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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076143 | Method for determining quality of milk and presence of mastitis Methods of determining the quality of milk due to the presence of mastitis, by monitoring the concentration of various ions, and ratios of those ions, in the milk. As the level of mastitic infection progresses, the concentrations of sodium and chloride ions increase... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7803625 | Method for determining the fatty acid profile of milk by infrared spectroscopy The nutritional quality of milk lipids is determined by a method for predicting percentages of minor fatty acids in milk. A database is created by correlating known fatty acid profiles of reference milk samples obtained by gas phase chromatography to mid-infrared sp... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7494814 | Apparatus and method for obtaining rapid creamatocrit and caloric content values of milk The invention relates to a centrifuge apparatus with a built-in sample tube reader and methods for rapidly obtaining measurements of creamatocrit, fat content and/or energy (caloric) content from low-volume fresh and frozen milk specimens. ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7314759 | Continuous fluid sampler and method A method of using an aseptic sampling arrangement. The sampling arrangement includes a septum cartridge and a securing element for use with a fluid enclosure. A locking arrangement is provided to allow selective access to the septum cartridge and the securing elemen... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7097973 | Method for monitoring molecular species within a medium Apparatus and methods for monitoring, analyzing, and/or discriminating molecular species, preferably a biomolecule, within a medium using a multisensor array (MSA) and multivariate processing. Biological compounds such as nucleotides and polynucleotides can be detec... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7033836 | Mastitis detection method The invention relates to a method for detecting mastitis in an animal, characterized by the steps of collecting milk from the animal, and assaying the milk for a substance produced in the animal in an anaerobic environment, and comparing the substance levels obtaine... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6548304 | 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 ens... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6548303 | 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 ens... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6479295 | Method for determining fat (crude) in feed, food, and other materials utilizing filter media encapsulation A method for simultaneous analysis of individual samples for crude fat content. This method utilizes a process of encapsulation of a sample in filter media and the batch processing of numerous samples in one vessel. The method involves the quantitative en... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6479017 | Device for measuring an electrical parameter in the milk A device for the measurement of an electrical parameter in the milk during the milking of an animal comprises a transportation member (1), arranged to transport the milk from a teat of said animal to a milk collecting member of a milking machine and formi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472584 | Production of membrane proteins in the milk of transgenic mammals Production of proteins not normally secreted through conventional pathways such as membrane proteins including, for example, CFTR associated with cystic fibrosis, is now made possible by collection of such protein from the milk of lactating transgenic ani... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6448469 | Production of membrane proteins in the milk of transgenic nonhuman mammals Production of proteins not normally secreted through conventional pathways such as membrane proteins including, for example, CFTR associated with cystic fibrosis, is now made possible by collection of such protein from the milk of lactating transgenic ani... | 09/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6385549 | Measurement of acetone in milk using IR spectroscopy A method for calibration of an IR spectrometry apparatus for providing and evaluating IR spectra in order to determine very low contents of specific components in a fluid, such as milk, and especially low contents of acetone, in a measuring range above 0,... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6323033 | Method and apparatus for cleaning a milk line system The invention relates to a method of determining the extent to which a milk line system is rinsed with a cleaning fluid, whereby in one or more places in the milk line system the electric conductivity of the cleaning fluid is determined. More in particula... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6184039 | Method for determining the fat content of feed, food, and other materials utilizing filter media encapsulation A method for simultaneous analysis of individual samples for crude fat content. This method utilizes a process of encapsulation of a sample in filter media and the batch processing of numerous samples in one vessel. The method involves the quantitative en... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5998222 | Reconditioning antibiotic-adulterated milk products A method for removing a selected contaminant from a liquid food product is disclosed. A special application of the method is for removing an antibiotic from milk. The method comprises the steps of contacting the milk with a matrix-antibody composition, wh... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983709 | Device and method for measuring, monitoring, and controlling fat and protein concentration in standardized milk The fat content and and undissolved solids content of a milk sample, taken from a milk processing flow, are separately determined. In addition, the total solids content of the milk flow is determnined. Based on the fat, undissolved solids, and total solid... