Class 436/21 - Meat or eggs

Subclass of Class 436 - Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
Definition: Processes or compositions for testing of animal flesh or
No. of patents: 48
Last issue date: 03/25/2008

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7348180	Method of evaluating freshness of a fish product A method of evaluating freshness of a fish product by cutting a small quantity of sample from the fish product, adding an effective amount of a staining reagent containing at least one of a cell-permeant dye and a cell-impermeant fluorescent dye onto the sample, inc...	03/25/2008
7344848	Methods for determining adequacy of heat processing of a cooked meat sample Monoclonal antibodies are provided which bind to heat-treated proteins of meats. The antibodies are useful in detecting the presence of an exogenous meat in a cooked or raw meat sample. Furthermore, the antibodies can be used to determine the end point temperature o...	03/18/2008
7261860	Apparatus and method for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of samples A device for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of specimen samples, including incubating eggs, and uses thereof are provided. The device may advantageously be used for the incubation of avian, reptilian or any type of vertebrate eggs. The apparatus comprises a...	08/28/2007
7229830	Standard sample composition and manufacture thereof A standard sample composition containing a complexing agent and an alkali salt, mixed with a known amount of a foodstuff, the content of at least one component of which is accurately known. The mixture is dissolved in a solvent, e.g. water, and comminuted to form a ...	06/12/2007
7220591	Method and apparatus for rapid fat content determination A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low mass, porous, hydrophilic and lipophilic sample pad that ensures that t...	05/22/2007
7218706	Energy discrimination radiography systems and methods for inspecting industrial components An energy discrimination radiography system includes at least one radiation source configured to alternately irradiate a component with radiation characterized by at least two energy spectra, where the component has a number of constituents. At least one radiation d...	05/15/2007
7189520	Compositions and methods for detecting animal byproduct in feed Analytes and ligands for detecting animal byproduct in agricultural samples such as animal feed to minimize the transmission of prion pathogens into food products consumed by humans. The analyte is a component of rendered animal byproduct such as meat and bone meal ...	03/13/2007
7125721	Method and apparatus for rapid fat content determination A sample for NMR measurement of moisture and fat and oil contents is disclosed. The sample includes an organic portion containing at least some fats and oils, a pad that is substantially transparent to microwave radiation and is free of atoms that would interfere wi...	10/24/2006
7067811	NIR spectroscopy method for analyzing chemical process components A method is described for providing rapid on-line analyses of chemical compositions such as chemical process streams, utilizing near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics. In the method, for each type of analysis to be conducted, a database is...	06/27/2006
7036983	Thermocouple for use in gasification process An improved apparatus comprising a thermocouple for measuring the temperature in a gasification process is provided. The improvement comprises a sapphire envelope for enclosing at least a portion of the thermocouple. The sapphire envelope may be in the form of a sap...	05/02/2006
7014816	Food quality indicator device A food quality indicator device an indicator compound provided on a substrate. The indicator compound changes color due to the presence of volatile compounds, such as volatile bases, in spoiled food, even when the food is frozen. Alternatively, the indicator compoun...	03/21/2006
6919175	System for releasing and isolating nucleic acids A procedure for the release and isolation of nucleic acids from biological compartments of a sample always uses an instrument that can hold one or more sample processsing vessels, maintain the sample processing vessels at a constant temperature, shake the sample pro...	07/19/2005
6790661	System for detecting bacteria in blood, blood products, and fluids of tissues The invention provides methods for screening for the presence of a clinically relevant amount of bacteria in donor blood or a blood product from a donor mammal, particularly blood or a blood product that will be transferred from the donor mammal to a recipient mamma...	09/14/2004
6787362	Method and apparatus for rapid fat content determination A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low mass, porous, hydrophilic and lipophilic sample pad that ensures that t...	09/07/2004
6723285	Food freshness indicator A system to detect spoilage of a food product is described in this invention. The present invention can be used to see if a food product is spoiled, by mixing a part of the food product with an indicator of food spoilage within a separate transparent compartment of ...	04/20/2004
6692923	Tapasin-like protein The invention provides a cDNA which encodes tapasin-like protein. It also provides for the use of the cDNA, protein, and antibody in the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and evaluation of therapies for cancer. The invention further provides vectors and hos...	02/17/2004
6548309	Procedure for assay of liquids containing undissolved solids, semisolids or colloids In qualitative or quantitative assays which employ a test device comprising a test strip pretreated for detection of a specified target analyte dissolved in a liquid medium, the presence of solid, semisolid and/or colloidal materials in the liquid medium ...	04/15/2003
6413779	Method for evaluating the heat treatment to which a proteinic nutrient such as milk is subjected The invention concerns a method for evaluating the hot treatment to which a proteinic nutrient such as milk is subjected. It consists in the following steps: a) taking a sample of said nutrient and adding thereto an ionic strength pad and appropriate pH f...	07/02/2002
6391652	Immunoassay method and immunoassay kit An immunoassay method comprising bringing an immobilized phase comprising, at different positions on a water-absorbable base material, at least two first immunity substances capable of specifically binding with at least two kinds of assay target substance...	05/21/2002
6309845	Method of establishing the origin of useful animals and products produced therefrom The invention concerns a method of establishing the origin of useful animals, in particular cattle, pigs and the like. This method comprises the following steps: a) the live animal is marked biologically by applying at least one antigen which is harmless ...	10/30/2001
