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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7849788 | System for microorganism control A method of infrared heat-processing of nuts (e.g., almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts and mixtures thereof in order to reduce the microorganism level thereof is provided wherein the nuts are sequentially moi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7316181 | Machine to extract oil from fruit A modulating machine is used to extract and recover the essential oil from citrus fruit such as lemons, oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, etc. not removing their peel, but by microperforating it and disrupting oil cells. The oil thus extracted is trapped in water so a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7001633 | Stabilization of cooked and fully hydrated potato compositions The present invention provides starchy food products, especially cooked and fully hydrated potato compositions, including fully hydrated mashed potato compositions and fully hydrated cut potato compositions, which are stabilized against the development of toxins fro... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998496 | Rumen bypass calcium salts of trans and polyunsaturated fatty acids Free-flowing unsaturated fatty acid calcium salts with a fatty acid content consisting essentially of (a) about 40 to about 95 wt % unsaturated C16–C22 fatty acids; (b) about 5 to about 60 wt % saturated C14–C22 fatty acids; and (c) no more than about 6 wt % moi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973869 | Extraction device An extraction device for extracting a beverage with cold or iced water has a tube, a fluid pressurization device and a connector. The connector has a holder with a bottom, a seat, an atomizer and a discharge pipe. The seat is mounted in the bottom of the holder and ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6923102 | Washing device A washing installation includes a first washer (3) for washing slices of root vegetable with water, a second washer in the form of a rotating pipe (4) supplied with water at an infeed end for the slices of root vegetable washed during slicing, and a th... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924382 | Rumen bypass calcium salts of C18:1 and C18:2 fatty acids Free-flowing unsaturated fatty acid calcium salts containing from about 0.1 to about 1.5 equivalents of calcium hydroxide relative to the fatty acid content, with the fatty acid content consisting essentially of (a) from about 40 t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919122 | Flexible composites with integral flights for use in high-temperature food processing equipment and methods for producing the same A flexible composite with integral flights is provided and methods for making the same. The composite is made from, for example, silicone rubber, urethane rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene or other polymer. The composites are useful for making articles of manufacture,... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6837154 | Bale moistening and handling apparatus A bale moistening and handling apparatus including: an open-topped tank for containing liquid for moistening bales; means for gripping at least one bale; a boom, the boom having a first end and a second end, the bale gripping means mounted on the boom proximate to t... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6827007 | Pitting knives having an axial bore and method for decontaminating a drupe A drupe which is infested with a larva of a moth or larvae of other insects, and is contaminated with related excretions, referred to as a “frass”, in a central zone within the drupe, is cleansed with a longitudinally bored pitting knife mounted in the pitting h... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6691608 | Frozen food thawing device A device for cheaply and quickly thawing frozen food and particularly frozen meat. A container impervious to water has a quick-release connection for connection to a pump. A second container for holding frozen food is immersed in the first container. The ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688214 | Production method for processed soybean food products and apparatus for thermal deaeration of soybean slurry In a production method for processed soybean food products that includes a grinding step (A) in which raw soybeans are ground to obtain a soybean slurry and a heating step (B) in which the obtained soybean slurry is heated and thermally denatured, a deaer... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6645546 | Process and apparatus for producing fiber product with high water-binding capacity and food product made therefrom A dietary fiber product having a water absorption capacity of 8 to 15 times its weight and process for producing the same. The process includes the steps of selecting carrot material as the source for the fiber product (21), leaching a puree of the carrot... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6610249 | Aqueous solution for disinfecting an animal product, a method and a plant for such disinfection A composition for disinfecting an animal product comprising an electro-chemically activated, anion-containing aqueous solution. A plant for treating an animal product including a water reservoir (12), a salt feed device (16) for creating an aqueous salt s... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6599546 | Process and apparatus for in-line production of heat-processed beverage made from concentrate The invention provides a system and apparatus for producing heat-pasteurized or sterilized beverages from concentrate. The system comprises heating a diluent and combining the first metered diluent stream with a metered stream of beverage concentrate to p... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6544572 | Method and apparatus for severing roots and leaves of bean sprouts Bean sprouts conveyed on a conveyor are caused to fall into a number of cylindrical cases moved on an upper severing table so that the bean sprouts are enclosed in the respective cases in a standing state. Air is caused to blow from over the cylindrical c... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6523555 | Device for washing and drying foods, for example vegetables A device for washing and drying foods has an elastic sleeve-shaped body having two opposite ends, one of the ends being fixable elastically and water tightly onto an edge of a container, a filter provided with a plurality of openings for water to run thro... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508257 | Food washing apparatus with rotary agitator and method for washing food A hands-free, electrically operated food washing device having a fluid dispenser, such as a reservoir, a wash compartment, a motor-driven agitator, a removable food basket, and a drain for removing soiled fluid from the device. Also provided are controls ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6499392 | Method for rehydrating food granules and water and device for performing the method The invention relates to a method for rehydrating a predetermined quantity of food granules with a predetermined quantity of water. For this purpose, the water is first of all sprayed as a fine shower onto a portion of the food granules forming a first la... