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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7223427 | Beverage maker interface The present disclosure relates to a system and method of use for storing and communicating information such as beverage preparation parameters including but not limited to beverage recipes, advertisements or operator information. The present disclosure provides a sy... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7029715 | Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001627 | Vertical rotisserie basting oven A rotisserie oven comprising a central heating section having a vertical orientation and dividing the cooking space into two equal, independent, and evenly heated roasting chambers; at least two rotisserie rods each driven by a motor; at least two removable basting ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989169 | Production of capsules and particles for improvement of food products The present invention is related to the production of capsules or particles of micro and nanometric size, for introduction into food, using stable electrified coaxial jets of two immiscible liquids with diameters in the micro and nanometric range. An aerosol of char... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6989170 | System and method for making casingless sausage A method and system for producing a casingless sausage product. An emulsion, such as a meat emulsion, is heated by a first heating element, such as conductive element, such as a heat exchanger or a direct heating element, from a first temperature to an initial heati... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6958166 | Frying apparatus with closed loop combustion control and method Frying apparatus for frying food, such as French fries, vegetables, bakery goods, meat fish, poultry and the like, in a heated fluid contained in a fry pot. The fluid is heated by a combustion burner that has a heat exchanger removably disposed in the heating fluid.... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953596 | Method and apparatus for cutting dough with nested pattern cutters A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at lea... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942887 | Coffee roaster and method A method and apparatus for pan roasting a mass of green coffee beans at rest by heat conduction from the pan bottom to the beans mass. A glass cover and smoke filter closes the roasting chamber. A radial blower operates at slow speed to draw ambient air and vacate s... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942888 | Cheese extruding machine and process for producing pieces of cheese A cheese extruding machine and process for producing pieces of cheese of an exact weight directly from unaged or semi-aged cheese curds of semi-hard and hard cheeses. The cheese extruding machine includes a standard screw-type vacuum filler which receives large bloc... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932997 | Method for forming multiple rows of meat patties The present invention provides a method for forming multiple rows of meat patties. An existing single row forming machine is modified by moving the fill slot relative to the existing stroke length so that the fill slot comes in contact or fluidly communicates with a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932998 | Apparatus and method for forming two component food product A method and apparatus for forming molded food products having an outer first component and an inner second component is provided. The apparatus includes a pressurized supply of first component and a pressurized supply of second component. A mold housing extends alo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6902755 | Method and apparatus of chilling slurries and liquids A method and apparatus for rapidly chilling liquid or slurried food products through a two-stage sequence of jacket cooling followed by vacuum chilling. Slurry and liquid food products heated in a batch are chilled by first employing a chilled liquid flowing through... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896921 | Method of reducing bacteria and fat content of food products In one embodiment of the present invention a method for processing a plurality of food products includes loading the food products into a vacuum tumbler, filling the vacuum tumbler to a predetermined level with a processing solution having a pH level within a predet... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884449 | Microwave oven having rice cooking function and method of controlling the same A method for controlling a rice cooking operation in a microwave oven including setting up at least one rice cooking operation in the microwave oven based upon the amount of rice and water mixture; heating the rice and the water in a cooking chamber using a magnetro... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6875458 | Single mold form fryer with enhanced product control A mold form fryer utilizing a top conveyor that transports snack pieces through a constant velocity oil stream without the need of a bottom mating mold or conveyor. Herein, the form fryer is provided with a top conveyor disposed above a fryer oil pan positioned long... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869629 | Drip pan for an infrared cooking apparatus and method therefor An apparatus, method and system is described for catching juices dripping from food being cooked in an infrared cooking apparatus, while still allowing infrared radiation to directly irradiate the food. A drip pan has base plate with an outer perimeter and an outer ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869633 | Automated food frying device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866878 | Method and apparatus for producing co-extruding pasta A method and apparatus for producing co-extruded pasta such as stuffed rigatoni and for providing the ability to make a plurality of end crimps with a single die. The method involves distributing pasta dough from an extruder to multiple co-extrusion die inserts that... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863913 | Food preparation process using bulk density feedback A method and system for food preparation and processing that determines the bulk density of food particulate matter input into particulate packaging machinery and performs bulk density feedback of packaged food particulate matter. The feedback mechanism inputs bulk ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863916 | Apparatus and methods for making frozen food products An apparatus for making frozen food products having a horizontal mixing spindle with a continuous, closed-loop, recessed, crisscrossed track around its outer lengthwise surface. A paddle wheel encircles the spindle and has a plug or guide skate that extends into the... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861084 | Method of roasting food products A food preparation apparatus having a food carrier holding one or more articles of food being removeably positioned on a transport mechanism for travel in a linear direction and being simultaneously rotated and advanced subjecting the food to a predetermined level o... