an injection station (10); a maceration station (20), including a massaging rotating drum (22) and several drawn quiescent tanks (24); and a packaging station (30). Such stations are linked by an accumulation and loadi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021203 | Vented countertop rotisserie oven An enclosed rotisserie cooking oven having an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface housing a rotisserie spit, and opening to introduce food into the enclosure, a door covering the opening having a first and a second axle rod protruding from the door's peri... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6955830 | Method for injecting fluid into meat products A method for injecting fluid into meat products comprises taking a plurality of hollow fluid injection needles having sharpened discharge ends, and connecting the needles to a source of pressurized liquid; penetrating the sharpened ends of the needles into the produ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939215 | Method for reducing viscosity of mechanically separated meats and ground meats The present invention is directed to a method and system for reducing viscosity of mechanically separated meat in an amount effect to allow the mechanically separated meat to be transported through processing equipment at reduced pumping pressures. In accordance wit... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939573 | Method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products A method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products involves the structure and use of a machine which has a longitudinal movable conveyor surface on the machine; a fluid injection station on the machine for injecting fluid into a meat pr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6658990 | Bushing construction for a fluid injection machine in a food processing system A multiple-use injection machine of the type used in food processing, is especially suited for selectively injecting treatment media into meat products including, inter alia, beef, pork, whole chickens and chicken parts. The treatment media is chose from ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6632463 | Method and means for 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... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6582741 | Device for stuffing meat products and related method A device is particularly well suited for introducing a continuous length of food stuffing into an elongated food product. The device uses a tube having opposite, open ends and an inner wall defining a longitudinal passage extending between such opposite e... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6513423 | Pickling machine with hydraulically buffered needles A pickling machine includes a carrier, a plurality of needles mounted to the carrier, a valve for controlling the supply of brine to the needles, and a pressure cylinder associated with each of the needles for buffering them. The valve includes, for each ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6497176 | Meat injection machine A meat injection machine has a frame, and a vertically movable head thereon. A horizontal conveyor is on the frame, and a plurality of injector needles are positioned over the conveyor. A plurality of vertically disposed needles are on the conveyor. Means... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6405646 | Needle register for pickling machines Needle register for pickling machines, including one or more needles (12) that are fed with brine from a pressurized chamber (18), and valves (22) that are assigned to the individual needles for controlling the flow of brine, in which each needle (12) is ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5860318 | Stroke adjustment device for pickling machines Device for the adjustment of the stroke length of a needle carrier (12) of a pickling machine, which can be moved back and forth in such a way that the lower deadpoint of the needle carrier is independent of the stroke length, is characterized by the fact... | 01/19/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5773060 | Method of controlling and adjusting the amount of fluid injected into a meat product A method of injecting fluid into meat entails weighing the meat product, injecting it with fluid, weighing the injected meat product, determining the ratio between these weights, comparing that ratio with a target ratio, and adjusting the time that the ne... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5738004 | Means for 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... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5664488 | Means for controlling and adjusting the amount of fluid injected into a meat product A meat injection machine has a fluid manifold with a plurality of fluid reservoirs, and a group of injection needles associated with each reservoir. Each needle is slidably mounted in a stripper tube which in turn is slidably mounted in the fluid manifold... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5638744 | Means of injecting fluids into food products A meat injection machine has a fluid manifold with a plurality of fluid reservoirs, and a group of injection needles associated with each reservoir. Each needle is slidably mounted in a stripper tube which in turn is slidably mounted in the fluid manifold... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5605093 | Pickle solution injection needle According to the invention, there is provided an injection needle for injecting a processing solution such as a pickle solution into a food material in an apparatus for making a processed food. The injection needle comprises an elongated hollow pie includ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5442997 | Automated cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus receives a sealed container of food inside a cooking chamber. A controller operates a motor to drive a rack and pinion gear set to lower a nozzle to puncture the cover of the container. Limit switches position the nozzle at a predeterm... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5437224 | Apparatus for adding, removing, and exchanging marbling fat within raw meat The present invention relates to a method for the removal, addition, or exchange of marbling fat within meat pieces, an apparatus for practicing the method, and the meat product produced by practicing the method using the apparatus. The apparatus includes... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5307737 | Machine for treating raw meat According to the invention, there is provided a machine for treating raw meat, which comprises an injecting apparatus and a plurality of massaging apparatuses. The injecting apparatus includes injecting needle means adapted to be thrust into raw meat for ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5275095 | Brine injection device A device for injecting food products with a liquid, includes a support for the food pieces, a needle carrier placed above the support and movable in a vertical direction, injection needles fixed to the needle carrier and extending downward, feed means for... | 01/04/1994 |
