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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435378 | Method and apparatus for treating goods The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for treating goods, such as, for example, fumigating and re-cooling perishable goods, such as fruit, using a tarp and floor seal. The apparatus encloses goods on a surface and includes a canopy that is subs... | 10/14/2008 |
| RE40059 | Sensitive substance encapsulation A process for stabilizing a sensitive substance; (a) plating a sensitive substance onto a solid carrier under a controlled atmosphere to reduce loss of the sensitive substance; (b) encapsulating the plated material under controlled atmosphere and airflow to reduce v... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317193 | Ultraviolet radiation water disinfecting device An ultraviolet water treatment system is provided for treating water moving through a treatment area in a direction D. The system includes a series of ultraviolet modules disposed in side-by-side relationship in the treatment area. Each module includes an ultraviole... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7249998 | Method for processing poultry A method is described for processing poultry, comprising the steps of supplying live poultry, stunning the live poultry in a stunning device, placing the stunned poultry into product carriers advanced along a conveyor, killing the poultry and removing the feathers f... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7217358 | Ultraviolet radiation treatment of unwanted microorganisms A method and apparatus are described for killing or inhibiting growth of undesired microorganisms using ultraviolet radiation. A vortex turbulated flow of water is established within a vertical tube through which is transmitted ultraviolet radiation. In a preferred ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7160566 | Food surface sanitation tunnel This invention is a modular, adjustable, easy to maintain, portable or fixed food sanitation tunnel, comprising an enclosing means for subjecting food to sanitizers including UV light, ozone, hydroperoxides, superoxides and hydroxyl radicals, and a method for using ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153470 | Method of modeling sanitation levels in food processing equipment A method of creating a sanitation level model with respect to a predefined microorganism in food processing equipment is provided. The method includes generally three steps. First, a temperature history during a use cycle of the food processing equipment is created.... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6989169 | Production of capsules and particles for improvement of food products The present invention is related to the production of capsules or particles of micro and nanometric size, for introduction into food, using stable electrified coaxial jets of two immiscible liquids with diameters in the micro and nanometric range. An aerosol of char... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6965005 | Mold inhibitor integrated within a matrix and method of making same The invention provides a composition useful in the construction industry for the prevention or remediation of mold growth in a man made structure. The composition contains an extruded milo matrix incorporating terpenes, phytoalexins, calcium propionate or combinatio... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939937 | Mold inhibitor integrated within a matrix and method of making same A mold inhibitor integrated within a matrix and a method of making the same are disclosed. The matrix is preferably made of a processed sorghum grain, and preferably from hybrids of Milo. The grain is subjected to decortication and extrusion. Agents are added to the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913382 | Treatment of fluids A method for fixing a first fluid within a second fluid which includes the steps of mixing the first and second fluids together and subjecting the first and second fluids to an electric field and a high voltage corona like electric discharge. The method can be used,... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6803065 | Method and apparatus for making smoked food An inlet (11a) and an exit (11b) are formed at opposite ends of a chamber (11), and transporting device (12) is moved into the chamber from the inlet toward the outlet. The transporting device is constituted to transport a p... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6610249 | Aqueous solution for disinfecting an animal product, a method and a plant for such disinfection A composition for disinfecting an animal product comprising an electro-chemically activated, anion-containing aqueous solution. A plant for treating an animal product including a water reservoir (12), a salt feed device (16) for creating an aqueous salt s... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6294211 | Method of disinfecting a foodstuff using gaseous ozone The present invention provides a method of disinfecting a foodstuff using a gaseous mixture containing ozone in an amount and for a time sufficient to effect disinfection.... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6251478 | Sensitive substance encapsulation A process for stabilizing a sensitive substance; (a) plating a sensitive substance onto a solid carrier under a controlled atmosphere to reduce loss of the sensitive substance; (b) encapsulating the plated material under controlled atmosphere and airflow ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6129037 | Bakery dough flour applicator A bakery dough flour applicator 10 for applying flour 12 to a dough piece 22 as the dough piece 22 travels along a processing path 134 includes a hopper 32 for supplying flour 12 and a transfer assembly 54 for providing flour 12 from the hopper 32 to an a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6113963 | Treatment of meat products Described is a method of sanitizing meat product using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and o... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6103286 | Treatment of animal carcasses Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms a... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6080435 | Method and system for disinfection and sterilization of foodstuffs and machinery A method and installation for disinfection or sterilization of food articles or machinery, in which the item of food or machinery to be disinfected or sterilized is electrically grounded, and vapor from water or other liquid substance is generated and dir... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6054154 | Method for coating a whole meat muscle product with a powdered mixture Disclosed is a method for applying a powder blend to a whole meat muscle product and the product so produced. A cooked, whole meat muscle product is placed on an electrically grounded support in a coating chamber to expose a surface of the whole meat musc... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6010729 | Treatment of animal carcasses Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using an antimicrobial composition. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids havin... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010726 | Electrostatic deposition of edible liquid condiment compositions upon edible food substrates and thus-treated products The resistivity properties of an edible base liquid, e.g., a vegetable oil or fluid fat, can be modified by the addition of certain flavoring, coloring, or stabilizing agents such as antioxidants, and if necessary or desirable also an organic diluent, so ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5902619 | Method and apparatus for disinfecting or sterilizing foodstuffs and other articles A method and apparatus for disinfection or sterilizing an article which is a food or foodstuff, or a surface of an article for contacting a food or foodstuff. According to the invention, the article is grounded and is treated with an electrically charged ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5405631 | Apparatus and method for sanitizing fruits Apparatus and method are provided for sanitizing citrus fruit which includes an ultraviolet radiation station for both irradiating of fruit with ultraviolet light and generating ozone. An infrared radiation station is provided for irradiating the ultravio... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5108656 | Method for preservation of fresh fish or sea-food A gas mixture for preserving fish and sea-food products, comprising carbon dioxide, oxygen and argon with partial pressures in the following range: ______________________________________ CO2 50%-68% O2 ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4753809 | Country ham curing process A novel process for curing whole hams and improved boneless hams comprising the steps of mixing the ham or ham portions with a cure mix; storing the hams for a period of days; smoking the hams; subjecting the hams to ultraviolet light for a period of days... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4468865 | Cold air microwave drying apparatus A drying apparatus employing adjustment baffles for cold air that is blown vertically upward from below a moving mesh belt, thereby achieving a uniform delivery of said cold air within a chamber heated by microwave energy.... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4372981 | Method of smoking food products A method of smoking meat or other food products wherein a high voltage electric field is utilized to cause particles of smoke to be drawn to the food product being smoked.... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4208438 | Ion enhanced smoke treatment of edibles Smoke treatment of edibles such as meat is enhanced by use of electrically charged ions.... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4196221 | Method and equipment for processing food products A method and equipment for processing food products by spraying with water in an electrical field are provided. The method and equipment are especially suitable for scalding and/or chilling of poultry.... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4148925 | Process for hot smoking fish The disclosure is of a process for hot smoking fish to high cooking temperature without significant degradation of the fish product. The process comprises converting the fish skin to a moisture impervious state under non-cooking conditions and then cookin... | 04/10/1979 |
