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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187650 | Egg tray and fixer and method of processing eggs using the same The present invention relates to an egg tray that is used to sterilize an egg or to boil the egg soft or hard and in which an egg is washed, heated, sterilized, boiled soft or hard, dried, coated, inspected, cooled, and packed to increase the safety and the value of... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7601376 | Preservation of produce Food safety and longevity of still respiring fruit or vegetable pieces are enhanced reliant on a treatment process where the cut surfaces (preferably cleaned of cell debrit) are subjected to both UV light irradiation and heating so as, in concert, render the surface... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7491417 | Process for ozone-based decontamination of shell eggs Methods for reducing external and internal contamination of shell eggs by utilizing gaseous ozone applied under mild pressure, alone or in combination with UV radiation for external contaminants and gaseous ozone under mild pressure, a mix of carbon dioxide and ozon... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7452561 | Treatment of vegetable foodstuffs A fresh vegetable foodstuff such as fruit, vegetables, grains or nuts is treated to reduce microbial contamination (UV-C irradiation, preferably in a CO2 atmosphere, preferably at −1 to +4° C.) and/or to induce protective phytoalexins (UV-A, UV-B and U... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7367196 | Spinning cold plasma apparatus and methods relating thereto Disclosed herein is an apparatus for generating a spinning cold plasma. A preferred embodiment of the spinning cold plasma apparatus is portable and includes a vortex tube having an inner wall to form a vortex reaction chamber. The vortex tube preferably has a cold ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7319230 | Disinfection and decontamination using ultraviolet light An apparatus and method for disinfecting a cryostat is provided. The cryostat disinfecting device comprises an ultraviolet emitter, a pulsed power control system, a mirrored cover and a safety shield. The device is lowered into a cryostat chamber and produces high i... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304259 | Mail processing system with multilevel contaminant detection and sterilization A method of sorting mail according to the invention includes the steps of receiving a plurality of first mail pieces of unknown origin in a first apparatus for bulk processing of the mail pieces, processing the mail pieces in the first apparatus by one of testing th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285299 | Surface pasteurization of cooked food products A method of surface pasteurizing precooked food products which are contained in packages. The method preferably comprises the steps of continuously heating the packages of the precooked food product such that the outer surfaces of the products contained within the p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7238300 | Process for subjecting to actinic radiation and storing an oxygen scavenger, and a stored oxygen scavenger A method comprises subjecting ant oxygen scavenger to actinic radiation; and then optionally storing the oxygen scavenger in a container, the container configured such that the oxygen scavenger exhibits no substantial oxygen scavenging activity while inside the cont... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7175806 | C-band disinfector A C-Band Disinfector disinfects objects placed within the device by subjecting the objects to closed-loop emissions of UV-C radiation. UV-C sensors measure reflected UV-C radiation and control the period of operation of the device. In an additional embodiment, UV-C ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174744 | Method of improving the biocidal efficacy of dry ice A manufactured dry ice product containing ozone entrapped or absorbed on said dry ice. The dry ice product can be used to chill and preserve food products and provides the added benefit of ozonation of the food product to kill bacteria. Novel processes for ozonating... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156897 | Anti-infection and toxin elimination device The invention provides an apparatus for removing airborne pathogens and toxic substances from a surface of an article or a volume of air, comprising: a main processing chamber having a door for ingress to and egress from the main processing chamber, at least two hig... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154103 | Method of providing extended shelf life fresh meat products A method of providing extended shelf life fresh meat products involves irradiating the meat products in a first controlled atmosphere and packaging the irradiated meat products in a second controlled atmosphere. The packaged irradiated meat products are then distrib... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150806 | Spiral-shaped lamp for UV curing of coatings and bonding for a digital versatile disk (DVD) or compact disk (CD) A spiral-shaped lamp (10) is used for disk manufacturing processes, such as curing of coating or bonding, to provide uniform intensity of UV energy to the circular disk without requiring relative motion between the disk and the lamp during the curing process.... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138152 | Process for extracting carotenoids from fruit and vegetable processing waste A process of extracting carotenoids from a source of fruit or vegetable processing waste including the steps of: admixing the source, a first organic solvent and a surfactant to form a slurry, whereby surface tension in tissue cell structure of the source is decreas... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115290 | Hopped malt beverage having enhanced light stability An improved process for the production of a hopped malt beer wherein a processing liquid containing riboflavin is hopped to form the desired beverage. The improvement comprises subjecting that processing liquid to an effective amount of actinic radiation of a wavele... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115170 | Portable bulk product melt system A bulk product melt system including a portable support platform positionable with respect to a bulk product source vessel. A water heating system is positioned with respect to the support platform and includes a water tank, which contains a volume of water heated t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7081636 | Pulsed UV light source There is described an ultraviolet light source comprising an ultraviolet bulb, a pulsed microwave energy source for exciting said ultraviolet bulb and an enclosure for enclosing the ultraviolet lamp, the enclosure comprising an optically transparent waveguide. The o... