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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6607769 | System for coring lettuce heads The apparatus includes a plurality of cutter blades arranged around a vertical central axis. The lettuce head is placed above the cutter blades, with the core directed downward, and it is pushed downwardly against the cutter blades, and the cutter blades ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604452 | Food processor with circulation system and method A food processing system circulates a processing medium along a circulation path having first and second segments perpendicular to food product travel along a horizontal conveyor. In another aspect, desired sequencing is provided including reversal of ori... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602530 | Atmospheric steamer An atmospheric steamer includes a steam chamber defined at least in part by a housing, and a water retaining area having at least one associated heating element for heating the water to generate steam. A vent opening is provided through the housing. A ste... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6602533 | Method and apparatus for frying potato chips and related foodstuffs Apparatus for preparing potato chips. The apparatus has a slicer for the slicing of potatoes, means for conveying sliced potatoes through a heated oil bath and for removal of cooked potato chips from the heated oil bath. The slicer has a knife blade that ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598515 | Apparatus for processing a product An apparatus and method of processing a product, such as food product, are disclosed. Untreated product is placed inside a bottom-unloading basket that is, in turn, placed within a covered vessel. For processing a food product, a porous steamer apparatus ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598516 | Apparatus for production of ice-cream In the production of ice-cream products which are continuously extruded after passage of a flowthrough freezer, it would be ideal if the ice-cream could hereby be brought down to a discharge temperature of -12 to -25 degrees centigrade, as the products co... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6589577 | Disposable single serve beverage filter cartridge A beverage filter cartridge includes an outer container with a bottom, and front, back and side walls extending upwardly from the bottom to a peripheral rim surrounding an upper opening. The side wall is contoured to define interior ledges located above t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589580 | Method and apparatus for application of surface treatment to food products A method and apparatus for applying a material to food products in a high speed packaging line at a controlled rate in compliance with applicable food-handling equipment standards, preferably in a liquid spray, without immersion, wherein the rate of appli... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582743 | Device and method for cooking and/or heating comestibles with hot gaseous fluid Device for cooking food directly in a dish includes a generator for producing hot gaseous fluid, an applicator having a body for covering the dish, an inlet connected to generator for receiving hot gaseous fluid, a seal plate for sealing to the rim of dis... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6582744 | Integrated cooking and cutting instrument for fast food doner kebab and method therefor The present invention is a method for cooking, cutting and preparing the doner meat automatically and without any human intervention in the same amount and form for service and an integrated instrument for cooking and cutting doner. This invention relates... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6582741 | Device for stuffing meat products and related method A device is particularly well suited for introducing a continuous length of food stuffing into an elongated food product. The device uses a tube having opposite, open ends and an inner wall defining a longitudinal passage extending between such opposite e... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578471 | Apparatus for form-frying snack food product Apparatus and method for cooking snack food pieces features a drum-type fryer which transports individual, die-cut piece preforms through hot oil contained within a cooking tank defined between the periphery of the drum and a housing in which the drum is ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6561079 | Steam generating device for heating and/or frothing liquids The steam generating device (1) is used to heat and/or froth liquids, especially milk. It includes an electrically driven pump (3) supplied with water from a water source (2), which pump delivers water in a controlled fashion to a continuous flow heater (... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546850 | Meatloaf pan with removable, hinged, pan insert A meatloaf pan with removable, hinged pan insert is disclosed, comprising an elongated, rectangular meatloaf pan and an elongated, rectangular pan insert. The pan insert has two insert side panels that are hinged at their bottom edges to the longitudinal ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546847 | Device for producing pizza The invention is an apparatus for producing pizza by a mechanical, automated system without using baking tins for the dough bases and without using pre-prepared or pre-shaped bases. Dough bases are individually prepared from fresh pre-proportioned dough i... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6548092 | Method and device for handling baked products The invention relates to a method for separating and delivering, orderly positioned, stiff folded baked products, such as taco shells, from a first conveyor (1), the baked products on said first conveyor resting on carrier means (6), which are preferably ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6541057 | Apparatus for shelling nuts An apparatus for shelling nuts comprises adjustably opposed, manual or motor-driven, rotary wheel-type rollers that engage nuts and, as they rotate, forcibly crack the shell as the nut is transported between the rollers. The clearance between the opposed ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537600 | Multiple-stage energy-efficient produce processing system Mobile systems for cleaning and drying produce in order to extend shelf life, are described. Produce cleaning systems (20) are provided that employ plural forms of energy in an ionic liquid-based washing system (22, 24, 26) containing solvents and solutes... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537601 | Process of elimination of bacteria in shellfish and of shucking shellfish The invention relates to a process for eliminating pathogenic organisms and other bacteria from raw food products, such as raw shellfish, whereby the molluscan shellfish is exposed to hydrostatic pressure of relatively high value, for example between 10,0... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6534106 | Process for molding frozen ice confectionery compositions into articles Molded ice confectionery articles are prepared by delivering a hard ice confectionery composition to a metering device chamber under a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, keeping the composition in the device chamber under a pressure greater than ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531174 | Chewy confectionery product The present invention relates to a chewy confectionery product, preferably a chewy sweet product, and to methods for making such products. The chewy confectionery product contains oxidized starch, optionally in combination with a gum such as gum arabic, a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526874 | Apparatus for making pizza An apparatus and method for making pizza includes a housing and a plurality of canisters containing fresh dough stored in the housing. A cutting blade is disposed in the housing and is movable between an upper limit position and a lower limit position to ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6524633 | Process and apparatus for preparing pepperoni A process for preparing diced or sliced sausage, e.g. pepperoni, includes the steps of preparing the meat mixture by grinding and mixing to specification. The sausage is stuffed into casings or is extruded into sheet form for fermentation and cooking, fol... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6516710 | Apparatus for preparing Masa flour from dry milled maize The invention relates to an improved process for preparing Masa flour from dry milled maize comprising direct steam treating of the Masa meal, and also relates to a vertical cooking vessel suitable for (but not limited to) carrying out the steam treatment... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517878 | Beverage preparation system A cartridge for a compressible bottle containing a liquid. The cartridge comprises a housing attachable to the bottle and a collapsible bag. The housing and the bag together form an interior which contains a concentrate such as a drink mix. A transfer mec... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517882 | Food oven with even heat distribution The cooking chamber is defined at least in part by at least two pairs of oppositely disposed first and second wall structures, each of the wall structures including at least one slot opening for the passage of air therethrough. The rotating valve is in he... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6509049 | Device system and method for fluid additive injection into a viscous fluid food stream An apparatus, system and method is provided for injecting a fluid additive into a viscous fluid food flow stream. A fluid additive injector device is utilized to inject the fluid additive which has structure to prevent or minimize the amount of fluid addi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497907 | Baking device and method The invention relates to a device (1) for producing bakery products (2). It has an oven (4) closed off by a door (5) and a heating device (7) which heats the oven (4). A delivery device (10,31) is also provided for a fluid (11), along with a discharge ele... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494130 | Cooking apparatus insulated by non-fibrous means A cooking apparatus comprising a heatable component insulated by a heat insulating material, wherein the heat insulating material comprises a plurality of metal sheets that are spaced apart from each other by a separator.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6495182 | Loader for conveyorized cooking apparatus A loader for a conveyorized cooking apparatus having a transverse partition spaced from an endless loading belt. The loader may include several longitudinal partitions defining a plurality of dispensing stations for loading hamburger patties and like food... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488972 | Hermetically sealed package, and method and machine for manufacturing it A hermetically sealed package comprises an substantially rigid base(3; 22), preferably a tray, a product (2; 23) to be packaged, which in a preferred embodiment is higher than the tray side walls (5), supported on the tray (3; 22), and a stretch film (8; ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488973 | Method of making a cooking pouch containing a raw protein portion, a raw or blanched vegetable portion and a sauce A frozen food product which includes a raw protein portion, a raw or an only partially cooked or blanched vegetable portion and a sauce, contained in a sealed cooking pouch made primarily of paper and a susceptor layer, preferably aluminum, which may be p... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6479087 | Cheese depositing method A system and method are provided for forming IQF shreds of mozzarella cheese into a bead form and depositing the bead on the periphery of a pizza crust for forming a pizza with a cheese stuffed rim. The IQF shreds are heated and then extruded to form the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472001 | System for continuously forming center filled gum Method and system for continuously producing pieces of liquid-filled gum material. An extruded rope of liquid-filed gum is sized and separated into individual pieces of gum. A rotating drum mechanism having a die ring and cutter ring with mating die membe... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6463845 | Device for making cream-style corn A preferred device for making cream-style corn includes a corn-receiving member and a blade member. The corn-receiving member incorporates a first open end and defines an interior that is configured to receive at least a portion of an ear of corn. The bla... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6453801 | Appliance for cooking food articles A cooking appliance and method for cooking food articles by means of a heated cooking liquid, includes a liquid container for receiving a quantity of the cooking liquid; an electrical heater for heating the cooking liquid; a perforated rotary drum for rec... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6446547 | Food processing appliance A food processor that is operable in a dough mixing mode and in at least one other mixing mode. When in the dough mixing mode, the mixing impeller is driven at a continuous speed in the range of about 1,400 to about 1,600 rpm and preferably form about 1,4... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439112 | Needle for food item injection The present invention provides a needle for injecting substances into food products, and a method of making such needles, such devices comprising a generally tubular body having a pointed end and a second end, an axial duct in the tubular body, openings l... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6426104 | Bacon trimmer A bacon trimmer for trimming cooked bacon slices into substantially uniform lengths comprises: a housing, a transfer comb mounted on the housing, a device mounted on said housing for transferring the cooked bacon slices from a continuous conveyor belt car... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6426103 | Process of elimination of bacteria in shellfish and of shucking shellfish The invention relates to a process for eliminating pathogenic organisms and other bacteria from raw food products, such as raw shellfish, whereby the molluscan shellfish is exposed to hydrostatic pressure of relatively high value, for example between 20,0... | 07/30/2002 |
