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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368283 | Agitation tank for storing beer yeast slurry According to the present invention, there is provided a stirred tank for storing yeast slurry to be supplied to fermentation tanks where fermented foods such as beer are fermented, is characterized in that a stirring impeller is provided within the stirred tank and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6482460 | Method and apparatus for processing cottage cheese A method and apparatus for the production of cottage cheese wherein precut cheese curds are provided in a vat. The curds are subjected to a cooking operation while simultaneously providing for agitation of the curds. The system includes a carriage which t... | 11/19/2002 |
| 5985347 | Cheese processing vat and method A cheese processing vat of the type having a pair of interconnected generally cylindrical wall portions with agitator panels rotating therein to sweep generally cylindrical volumes includes agitator panels which are driven to rotate in opposite directions... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5967026 | Apparatus for the manufacture of reduced and low-fat pasta filata cheese An apparatus and process for producing reduced and low-fat, high-quality pasta filata cheese incorporates a rice-based cheese substitute into freshly manufactured pasta filata cheese through a kneading, spraying process that preserves the integrity of the... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5953983 | Food processing device An enclosed food processing device is provided having one or more conveyor belts and vertically rotating agitators positioned above the belt. The agitators have forwardly and rearwardly projecting prongs that stir the food being processed without causing ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5704280 | Food processing device An enclosed food processing device is provided having one or more conveyor belts and vertical agitators positioned above the belt. The agitators have forward and backward prongs that stir the food being processed without causing physical damage to it. The... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5606907 | Food processing vat A cheese processing vat of the type having a pair of interconnected wall portions each having a compound frustoconical shape, with agitator panels rotating therein to sweep volumes which correspond to the frustoconical wall portions, said agitator panels ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5513559 | Food processing vat A cheese processing vat of the type having a pair of interconnected generally cylindrical wall portions with agitator panels rotating therein to sweep generally cylindrical volumes includes agitator panels which have radially inner edge portions spaced ra... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5486048 | Apparatus for treating dough An apparatus for the treatment of dough, in particular portioning and kneading, has a drum (2) rotatable around a horizontal axis and provided on its periphery with receiving openings (3, 4) for the dough. In these receiving openings the dough is treated,... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5178060 | Food processing vat with contoured bottom and mated agitator blade A food processing vat having an outer shell and an inner vessel to contain a food product with a chamber therebetween includes a contoured bottom having a high point and a low point wherein the food product naturally gravitates toward the low point which ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5178459 | Tank with a double stirring system, primarily a curdling tank A curdling tank includes two upright, mutually intersecting, circular tank sections, each of the circular tank sections having a concentrically operated stirring system. The bottom portions of each of the circular tank sections are shaped to include slopi... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5158785 | Apparatus for kneading portioned dough pieces An apparatus for portioning and kneading pieces of dough has a rotatably mounted drum driven for continuous rotational movement and provided with a plurality of receiving openings for the dough to be kneaded. Disposed above the drum is a kneading tool for... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5000086 | Method for applying a liquid release agent on a cheese This invention concerns a process for applying a liquid release agent, especially an alginate, to the outside of a thin wide strand of cheese (30) on a revolving cooling roll (2) characterized in that the release agent is pressed onto the outside of the c... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4989504 | Food processing vat An enclosed food processing vat is provided having two or more generally horizontally-oriented partial cylindrical inner wall sections, each inner wall section conforming to a first portion of an swept volume created by the rotation of an agitator means a... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4957426 | Apparatus for stretching dough An apparatus for stretching dough comprising two pairs of rollers and means for imparting vibrations to the dough positioned between the pairs of rollers is provided. In this apparatus, vibrations are imparted to dough, which causes the thixotropic effect... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4938424 | Food processing vat An improved food processing vat including an outer shell, and a vessel to contain a food product, such as curds and whey, is spaced inwardly of the shell and is composed of a pair of generally cylindrical sections which intersect along vertical apices. Ea... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4924769 | Device for manufacturing butter A method of and device for manufacturing butter. A continuous-operation mechanical churn has at least one butter-making cylinder, a buttermilk extractor, and at least one squeeze-off. Once most of the buttermilk has been extracted, fragments chopped from ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4893554 | Apparatus for distributing cheese coagulum in a vat With the use of a distributor unit, which is reciprocable over and along an oblong prepressing vat for cheese production, it has already been proposed that a uniform distribution of the whey/coagulum mixture can be achieved by a horizontal wing rotors in ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4815958 | Apparatus for agglomeration Apparatus particularly for agglomerating particles of different products. A rotatable drum, which has a wall which defines a cylinder and a cylinder void, is mounted on a frame in a horizontal or inclined position. The apparatus includes provision for rot... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4669254 | Plant for producing plastic curd cheeses A plant for producing plastic curd cheeses such as mozzarella, caciocavallo and the like, comprising at least one device for chopping the curd, at least one kneading device for kneading the chopped curd with an aqueous liquid, at least one plasticizing de... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4584934 | Apparatus for producing a homogenous flexible layer of material from blocks of highly consistent material, such as butter or margarine An apparatus for producing a homogeneous flexible layer of material such as butter or margarine, comprising an input portion for guiding blocks of said material into a central portion, in which two rotors 11, 12 are arranged in a horizontal plane, a centr... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4417405 | Article of manufacture and process An article of manufacture and process for making same are provided wherein fresh fruit or mixtures thereof is made into a puree by heating, pulping and finishing same in a manner which preserves the fruit's natural integrity, and then the pulped and finis... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4321860 | Closed cheese making vat with recirculating whey A cheese making vat comprising a closed vessel having a vertical shaft mounted for rotation within the vessel. The shaft carries a frame that extends radially outward from the shaft, and a series of vertical blades are mounted on the frame and are designe... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4308791 | Enclosed finishing vat for cheese making An enclosed finishing vat for cheese making. The vat has a generally oval configuration and an agitating unit is mounted for reciprocating movement on a frame above the vat and includes a vertical drive shaft that extends through a slot in the top of the ... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4206880 | Food processing apparatus A closed food processing vat particularly for use as a cheese curd vat where at least one rotatable vertical shaft within the vat has a pivotally associated cutter frame stopped so the frame when the shaft is rotated in one direction is moved to a cutting... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4110484 | Flow process for production of imitation cheese Imitation cheese is manufactured by a flow process from a plurality of edible ingredients comprising fat, protein, water, and flavor wherein the cheese product is set by the addition of an acidulant, in lieu of fermentation. The edible ingredients are int... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4091721 | Pasta-filata cheese mixing and stretching machine A vertical hopper carries a mass of hot water recirculated therethrough by water jet inlets opening laterally into the vertical hopper below the level of accumulated water and creates by water turbulence the heating and mixing of cheese curd segments as t... | 05/30/1978 |
| 3988011 | Food processing apparatus A food processing vat used to make cheese comprising a covered heated vessel that includes a pair of partially cylindrical intersecting portions forming a chamber having a figure-8 configuration and an improved means for cutting and agitating the food pro... | 10/26/1976 |