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074759 | Treatment of case-ready food products with immobilized lactoferrin (Im-LF) and the products so produced Disclosed is a method for reducing the microbial contamination in products, such as case-ready meat products, including ready-to-eat meat products, subject to microbial contamination, including contamination by E. coli and Listeria monocytogenes. The f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6800315 | Methods for decontaminating shell eggs Methods for reducing external and internal contamination of shell eggs by utilizing gaseous ozone applied under mild pressure, alone or in combination with UV-light for external contaminants and gaseous ozone under mild pressure, a mix of carbon dioxide and gaseous ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6730923 | Transmissive conveyor for use in pulsed light sterilization An apparatus for carrying a target object having a plurality of surfaces, within a pulsed light sterilization chamber including a treatment zone within which pulsed sterilizing light is emitted, comprises: a transmissive carrier within the treatment zone detachably ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6649204 | Hopped malt beverage having enhanced light stability An improved process for the production of a hopped malt beer wherein a processing liquid containing riboflavin is hopped to form the desired beverage. The improvement comprises subjecting that processing liquid to an effective amount of actinic radiation ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6537600 | Multiple-stage energy-efficient produce processing system Mobile systems for cleaning and drying produce in order to extend shelf life, are described. Produce cleaning systems (20) are provided that employ plural forms of energy in an ionic liquid-based washing system (22, 24, 26) containing solvents and solutes... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6497908 | Turmeric-containing cooking oils and fats One species or a mixture of a plurality of species of turmeric, which are made to contain a water content and dried after being irradiated with a far infra-red ray, is soaked in cooking oils and fats. A far infra-red ray is further irradiated, so that oil... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6361810 | Method for improving the biological properties of aqueous liquids and edible oils and for improving combustion Liquid is filtered and degerminated and exposed to a vector potential without a magnetic field, in which region oscillations are impressed onto the liquid. Thereafter, the liquid is irradiated with photons and supplied with ionized or ozonized oxygen. Fin... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6259107 | Apparatus for treating an article containing an oxidizable organic compound An apparatus includes providing an article having an oxidizable organic compound and an organoleptic compound; advancing the article toward a means for treating the article, the means for treating the article including a treating medium, and a means for a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6165526 | Microbial decontamination of food Food is rendered sterile by UV irradiation, preferably with UV at 265&#b1;15 nm. A sterilization unit may include UV sources (90, 100, 110, 120) and a heat source, which may be a broad band UV source, a source of IR or microwave radiation. A combined micr... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6150663 | Food Sanitizing apparatus A process is provided for sanitizing fresh foods and beverage products using multiple stages of exposure to different wavelengths of ultraviolet, near infrared and infrared light. A food or beverage product is exposed to ultraviolet light at germicidal wa... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6132784 | Method and apparatus for a UV light disinfection system An ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection method and apparatus is provided that disinfects produce products such as fruits and vegetables by direct exposure to ultraviolet light. The disinfecting UV light eliminates pathogens, such as molds and bacteria from... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6106878 | Method for separating sausages In a method for separating sausages which are joined together by means of a twisting point at which a clip may be situated, the twisting point is to be cut through by a laser beam.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6069345 | Apparatus and method for cooking food with a controlled spectrum A lightwave oven for cooking with light having wavelengths in the visible, near visible, and infra-red spectral ranges uses one or more quartz halogen tungsten lamps or quartz arc bulbs positioned above and below the food item and delivers light energy in... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6045845 | Oxygen atmosphere packaging of meat A method of extended shelf life packing of a food, wherein the food comprises meat, consists of the step of packaging the food by sealing the food in a non-barrier, oxygen permeable, flexible package. The package comprises plastic film and the atmosphere ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042855 | Use of vitamin D, its metabolites and analogs to improve tenderness of meat and meat products A method of improving the tenderness of meat and meat products is described. The method includes administering excessive doses of vitamin D to meat producing animals prior to slaughter. The vitamin D causes greater calcium activated calpain activity which... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6030653 | Inactivation of iron dependent bacterium using visible and near infrared light An apparatus and process are provided for cold pasteurizing a food product such as a ground beef food product, using visible and near infrared light. The invention includes radiating the food product with pulsed near infrared light having a wavelength cap... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6022479 | Method and device for producing activated liquids and methods of use thereof A device and method are disclosed which activate aqueous liquids, particularly water, and liquid polymers, resulting in enhanced properties in chemical and biological processes in which the activated liquids are used. The device includes a liquid reservoi... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6010727 | Actinic process for cold pasteurization of fresh foods and beverages A process is provided for sanitizing fresh foods and beverage products using multiple stages of exposure to different wavelengths of ultraviolet, near infrared and infrared light. A food or beverage product is exposed to ultraviolet light at germicidal wa... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6011242 | Method and apparatus of cooking food in a lightwave oven A lightwave oven cooking method and apparatus uses pulsed power applied to a plurality of high-power lamps which provides radiant energy in the electromagnetic spectrum and having wavelengths including the visible and near-visible ranges. Irradiation is a... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5976882 | Method for measuring ash content of food stuff A method for measuring ash content of food stuff is carried out by 1) preparing, with respect to food stuff samples whose ash content values are known, a calibration curve by a non-linear analysis of absorbance values and the known ash content of each sam... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5952234 | Apparatus for measuring ash content of food stuff by ultraviolet radiation A method for measuring ash content of food stuff is carried out by 1) preparing, with respect to food stuff samples whose ash content values are known, a calibration curve by a non-linear analysis of absorbance values and the known ash content of each sam... | 09/14/1999 |