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6861083 | Process and apparatus for the integral utilization of oil-producing drupes, particularly olives, and specific products obtained A process and an apparatus for the processing of oil-producing drupes, notably olives, is described comprising at least one device (20, 24) for the processing of whole drupes which effects a physical destructuring with incipient detachment of the drupe pulp f... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858243 | Pizza preparation and delivery method and unit The present invention relates to pizzas and pizza-type products preparation and delivery method. The present invention deals with a method for providing to consumer a freshly baked pizza-type food product using individually frozen ingredients, combining them and bak... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854970 | Extruder die injection nozzle An extruder die assembly and method for using same is disclosed which is designed for adaptation to a wide variety of commercial-grade extrusion devices common in the food industry. The extruder die assembly is inserted into an appropriate compartment within an extr... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6846504 | Method of cooking complete meal in one vessel A method of cooking a complete meal in one vessel involving placing specified types of foods in a specific sequence of layers within the vessel, along with appropriate flavorings, so that the various foods retain their separate flavors and structural integrity and c... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844016 | Rapid method for predicting tomato paste consistency The present invention provides a method for predicting tomato paste consistency loss and yield loss. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6838105 | Dough product rolling apparatus and method for rolling dough products The leading edge of a sheet of dough product impacts an impacting feature and causes the leading edge to roll over onto itself thereby initiating a roll. Engagement enhancement is utilized to increased to increase the ability of the sheet of dough product to resist ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6833147 | Method and an apparatus for shaping a dough piece An apparatus for bending a bar-like dough piece into substantially an M-shaped piece. A conveying section (2) continuously conveys bar-like dough pieces (1) in a traveling direction that is orthogonal to the length of the bar-like dough piece (1... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830769 | Flexible mould for confectionery, bread-making and similar, with support and stiffening element of the outer edge A flexible mold made of silicone for confectionery, bread-making or the like, can be used in traditional ovens and microwave ovens. The tray has a stiffened edge preferably of metallic wire dipped in the silicone or of plastic or metallic frame structure, co-stamped... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6830767 | Method for constrain-frying snack pieces having intact surface features Uniformly shaped snack chips, preferably tortilla-type chips, having raised surface features and a method for preparing the same. The chips can be made from a dough composition comprising pre-cooked starch-based material and pregelatinized starch. Preferably, the sn... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827476 | System for controlling mixing processes In a method for controlling the mixing of dough ingredients in a mixer, dough ingredients are mixed. The amount of power supplied to the mixer is measured in specified time intervals. Data relating to the amount of power supplied are stored. Based on the stored data... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824803 | Method of rolling oil-containing agricultural or grain products A method of using a rotatable roll for rolling oil-containing agricultural products or other types of cereals or foodstuffs. The roll has a roll body of metal and an outer covering of a non-metal material, especially synthetic material or a mixture of synthetic mate... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821542 | Methods, devices, and systems for securing or removing leading edge portions of moving food products Methods and apparatus for shaping or forming the leading edge portion of an elongated food product include: (a) moving an elongated food item forward over a first travel lane in a predetermined travel path in a food processing system, the elongated food item having ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821539 | Method for maintaining temperature of a beverage by self-heating a hot beverage serving urn A method of maintaining temperature of a hot beverage in an urn with a self-heating urn (10) provided with heat packs (18) that are rapidly heated during the brewing process and then gradually release their heat to the brewed beverage within the urn af... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818241 | Method for preparing cooked rice The invention relates to a method of preparing cooked rice, comprising steaming raw rice having a water content of less than 30% by weight and then boiling the steamed rice, to cooked rice prepared according to the present method, and to cooked rice types comprising... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6818242 | Production method of Chinese fried meat dumplings A production method of Chinese fried meat dumplings includes loading meat dumplings on a conveyer, steaming the meat dumplings on the conveyer, and frying the meat dumplings by increasing a temperature of the conveyer from 50° C. to 200-280° C. in 1-8 minutes as t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6818240 | Process for the production of Masa flour and dough This invention is directed to a continuous process for the production of flour and dough using ground corn kernels where before grinding the hull and tip cap are removed from the corn kernels which ground corn produces an endosperm/germ flour. The endosperm/germ flo... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814992 | Anaerobic fermentation method and apparatus A method and apparatus for monitoring a liquid undergoing anaerobic fermentation in a vessel is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an airlock containing a fluid for sealing the vessel and an electrical circuit operatively arranged to pass a current through the fluid... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811802 | Moulding The invention provides methods and moulding devices for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff which is suitable for human consumption, in particular from a mass of meat, in particular chicken. The method comprises filling a mould cavity with a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808732 | Process for producing a dehydrated food product from a wet plant material The invention relates to a process for producing a dehydrated food product from a wet plant material (MH), in particular in juice or purée form, by drying the said material in the form of a thin layer (CF) on a hot wall. This process is remarkable by the fact that ... | 10/26/2004 |
