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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109208 | Cheese vat having adjustable shaft seal assembly A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes an adjustabl... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7624677 | Apparatus for preparing curd and for feeding the prepared curd to a curd processing apparatus An apparatus for preparing curd and feeding same to a curd processing apparatus, comprising a number of curd tanks and a pipe system connected with the curd tanks and provided with pumping means to feed curd from the curd tanks to the curd processing apparatus, wher... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7217234 | System and a method for controlling a centrifuge for the production of a skimmed milk product The present disclosure includes a method of controlling a centrifuge for the centrifugal production of a milk product. The steps include taking a milk sample at an outlet of the centrifuge from a liquid phase, adding a substance to the milk sample that increases lig... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6909070 | Food product steamer A steamer apparatus for steaming bread-type food products includes a housing defining a steam chamber having a heated platen therein. A water conduit delivers water onto the heated platen to convert the water into steam in the steam chamber. The water in the conduit... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6860193 | Reinforcing device for household bean milk and bean curd makers Reinforcing device for household bean milk and bean curd makers reinforces a structure for fastening a drive motor to a main body using a bracket, thus reducing vibration and noise. The reinforcing device is constructed such that a body cap extends to a predetermine... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6792849 | Household soybean milk maker A household soybean milk maker including a main body defining a space for receiving water, a cover element openably installed on an upper end of the main body, a drive motor disposed in the cover element to generate rotating force, a drive shaft for outputting rotat... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6737096 | Method and apparatus for producing a sterile milk product A process and apparatus for producing a sterile milk product from raw milk is disclosed. After separation, the skim milk portion is conducted to a primary filter assembly having a plurality of microfiltration units arranged in series. Bacteria having a size larger t... | 05/18/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6652900 | Method and plant for producing a sterile milk product A method and a plant for producing sterile milk which includes separating the raw milk into skim and cream portions, filtering the skim portion to form a first permeate and a first retentate, heat treating the first permeate, filtering the first retentate... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6564698 | Valve assembly A failsafe valve assembly for use in clean-in-place systems that arranges multiple product blocking valves with one bleed valve. The failsafe valve assembly having a junction providing fluid communication between the primary isolation valve, the one bleed... | 05/20/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6468570 | Methods and apparatus for making precise weight cheese products A cheese tower system is adapted for producing precise weight quantities of cheese. In an embodiment of the invention, a column of cheese is formed using a tower. Retail portions of cheese may be cut from the cheese column. The cut portions of cheese may ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6465033 | Method and apparatus for producing cheese A method and apparatus for producing cheese, suitable in particular for producing crumbly cheese. Cheese molds are filled with curd, are subsequently closed with a lid and are pressed, whereafter the obtained cheeses are removed from the cheese molds. Pri... | 10/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6345572 | Soybean milk maker A soybean milk maker comprises a main body having an upper opening and a cover releasably mounted to the upper opening of the main body. The cover includes a passage having an upper end communicated with outside and a lower end. A filter/receiver is mount... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6247393 | Means for making soybean milk The present invention proposes an apparatus for making soybean milk, wherein a cover body is connected to the opening of a container, and a fixing tank is extended form the cover body toward the inside of the container. A motor is installed in the fixing ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6152025 | Fat collection structure and method A structure and method is provided for absorbing excess fat from an environment including one or more fats insolubly combined in an aqueous solution mix. The structure includes a plurality of layers, at least one of which is formed from a preferentially f... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6119589 | Apparatus for obtaining cheese material from milk An apparatus for obtaining cheese material from milk has an elongate trough (11) which is provided at its one end with a filling zone (16) and, at its other end, a discharge zone (19). The trough has an inner wall (12) which is transportable at least subs... | 09/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5783245 | Method and apparatus for processing dairy product A system for recovery of dairy product from a milk storage tank includes a recovery tank disposed to receive raw milk product from the storage tank, a fluid treatment section disposed to apply treated fluid to the storage tank to loosen residual milk soli... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5749287 | Perforated drainage pipe for draining whey/curd mass The invention relates to a drainage pipe with perforations for draining whey from a whey/curd mass, in which the perforations are formed by small holes, and the hole size lies within the range 0.05-3 mm, while the hole density lies within the range 5-50,0... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5706719 | Cheese moulding device A device for moulding cheese includes a vessel (1), for containing a mixt of curds and serum, and a series of moulding cups (11), a distribution trough (3) into which mixture from the vessel (1) flows, and a hopper (5) including a row of openings (16) lo... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5701810 | Tofu making apparatus The apparatus of the invention comprises three stages. The first stage extracts soy milk from soybean go, and comprises a cylindrical pot, a cylindrical filter for receiving go held within the pot, there being an annular gap between the filter and the pot... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5701809 | Plant for continuously processing cheese mass A plant for continuously processing cheese mass (7) comprises a first substantially horizontal conveyor (1) conveying the cheese mass (7) in one direction and a second substantially horizontal conveyor (2) conveying the cheese mass (7) in the opposite dir... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5683733 | Plant and a method of treating milk A plant and a method of treating milk so as to obtain milk with a low content of spores and bacteria. In a centrifugation unit (4) the milk is separated into a cream fraction (CR) and a skim-milk fraction. The skim-milk fraction is separated in a microfil... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5669291 | Apparatus for separating whey from a slurry-like material An apparatus for separating whey from a slurry-like material such as bean and dairy products, includes a screen, a jacket mantling the screen with a first space outside the screen and a second space inside the screen, wherein the first space provides a wh... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5660396 | Whey draining apparatus having sealing element The invention relates to a sealing element for forming a liquid-tight seal between two tubular elements running essentially parallel. The sealing element consists of positioning means which are in the form of a flange which is fixed to the inner element o... | 08/26/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5591469 | Process and system for regulating the fat content of milk and cream A process and system for controlling fat content in standardized milk and standardized cream. Whole milk is separated in a centrifuge into high-fat cream and low-fat milk. The high-fat cream leaving the centrifuge and the non-fat milk leaving the centrifu... | 01/07/1997 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5373779 | Yogurt cheese making device A yogurt cheese making device for separating the whey from yogurt having a strainer which receives the yogurt, the strainer having an open top, a bottom, a pair of opposing end walls, and a pair of opposing side walls. The side walls and bottom are covere... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5357852 | Method and apparatus for producing reduced lactose milk A method and apparatus of producing reduced lactose milk products by processing raw milk through an ultra high temperature pasteurizer and simultaneously injecting the raw milk and 0.5-3 milliliters per container of lactase enzyme into containers, and imm... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356638 | Method and apparatus for dehydration of yogurt during transportation and storage A method and apparatus is provided for producing yogurt in a small container and in a manner by which the formed yogurt may have undesirable serum drained therefrom to dehydrate the yogurt prior to consumption thereof, all through the use of a single cont... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5324529 | Process of and apparatus for handling green cheese A system for handling of cheese in the green state particularly directed for handling natural cheese types such as cheddar and colby in a manner so that they can be conveniently sub-divided and individually packaged, on the same day of manufacturing, into... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5297476 | Health guard fat skimmer A fat skimmer for separating an unwanted fat liquid from a wanted liquid is provided which consists of a transparent cone shaped jug for storing the unwanted fat liquid and the wanted liquid that is to be separated. The jug has a tapered exhaust conduit f... | 03/29/1994 |
