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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841271 | Cheese vat for preparing soft fresh cheese, and cutting frame for a cheese vat A cheese vat for at least preparing curd for soft fresh cheese, comprising at least one cutting frame provided with a cutting wire system, which has a frame which has at least two opposite frame parts between which cutting wire sections extend, which frame parts are... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7305917 | Cheese vat for preparing soft fresh cheese, and cutting frame for a cheese vat A cheese vat for at least preparing curd for soft fresh cheese, comprising at least one cutting frame provided with a cutting wire system, which has a frame which has at least two opposite frame parts between which cutting wire sections extend, which frame parts are... | 12/11/2007 |
| 6673311 | Method and apparatus for continuous heat sterilization of liquid A method for continuous heat sterilization of liquid includes a continuous pre-heating step of preheating the liquid, a final heating step of heating the preheated liquid to reach a predetermined sterilizing temperature, a holding step of holding the liqu... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6539845 | Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd, comprising a curd vat with a shaft drivable for rotation, which shaft comprises a number of cutting frames extending radially from the shaft and having a number of strip-shaped transverse knives and longitudinal kn... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6471914 | Method for supercritical treatment of liquids and slurries A process for sterilization of a liquid in a continuous system comprising a series of steps. First the liquid is continuously pumped into a pressurized system. Second, the pressure on the liquid is increased in a first pressurization stage. Next, the liqu... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6418836 | Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd, comprising a curd vat with a shaft drivable for rotation, which shaft comprises a number of cutting frames extending radially from the shaft and having a number of strip-shaped transverse knives and longitudinal kn... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6162392 | Method and apparatus for super critical treatment of liquids A process for sterilization of a liquid in a continuous system comprising a series of steps. First the liquid is continuously pumped into a pressurized system. A process for sterilization of a liquid in a continuous system where, in the first step, the li... | 12/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6004508 | Method and apparatus for super critical treatment of liquids A process for sterilization of a liquid in a continuous system including a series of steps. First the liquid is continuously pumped into a pressurized system. Second, the pressure on the liquid is increased in a first pressurization stage. Next, the liqui... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5996478 | Apparatus for pressure processing a pumpable food substance An improved method and apparatus for pressure processing a pumpable substance are shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, a valve is coupled to a source of a pumpable food substance and a pressure vessel, the valve being movable to a first, second... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5948356 | Process for high-pressure sterilization of products A semi-continuous process for high-pressure sterilization of a liquid or solid product, in which the sterilization of successive volumes of the product is performed by compressing the product at high pressure in a variable treatment chamber of generally t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5792500 | Process for the continuous preparation of cheese or a cheese product installations for practicing the process and product obtained by the process A method of continuously manufacturing a cheese or a cheese speciality from curds, the method comprising the following steps: a) raw materials including at least broken curds are inserted into a screw extruder (10) inside a sheath (11); b) the raw materials ar... | 08/11/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5316745 | High pressure sterilization apparatus and method An ultra high pressure sterilizing apparatus and method comprising a cylinder and plunger assembly that operates on a power compression stroke where material to be sterilized is alternately pressurized and depressurized in the cylinder chamber. The cylind... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5301605 | Curd ripening apparatus The curd ripening apparatus comprises two perforated, semicylindrical baskets (12, 30), rotatably supported on a common horizontal axis, one within the other. Curds are poured into the inside basket, and the outside basket is then rotated of 180° with re... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5243900 | Apparatus for transferring bulk cheese A cheese transfer system is adapted for receiving a column of cheese as it is discharged from a continuous cheese making system. The cheese transfer system has an expandable chamber into which the cheese is introduced. The chamber is then compressed to cl... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5198245 | Apparatus for the manufacture of extruded cakes An apparatus for the production of extruded cakes of a paste-form material has an extrusion die nozzle which has combs having toothed profiles pivotally mounted in the lateral and upper portions of the extrusion passage of the extrusion nozzle and to whic... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5052290 | Cheese-making tank A cheese-making tank comprising a cylindrical container provided with a first cutting frame with cutting wires forming a netting, said cutting frame being displaceable forwards and backwards along the lower portion of the container from a first position a... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4883417 | Apparatus for continuously producing at a substantially constant flow rate a strip dough of substantially uniform dimensions An apparatus for continuously producing a dough strip of substantially uniform dimensions is provided. The apparatus (2) comprises a hopper (4) having a divider (8) at its bottom, a conveyor (10) with a weighing device (12), a transfer conveyor (13), a th... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4705470 | Cheese handling apparatus A portable apparatus for handling cheese, including a base and a turntable mounted on the base. The turntable has cutout recesses in the periphery thereof for moving molds in a circular locus. A platform is provided on the base for supporting the molds as... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4685877 | Food extruding apparatus A food extruding apparatus including a food receiving member having a through-hole receiving a food or a food material which is to be extruded and an extruding means inserted into the through-hole from one end thereof and moved toward the other end, there... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4612853 | Cheese kettle A cheese kettle (1) is used for the separation of whey from the cheese mix and the comminuting of the cheese mix into curd particles takes place. The cheese kettle (1) is composed of two side-by-side, substantially cylindrical parts (3), located so that t... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4538510 | Conveyors A slatted endless plastics conveyor belt preferably with draining slots therethrough is supported over its conveying distance on a bed of runners and passes about end sprockets engaging directly with the belting and one set of which is driven. The edge of... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4501196 | Process vat cutting and stirring mechanism An apparatus for processing a mixture to produce a product such as cottage cheese. The apparatus comprises a vat for holding the mixture, a paddle for stirring the mixture, a cutting knife for cutting the product, a carriage for supporting the cutting kni... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4420296 | Closure assembly A closure assembly especially adapted for use with the mould of cheese block forming machines, includes structure defining an opening and a closure member mounted to the structure for movement to and from a position in which it closes the opening. Co-oper... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4300446 | Apparatus for salting cheese An apparatus for salting cheese. A tank containing a quantity of salt is located outside of the finishing vat that contains the cheese curd. The curd in the vat is agitated by stirring paddles which are mounted on a rotating arm and one end of a salt supp... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4206696 | Cheese curd processing apparatus and method Apparatus and method for processing fresh cheese curd such as is produced in the manufacture of cottage cheese. Employs a belt in the form of a plastic screen which is caused to press a continuous layer of the curd against the peripheral surface of a rota... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4199268 | Food processor The invention relates to an improved, novel method and time saving food processor and process, easily assembled and cleaned, and safely operably for whipping egg whites, or cream, and making butter, in seconds, in which two elements define two flat surfac... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4182232 | Curd mixer for making cottage cheese A curd mixer for making cottage cheese, comprising a horizontally arranged screw conveyor for feeding curds to a disk cutter for slicing the curds with the addition of hot water, a drop chamber adjacent to and beneath the disk cutter, permitting the slice... | 01/08/1980 |
| 3946657 | Process for the continuous preparation of yogurt and other fermented milk products Yogurt and other fermented milk products are prepared in a continuous process in which a continuous stream of milk is added to a fermenting mixture of milk and a starter in a prefermenting tank. The pH of the mixture in the prefermenting tank is maintaine... | 03/30/1976 |