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6440475 | Grain moisture measuring apparatus and method A grain moisture measuring apparatus and method for measuring the moisture content of the grain as the grain moves through a grain conditioning system in which moisture is applied to the grain at a first location. The grain moisture measuring apparatus in... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6427584 | System and method for processing citrus fruit with enhanced oil recovery and juice quality A method and system of processing citrus fruit is disclosed. A peeling chamber has opposing ends and a fruit inlet and fruit outlet formed at respective opposing ends. Abrasive rollers are rotatably mounted in an arcuate configuration within the peeling c... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6393977 | Apparatus for pressure treating shellfish The invention relates to a process for eliminating pathogenic organisms from raw food products, such as raw shellfish, whereby the molluscan shellfish is exposed to hydrostatic pressure of relatively high value, for example between 20,000 p.s.i. to 50,000... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6379732 | Method and apparatus for severing root of bean sprout and dewatering bean sprout A method and apparatus for severing roots of bean sprouts and dewatering the bean sprouts are disclosed. Bean sprouts are supplied onto a severing and dewatering table having a number of severing slits each of which has such a width that a root of a bean ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6346288 | Method and apparatus for severing root of bean sprout A method and apparatus for severing roots of bean sprouts are disclosed. Bean sprouts are supplied onto a severing table having a number of severing slits each of which has such a width that a root of a bean sprout falls into each severing slit. Water is ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6260480 | Egg cleaning and decorating method and kit therefor An egg cleaning kit is provided for removing contents of a raw egg from the interior of a shell so that the shell's exterior surface may be decorated. The kit includes a hole-former for producing an opening through the shell, and an injector including a n... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6207214 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing Korean traditional oil pastries An apparatus includes an extruder having mixing screws, a speed reduces, a plurality of barrels, an extrusion die, feed hoppers, a water supply hose, and a CO2 gas supply member, and a conveyer unit having a conveyer belt, a flour distributor, ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6161473 | Rice washing apparatus A rice washing apparatus which can wash rice in a short time with a high degree of efficiency, and which can prevent occurrence of fragmentation of the rice, is composed of a rice washing tank formed of a cylindrical body, having a lower part in an invert... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6080435 | Method and system for disinfection and sterilization of foodstuffs and machinery A method and installation for disinfection or sterilization of food articles or machinery, in which the item of food or machinery to be disinfected or sterilized is electrically grounded, and vapor from water or other liquid substance is generated and dir... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6063426 | Apparatus and method for moistening dough materials A dough moistening apparatus. A reservoir is disposed above a conveyor. The reservoir is operably coupled to a pump that fills the reservoir, from a tank. The reservoir has a spillway such that when overfilled, the fluid cascades onto the conveyor, thereb... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6004604 | Method of treating produce A chlorine dioxide solution is sprayed onto produce that includes at least one contaminant which can be debris, soil, fungus and/or organic chemicals. Sprayers are used to spray the chloride dioxide solution on the produce to wash the contaminant from the... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000321 | Rice washing apparatus A rice washing apparatus comprising a rice washing apparatus body including a rice washing vessel portion and a carryout portion formed on an upper outer periphery of the rice washing vessel portion and a lid adapted to cover an upper opening portion of t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997930 | Method for processing rice The field of the invention relates to a method for processing food products to prepare the food products for packaging. The methods involve presteaming, steeping, steam cooking, and then drying the food products. The method reveals pressure cooking with a... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992310 | Pitting knives having an axial bore A drupe which is infested with a larva of a moth or larvae of other insects, and is contaminated with related excretions, referred to as a "frass", in a central zone within the drupe, is cleansed with a longitudinally bored pitting knife mounted in the pi... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5950529 | Vegetable peeling device A vegetable peeling device for peeling vegetables. The vegetable peeling device includes a housing has a lower base portion, a gear housing portion, and a drum portion. The drum portion of the housing has an inner surface defining a reservoir. The drum po... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5937877 | Apparatus for washing foodstuffs An improved apparatus for washing foodstuffs is provided. The invented apparatus utilizes hydro-energy to sufficiently clean a number of different types of foodstuffs processed thereby, while effectively using water circulating therethrough. The apparatus... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5916354 | Vegetable topping, tailing and cutting machine A continuous flighted conveyor belt (18) is fed product (12) from a transverse direction. As the belt moves the product forward, offset water jets (56) cause some of the items not seated in a flight (20) to be rotated and captured in the flights. Further ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902619 | Method and apparatus for disinfecting or sterilizing foodstuffs and other articles A method and apparatus for disinfection or sterilizing an article which is a food or foodstuff, or a surface of an article for contacting a food or foodstuff. According to the invention, the article is grounded and is treated with an electrically charged ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5862821 | Apparatus for washing leafy plant products An improved and simplified apparatus and method for washing leafy plant products is provided. The invented apparatus utilizes hydro-energy for sufficiently cleaning plant products being processed thereby, while effectively using water recirculating theret... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5863584 | Method for treating produce and process water A method for treating fresh produce to remove debris and inhibit the growth of fungus on the produce and a method for treating contaminants in process water. According to the present invention, the produce is submerged in process water in an amount suffic... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5860356 | System for production of sterile-packed rice A sterile-packed rice product is produced in a system including a rice filling device that fills an individual tray with a predetermined quantity of washed and soaked rice; a sterilization chamber that substantially air-tightly contains one or more of arr... | 01/19/1999 |
