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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288214 | Coagulation solution for causing coagulation of a collagen Described is a coagulation solution suitable for causing coagulation of a collagen-containing casing of a co-extruded food product. This coagulation solution comprises a highly soluble inorganic salt. The pH of the coagulation solution is adjusted using a buffer sol... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7244171 | Device and method for producing sausages A device for producing sausages having at least two coextrusion heads for co-extruding strands of sausage meat which are encased with a casing material, a joint supply is provided for the sausage meat and/or a joint supply is provided for the casing material, each b... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7022357 | Process for the preparation of smoke-impregnated tubular casings A method of preparing smoke-impregnated tubular casings is described. The process comprises: (a) providing a tubular casing having interior and exterior surfaces, the tubular casing being selected from cellulose fiber tubular casings and synthetic tubular casings, a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011858 | Concertina-shaped casing suitable for edible materials The present invention relates generally to a shirred concertina formed from a seamless, tubular foodstuff casing that is tied-off at one end, and has an outer surface provided with a coating or impregnation including a food additive. The tied-off end of the present ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6395356 | Food casings having modified release properties and methods of manufacture Regenerated cellulose food packaging film, including fibrous food casings which has modified cling properties for packaging sausage products. The cellulosic food casings have a fibrous reinforcement impregnated with regenerated cellulose composition which... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6283846 | Method and means for making sausages An apparatus for applying liquid smoke to the outer surface of an extruded sausage strand has a frame with an elongated stationary outer tube thereon. A rotatable tube is concentrically mounted within the outer tube. Power components are on the frame for ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6264541 | Apparatus for the production of stuffed sausage products What is described is an apparatus for stuffing casings or similar receptacles with paste, in particular with sausage meat or other foods in the form of paste, using a portioning means (16) that stuffs adjustable portions of the paste through a stuffing ho... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6056634 | Method and apparatus for forming uniform, thinly cohered products from chunks of meat Apparatus for applying a thin liquid coat to muscle meat comprises a conduit of generally constant cross-section along which the muscle meat is forced under pressure. The conduit has an entry port for the introduction of the liquid, and fixed structure is... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5782683 | Cold temperature shirring The present invention provides an improved method of shirring cellulosic skinless sausage casing comprising applying a shirring solution to the interior of the casing interior the improvement comprising applying a shirring solution to the casing at a temp... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5514400 | Method for application of smoke color to inside of bag A method of packaging meat emulsion in a flexible thermoplastic bag, wherein the bag has dispersed on its insides, prior to insertion of the meat emulsion into the bag, additives such as liquid colorant or liquid smoke, via a squeeze roller and backing pl... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5484001 | Method for application of smoke color to inside of bag and apparatus therefor A method of packaging meat emulsion in a flexible thermoplastic bag, wherein the bag has dispersed on its insides, prior to insertion of the meat emulsion into the bag, additives such as liquid colorant or liquid smoke, via a squeeze roller and backing pl... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5449318 | Regenerated food casing having food release properties due to an internal surface comprising viscose with PEG A cellulose food casing which can be peeled from food product contained therein without damaging said food product, said food casing having an internal surface composition comprising regenerated viscose containing polyalkylene glycol having a molecular we... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5378193 | Vacuum stuffing horn and method for using same A method for stuffing a tubular food casing to reduce trapped air in the finished product. The method comprises placing a shirred stick of food casing on a stuffing horn having an exit end through which food product flows into the casing, withdrawing a le... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5238442 | Method and means for applying liquid to the interior of a casing on a sausage encasing machine A method for introducing liquid smoke or the like to the interior surface of a stuffed sausage made on a sausage stuffing machine involves placing a liquid on at least a portion of the exterior surface of a stuffing horn of such machine, placing an enclos... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5207609 | Buffered acid-treated food casing Cellulosic food casing uniformly impregnated with an acid and a buffering agent renders the casing peelable from the denatured frozen outer skin of an encased raw pork-containing product.... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5207608 | Buffered acid-treated food casing Cellulosic food casing uniformly impregnated with an acid and a buffering agent renders the casing peelable from the denatured frozen outer skin of an encased raw pork-containing product.... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5100363 | Apparatus for conducting a pasty mass under feed pressure through a tube The present invention solves the problem of clogging in the case of an apparatus for conducting a pasty mass, preferably sausage meat, under feed pressure through a tube, which carries said mass and the interior of which communicates via an annular groove... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5019012 | Encased product and method and apparatus for encasing same The encased product of the present invention comprises an elongated flexible casing cylindrically shaped substantially along its length and having opposite end closures. A product material fills the cavity formed by the flexible casing and maintains the c... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4818551 | Method of making a liquid smoke impregnated shirred casing stick A shirred stick composed of unreinforced casing impregnated with liquid smoke. The stick has no twist which eliminates rope and gives the stick a smooth, blemish free outer peripheral surface. The method of making the stick requires placement of the shirr... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4688298 | Cored high density shirred casings Flexible tubular cellulosic food casing shirred and compressed onto a rigid hollow tubular core to a high compaction condition to produce a casing stick with additional stuffing length capacity, enhanced structural stability and strength, and larger stuff... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4466157 | Method of processing elongated tubular material and device for performing said method In a method and device for processing elongated tubular material, more particularly for everting a sausage or packing casing having been subjected to a surface treatment, tubular material is discharged from a package or supply reel and passed through a st... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4162557 | Process for turning a coated casing inside out A process for turning a coated casing inside out comprising the steps of humidifying, if necessary, and then shirring a length of casing to produce a shirred stick. Thereafter, one end of the casing is drawn through the bore and out of the opposite end of... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4086684 | Shirring machine mandrel An improved mandrel for use in a shirring machine, having two axially oriented substantially concentric fluid passageways formed therein equipped with two pairs of self-closing valves whereby two fluids may be separately introduced into the passageways fo... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4062980 | Humidifying and shirring edible collagen sausage casing This invention relates to an improvement in a process for preparing humidified, shirred artificial collagen sausage casings wherein immediately prior to shirring, the inside wall of the unshirred portion of the casing is contacted with an aqueous humidify... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4062981 | Humidifying and shirring artificial sausage casing This invention relates to an improvement in a process for humidifying artificial sausage casings wherein a moisture-providing fluid is contacted with the inside wall of an unshirred portion of casing and the casing subsequently shirred. The improvement re... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4026985 | Shirred tubular food casings having a barrier coating There is provided a novel shirred and compressed tubular food casing, including a casing having a fibrous web embedded in the wall thereof, having a continuous barrier coating adhered to the surface thereof. A method for preparing said shirred casing comp... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3981046 | Process for production of shirred moisturized food casings Food casings, particularly cellulosic sausage casings, are moisturized during the conventional shirring operation by applying to the interior of the casing stock prior to shirring an aqueous solution of humectant, the solution containing sufficient humect... | 09/21/1976 |