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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7823503 | Apparatus for the evaporative cooling of a liquid product The disclosure relates to an apparatus for the evaporative cooling of a liquid product. The apparatus comprises a vacuum chamber (1) which is divided into a first, centrally positioned space (6) and a second space (7) which concentrically surrou... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7640850 | Vacuum chamber A vacuum tank for removing air from a food product includes an inner sleeve forming a first and second region in the tank. Air is removed from the food product as the food product moves from the first region to the second region of the tank. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7437991 | System for pressing and vacuum treatment of cheese solids A system for pressing and vacuum treatment of cheese solids is disclosed. The system includes a device for continuously treating loaded cheese solids containers with mechanical pressure and vacuum during movement of the containers in a circular path. Preferably, mec... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7322275 | Coffee machine A coffee machine, particularly an espresso machine, comprising a brewing device (6) for producing and dispensing coffee via a coffee dispensing nozzle (11), as well as a hot water boiler (2) having a fresh water supply line (1) and a hot ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7258062 | System and method for producing foamed and steamed milk for hot beverages A foamed milk system for creating foamed milk from a source of milk, a source of air, and a source of steam. The system may include a milk inlet system for pressurizing the milk, an air inlet system for pressurizing the air, a mixing area to mix the pressurized milk... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7069843 | Heating and emulsifying device A heating and emulsifying device (10), particularly for heating and optionally emulsifying air and milk in milk-based products and having the capability to regulate the air-flow and the milk-flow jointly and proportionally, comprises an emulsification chamber... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066081 | Device for making cheese and corresponding production method The invention concerns a device for making soft cheese or fresh paste cheese comprising at least a first set of perforated cheese-moulds and at least a second set of perforated cheese-moulds arranged in a chamber. The invention is characterized in that said first an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6968776 | Device for heating and emulsifying liquids, in particular drinks A device for heating and emulsifying liquids, in particular drinks, which is unusually capable of generating a dense and creamy foam, comprises a steam-emitting member with which a hollow body can be associated. The steam-emitting member comprises a spout positioned... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942888 | Cheese extruding machine and process for producing pieces of cheese A cheese extruding machine and process for producing pieces of cheese of an exact weight directly from unaged or semi-aged cheese curds of semi-hard and hard cheeses. The cheese extruding machine includes a standard screw-type vacuum filler which receives large bloc... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6705212 | Blockformer apparatus with micropeened surface and method for producing same A stainless steel structural member for a blockformer apparatus has at least one surface along which in operation curd slides. The at least one surface coming into contact with curd is at least partly a substantially sloping undulating surface, viewed on a microscop... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6644177 | Milk foaming structure adapted to a coffee maker A milk foaming structure adapted to a coffee maker includes a steam tube, an outer sleeve, and a leak-proof gasket, wherein, a first steam outlet at the lower end of the steam tube, a base plate to the outer sleeve, a second steam outlet on the base plate... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6557462 | Combined vacuum valve and vacuum indicator Disclosed is a vacuum valve including a lid, a depression defined on the lid, a boss formed on the lid at a bottom of the depression, a rotary cover rotatably arranged in the depression, and a closure member detachably coupled to the rotary cover. The vac... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6513422 | Apparatus for evaporative cooling of a liquiform product The present invention relates to an apparatus for the evaporative cooling, or flash cooling, of a liquiform product. The apparatus includes a vacuum vessel (1) which is divided into a first (6) and a second (7) space. The two spaces (6, 7) are concentrica... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6474225 | Apparatus and methods of forming cheese blocks A number of cheese block forming towers are fed curds from a central vat. Curd accumulates in each tower and its weight causes whey to be expressed. Individual blocks are severed from the bottoms of the columns of curd by guillotine blades. A controller m... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6413568 | Method and apparatus for producing cut fresh curd blocks A method and apparatus for producing cut fresh curd blocks, wherein curd blocks are formed using at least one block former, are subsequently packaged and are discharged for further handling, wherein a curd block after leaving a block former is placed in a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410076 | Method and apparatus for producing packed fresh curd blocks Method and apparatus for producing packed fresh curd blocks, wherein curd blocks are formed using at least one block former, subsequently packaged and discharged for further handling, wherein a curd block after leaving a block former is placed in a convey... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6324968 | Block former A block former for the production of blocks of cheese, comprising an upright drainage column with a feed opening for curd particles at the upper end, a closed casing and a perforated inner tube. There is an annular space between the casing and the inner t... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6267048 | Block former A block former for the production of blocks of cheese, comprising an upright drainage column with a feed opening for curd particles at the upper end, a closed casing and a perforated inner tube. There is an annular space between the casing and the inner t... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6180153 | Method and apparatus for cheese block forming with vacuum separated tower sections A method and apparatus for cheese block forming with vacuum separated tower sections is disclosed for use in producing large blocks of compressed cheese without having to halt delivery of cheese curd into the tower while discharging a block of cheese. The... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6098528 | Block former A block former for the production of blocks of cheese, comprising an upright drainage column with a feed opening for curd particles at the upper end, a closed casing and a perforated inner tube. There is an annular space between the casing and the inner t... