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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42938 | Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd, comprising a curd vat with a shaft drivable for rotation, which shaft carries a number of cutting frames extending radially from the shaft and arranged on the shaft in staggered relation, each cutting frame having two frame g... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7823504 | Cutting frame for use in a curd vat A cutting frame for use in a curd vat, which cutting frame comprises substantially parallel frame girders, between which is situated a lattice formed from longitudinal knives and transverse knives, of which the transverse knives are mounted on the frame girders by w... | 11/02/2010 |
| 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 |
| 6960014 | Tempering apparatus Tempering apparatus having disc-free stirring tool (8) with plate-shaped arms (12, 13). The upper side (14) of each arm (12) has a different geometrical configuration than the lower side (19) thereof. Each neighbouring arm (13 | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6415711 | Cheese shredder apparatus Improvements are provided in an apparatus and a method for shredding blocks of cheese. The apparatus includes an elongated cheese chamber having an open side face for the admission of a block of cheese, which is urged into the elongated cheese chamber by ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6367375 | Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd, comprising a curd vat with a shaft drivable for rotation, which shaft carries a number of cutting frames extending radially from the shaft and arranged on the shaft in staggered relation, each cutting frame having ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6257129 | Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd Apparatus for cutting and stirring curd, comprising a curd vat with a shaft drivable for rotation, which shaft carries a number of cutting frames extending radially from the shaft and arranged on the shaft in staggered relation, each cutting frame having ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5711976 | Cheese molding apparatus A molds is filled with cheese by an apparatus that includes an extruder which injects cheese through the opening in the mold. A plunger is located adjacent to the mold and is contacted by moveable wall of the mold as cheese fills a mold cavity. An actuato... | 01/27/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5688542 | Continuous cheese coagulation method A method of forming a continuous ribbon of cheese from precheese is described. A conveyor belt system is used, modified to retain and transport the liquid precheese which, over the course of conveyance, solidifies to form the continuous cheese product dis... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5327818 | Apparatus for preparing and distributing fermented diary products The apparatus comprises a vat having a lateral wall and a bottom for pasteurizing, maturing and maintaining a product. A cover adjacent to the lateral wall and to the bottom controls the temperature of the product present in the vat. A first heat-exchange... | 07/12/1994 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5244020 | Dispenser A dispenser of foodstuff is particularly well adapted to deliver cheese for pizza making. A refrigerator contains a bin which may be completely removed from said refrigerator for cleaning, as in a dishwasher, for example. The bin features inwardly sloping... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5241901 | Apparatus for separating mixed substances such as foodstuffs A device is described relating to separating mixed substances of differing flowabilities, in particular for the purpose of processing foodstuffs. The processing takes place in a device by which an elastic presser belt is pressed onto the periphery of a ho... | 09/07/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5103720 | Separating apparatus An apparatus for separating of flowable and non-flowable constituents mixed with each other, particularly for the purpose of preparation of foodstuffs, operates with an elastic presser belt which is held pressed against the circumferential surface of a se... | 04/14/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5017396 | Method of centrifuging cheese milk A method of centrifuging cheese milk that involves skimming it in a self-emptying centrifuge, returning some of the separated cream to the skim milk to adjust it to the desired level of fat, and centrifuging it again to precipitate microorganisms and dirt... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5003869 | Procedure for the metered addition of copper ions in cheese production For the metered addition of copper ions in cheese production in a stainless steel kettle (a) CO2 is introduced into the added water, (b) copper ions are produced electrolytically in the added water by means of electrodes immersed in the added water,... | 04/02/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4834635 | Extrusion die for extruded product An extrusion die for producing hollow extrusions from material which is difficult to solidify quickly, e.g. chocolate, the die comprising an outer die part secured to the end of a supply pipe, a central aperture in the outer die part within which an inner... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4829890 | Counterflow washer and cooler apparatus A counterflow washer and cooler for processing cottage cheese curd and whey material comprising a horizontal housing, and a material and fluid blender rotatable mounted in the housing. The blender includes a rotatable shaft having at least one material li... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4802407 | Automatic electric household appliance for making cheese and by-products thereof The appliance comprises a housing seat for a milk container removable from said seat, a system of electrical heating resistances associated with said seat near the container, an agitator inserted in a removable manner from the container and an electric mo... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4735817 | Method of casing a food product in the manufacture of individual slices of the product A method of manufacturing slices of processed cheese in which a hot cooked mass of the cheese is extruded onto a moving endless belt formed of plastics material provided with a release coating which does not adhere to the cheese, the mass of cheese is spr... | 04/05/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4665811 | Apparatus for producing thin portions of pasta filata cheese A technique for producing sliced, shredded and/or diced cheese of the pasta filata type. The technique utilizes a plurality of rollers which reduce an extruded strand of cheese to a ribbon of the desired thickness. The rollers are heated and a spray of wa... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4658711 | Continuous churn A continuous churn for making sweet-cream or sour-cream butter consists of an initial churning cylinder that contains a beater and creates butter grain and buttermilk, of a rotating second churning cylinder that is downstream of the initial cylinder and i... | 04/21/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4433618 | Apparatus for continuously manufacturing fibrous high protein foods An apparatus for continuously manufacturing fibrous high protein foods comprises an apparatus for supplying a fixed quantity of fibrous structure formable food raw material from a nozzle, said food material being obtained through the steps of curdling cow... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4374488 | Whey filter A whey filter for removing fine curd particles from a stream of cheese whey includes a mesh screen (30) suspended in a cylindrical portion (17) of a tank (18) with cheese whey being introduced above the screen (30) through inlet ports (36) arranged to dir... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4363263 | Efficient high humidity food processing system with sanitizing improvements Food products such as produce, fish, meat, and poultry are rapidly cooked and chilled in separate units through which a continuously running conveyor belt passes in a spiral pathway to converse cabinet space and produce energy efficient operation. Water i... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4309941 | Cheese making method and apparatus A cheesemaking installation comprising means for forming a mat of curd from a slurry of curd and whey, a plurality of endless conveyors for continuously moving the mat of curd in succession through a drying and de-wheying section, a fusing section, a stre... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4130053 | Apparatus for cutting cheese curd A curd-cutting tool is rotatable about an axis within an immobile curdling container, driving means being provided for rotating this tool in one direction around said axis to cut the cheese curd; and means are operatively connected to the driving means fo... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4112835 | Cheese processing system The present invention discloses and provides a fully automatic continuous processing system and apparatus for producing fibrous cheeses of the pizza or mozzarella type, either for immediate consumption or for use in preparing other products. The system ha... | 09/12/1978 |