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5976896 | Immunoassays in capillary tubes A fluorescent immunoassay employing the interior surface of a capillary tube is provided. Devices to permit immunoassays using one or more capillary tubes, an apparatus for use with the devices, and a process for screening for analyte in a sample using th... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5896872 | Method for cleaning and sanitizing packages containing an edible product Unopened packages, containing an edible food product pre-treated with a heat shock preservation process, can be sanitized in a hospital dishwasher by a method that includes washing the package outer surface with detergent, rinsing the package surface with... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5866804 | Device and method for measuring, monitoring, and controlling fat and micell associated protein concentration in standardized milk The fat content and an undissolved solids content of a milk sample, taken from a milk processing flow, are separately determined. In addition, the total solids content of the milk flow is determined. Based on the fat, undissolved solids, and total solids ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5773295 | Determination of acid values in oil seeds A method for determining the acid value of oilseeds. A reagent kit for the rapid extraction of the free fatty acids from oilseeds which consists of reagents: "A" and "B". Reagent "A" contains a tertiary amine (such as triethanolamine) in water and an alco... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770150 | Test kit for the qualitative determination of peroxides in fat A process and test kit for the rapid qualitative determination of fat oxidation based on an iodometric method for peroxide value and employing ready-made test solutions is disclosed. A visible color change is used to determine whether a fat sample contain... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5739034 | Determination of extraneous water in milk samples, or the freezing point depression of milk samples The present invention relates to a method for quantitatively assessing the amount of any extraneous water contained in a milk sample, the method comprising the steps of (a) performing a determination of the infrared (IR) attenuation of the sample in at le... | 04/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5707871 | Method and kit for testing polyolester lubricants used in refrigerant compressors Both a method and a kit for testing the fitness of a polyolester lubricant of the type used in a refrigerant compressor are provided. In the method of the invention, a solution for indicating an excess acidity of the polyolester lubricant is obtained by m... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5670374 | Method and test kit for the qualitative determination of peroxides in fat A process and test kit for the rapid qualitative determination of fat oxidation based on an iodometric method for peroxide value and employing ready-made test solutions is disclosed. A visible color change is used to determine whether a fat sample contain... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5665602 | Method for the determination of the fat content of samples, preferably organic samples In a method for the determination of the fat content of samples, preferably organic samples, fat portions are dissolved out of the sample by means of extraction. A high boiling point solvent is used for extraction. Through the use of a high boiling point ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5635401 | Method to detect hormone treatment in animals The invention relates to measuring the decrease in phosphorylation of the fatty acid binding protein (FABP) found in the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) of bovine or human milk to detect growth hormone treatment in animals. MFGM of cows treated with reco... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5624850 | Immunoassays in capillaries Immunoassay methods employing capillary containers are provided. The immunoassays may be competitive or sandwich immunoassays, where fluorescently labeled conjugates are used. Sample suspected of containing analyte is combined with fluorescently labeled c... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5620897 | Automated method and test kit for free fatty acids in cooking fats and oils Apparatus and method for determining the percentage of free fatty acids in cooking fats and oils. A kit for this analysis includes a test cylinder calibrated for (a) volume of test sample, (b) volume of acid-base indicator solution, and (c) a set of lines... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5434082 | Early diagnosis of mastitis or garget Early diagnosis of mastitis or garget is carried out by measuring the concentration of 3-hydroxybutyric acid in milk. Used to this end is a reagent reacting with 3-hydroxybutyric acid to show a color at a concentration of 100 μmol/l or higher.... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5260019 | Method and apparatus for heating liquid samples, and a container for use in the apparatus In a method and an apparatus for heating large amounts of uniform milk samples (11) to about 40° C. preparatory to laboratory analyses, the samples are currently introduced into a carrousel-like machine. The machine has two axially offset levels (II and ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5246830 | Enzymatic process for the determination of ଲ-lactam antibiotics An enzymatic process for the determination of ଲ-lactam antibiotics in a biological liquid, comprising the steps of (1) incubating the liquid with soluble D-alanyl-D-alanine-carboxypeptidase produce by Actinomadura R39, the ଲ-lactam antibiotic ... | 09/21/1993 |