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6079323 | Apparatus and method for making cheese An inner vertically upright perforated conduit is concentric within an outer vertically upright conduit. The chamber between the conduits is separated by fluid impervious rings forming sub-chambers. Hot curd cooking water is injected into the various sub-... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6048565 | Process and apparatus for converting liquid whey into powder A process and an apparatus for converting liquid by-products, such as whey and permeates of whey, derived from cheese making processes into substantially free-flowing, non-caking powdery products. The process comprises the stages of vacuum evaporation of ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6044756 | Vacuum pot capable of showing vacuum status A vacuum pot capable of showing the vacuum status comprises a container and a cover body. The cover body comprises a seat, a top lid, an air-pumping unit, and an indicating unit. The top lid connects with the seat. A groove is installed on the top edge of... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6035769 | Method for preserving cooked food and vacuum sealed preservation container therefor A vacuum sealed preservation container comprises a container main body and a lid made of a synthetic resin which is heat resistant and cold resistant and has microwave permeability, in which the lid has on the upper surface thereof a check valve constitut... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5988049 | Fluid removal by mechanized long vacuum blade Fluid is efficiently and uniformly removed from successive bodies of a product by a combination of finely perforated wedge shaped hollow blades sufficiently long as to fully penetrate the product body depth, a series of vacuum suction tubes arranged withi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5928699 | Apparatus and method for rapid cooling of liquids Apparatus for rapid cooling of a liquid to be cooled including a heat exchanger including a housing for containing a cooling liquid, a plurality of cooling conduits traversing the housing in thermal contact with the cooling liquid and defining a cooling c... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5881638 | Plant for treating foodstuffs A plant for treating heat-sensitive fluid foodstuffs, such as whey protein concentrate and cheese milk, is provided. The plant comprises: an infusion chamber having an outlet opening, in which the fluid foodstuff is subjected to a heat treatment by a feed... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5727452 | Plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream A plant for continuously sterilizing fluids, such as milk and cream comprises a sterilizing device (2) in which the fluid is sterilized while steam is fed thereto, and a vacuum chamber (1) for removal of the water from the fluid and from which the fluid i... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5655440 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing mozzarella cheese An apparatus and method for manufacturing mozzarella cheese. Cheese curd is cooked and stretched in a heated water bath (2), augers (3) mounted therein transporting the curd therethrough to an outlet (8). The outlet (8) conjoins with a conduit (7), contro... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5651470 | Vacuum container A vacuum container has a vessel and an installed air extraction device covering the vessel. The installed air extraction device has a cap, an air extraction device disposed in the cap, and an air inlet valve passing through a center of the cap. The cap ha... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5630361 | Sanitary wear button The present invention provides a plurality of two piece wear buttons that insert into the blade of a guillotine and protect the surface of the guillotine as it slide in U-shaped channels within a cheese block forming unit. Each wear button comprises a mal... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5572925 | Multiple column cheese block former Multiple columns of cheese curd are simultaneously compressed and cut into blocks of cheese by feeding curd into the top perforated tubular linings hanging freely within hollow towers, all towers positioned on a single, enclosed sanitary housing. A negati... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5544571 | Apparatus for treating fluent material Sterilizing apparatus and a method including a stepped transition heat exchange bank is used to raise the temperature of an incoming fluent food product before introducing the fluent food product to a sterilizing chamber in which the fluent food product i... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5443857 | Method and apparatus for continuous sterilization of a liquid milk based product A method of sterilizing a liquid milk based product comprises indirect preheating of the product and final heating to a sterilization temperature 140°-150° C. by direct steam injection. The product is cooled by so called flash-cooling at which steam cor... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5404802 | Cheese tower A cheese formation tower wherein cheese curds and attendant whey are introduced into the upper portion of a vertical, low friction material lined, tower and the whey is extracted through gravitational, differential pressure/relative vacuum and vibration t... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5249514 | Apparatus for producing pumpable foodstuffs, in particular processed cheese A process for producing pumpable foodstuffs, wherein raw foodstuffs such as raw cheese is pre-comminuted, mixed with further ingredients, thermally treated by steam injection, subsequently cooled and creamed or emulsified and then fed or passed to a furth... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5218898 | Food processing plant A food processing plant comprises a cooking kettle, a holding tank and a depositor. The holding tank is provided with wheels to permit the tank to be moved from a first position in the proximity of the cooking kettle to a second position in the proximity ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5209943 | Process for making bulk cheese A method of making bulk cheese utilizes a vertical tower wherein the curd and whey mixture is introduced at the top of the tower and the cheese is withdrawn from the bottom of the tower. The tower is placed under negative pressure by drawing a vacuum thro... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5175014 | Method and apparatus for collating and consolidating natural cheese blocks Blocks of natural cheese (11) are packed in layers in an open-ended upright container (17), for maturing by depositing each layer of cheese blocks (11) on an elevator (18) within the container (17) and lowering the elevator (18) as successive layers of ch... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5146845 | Continuous cheese former for bulk cheese A cheese former for making large batches of cheese in a continuous process includes a tower having a screen along its internal side wall and a central screen extending along the axis of the tower, wherein whey may be separated from a curds and whey mixtur... | 09/15/1992 |