6274334	Monoclonal antibody, cell line and immunoassay for ractopamine A hybridoma cell line has been produced for secreting a monoclonal antibody that binds ractopamine and is effective to detect ractopamine levels of about 1 ng/mL or lower. This monoclonal antibody may be used for the detection and quantitative determinati...	08/14/2001
6265882	Apparatus and method for measuring the content of intramuscular fat in carcasses or parts thereof The apparatus for measuring the intra-muscular fat in carcasses or parts of carcasses or the total content of fat in minced meat has a first pair of electrodes for insertion into a carcass or part of a carcass or into minced meat. An alternating current (...	07/24/2001
6238925	Method for determining likelihood of developing clinical tolerance It has been discovered that one can predict the likelihood a child will outgrow an allergy, especially a food allergy, by screening for IgE antibodies immunoreactivities with linear versus conformational epitopes. The child is first screened using standar...	05/29/2001
6150342	Heparin derivatives for treatment of angina pectoris The invention relates to new heparin derivatives from bovine or porcine heparin which have a molecular weight equal to or larger than the standard heparin, show a sulfur content which is equal to or higher than that of the starting heparin or at least 13%...	11/21/2000
6096552	Method for determining the concentration of colored compounds in meat juice A method is provided for monitoring the cooking temperature of meat patties. More specifically, a method is provided for monitoring the cooking temperature of meat patties by determining the concentration of colored compounds, such as myoglobin, in meat j...	08/01/2000
6043444	Microwave sensor for sorting lean muscle Apparatus and method are provided for temperature calibration of a microwave sensor unit used in non-destructively measuring and monitoring meat parameters such as fat, protein, and moisture content of a meat supply presented into the sensor unit. The app...	03/28/2000
6001655	Method and system for estimating the tenderness of a meat product A method for estimating the tenderness of a meat product is provided. The method includes determining the stress relaxation coefficient of a meat sample. One or more physical parameters of the meat sample are then determined from the stress relaxation coe...	12/14/1999
5910446	Detection of heat stable proteins from meat of ruminant Disclosed is a method for pretreating heat stable proteins derived from a rendered animal material prior to performing an assay for their presence comprising (a) preparing a protein containing extract of the material, (b) removing substantially all or par...	06/08/1999
5846830	Detecting fecal and/or urinary contamination in meats and poultry Fecal and/or urinary contamination in meat and poultry can be detected by internalizing into a suitable livestock system a material containing a marker substance, and detecting for the presence or absence of the marker substance on meat values. Typically,...	12/08/1998
5824554	Detection of allergenic substances in food products A method and device for the detection of allergenic substances in food products. The device comprises a dining mat, such as a doily, formed of an absorbent material and small spots of reagents are applied to isolated zones on the mat. Each reagent is char...	10/20/1998
5712165	Method and apparatus for detecting hydrocarbon oxidation Systems and methods for material analysis are disclosed in which an organic sample (e.g., a foodstuff, tissue sample or petroleum product) is illuminated at a plurality of discrete wavelengths which are absorbed by fatty acid and fatty acid oxidation prod...	01/27/1998
5663072	Food spoilage detection method Diacetyl, especially resulting from spoilage of chilled red meat, is monitored by exposing an aromatic ortho-diamine at acidic pH to an environment containing, or possibly containing, diacetyl and detecting any change in absorption or reflection of electr...	09/02/1997
5658798	Detection of process components in food process streams by fluorescence The invention is a method of monitoring for the presence of certain constituents of food processing streams by measurement of fluorescence. The constituent monitored can be a fluorescing impurity of a food product, or the food product itself if such natur...	08/19/1997
5480807	Process for assessing the biological age of a tissue The present invention is directed to use of an imidazo [4,5b] pyridinium molecule composed of a lysine and an arginine residue crosslinked with a pentose sugar for assessing the biological age of a tissue....	01/02/1996
5344780	Method for determining indole compounds associated with boar taint in pork as well as a sample container to be used in the method A sample of lard or fat is taken from a carcass of a pig or part thereof and heated until the fat is liquid, whereupon the sample is extracted by a polar solvent, and the contents of the indole compounds associated with boar taint in the extract are deter...	09/06/1994
5261598	Safety device for a combustion apparatus A safety device for a combustion apparatus comprises a continuous, linear temperature-sensing element formed of a material which is electrically conductive and melts, or breaks, at a relatively low temperature and located along at least one side of a comb...	11/16/1993
4980294	Method for testing the freshness of fish A simple but precise procedure for measuring fish freshness in terms of trimethylamine (TMA) headspace concentration of a fish sample is provided based on air sampling the headspace with Carbotrap.RTM. or Tenax.RTM. sorbent tubes and subsequent thermal de...	12/25/1990
4980295	Process for determination of fat content The fat content of food or non-food products can be quickly and accurately determined by processes which solublize the product's fat content in tetrachloroethylene. These processes generally involve extracting the fat from a product to be tested for fat c...	12/25/1990
4563428	Method of detecting obnoxious taint such as boar taint in individual animal bodies, preferably carcasses or parts thereof Boar taint in individual animal bodies, preferably carcasses or parts thereof, is detected by preparing an extract of a meat and/or fat sample from the body or part thereof, reacting said extract with a color reagent, for which the color intensity develop...	01/07/1986
4384206	Process for detection of particular quality properties in individual articles of food Boar taint in individual carcasses of uncastrated boars or parts thereof is determined in a fast and simple manner by determining IR-spectrophotometrical transmission data for the individual carcass or part or preferably on a sample from the carcass or pa...	05/17/1983

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