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7620531 Method for determining and representing food products based on nutrient density rating and predicted satiating effect  
A method of assisting individuals in making food choices by providing two nutritional indices. One is a numerical expression of a food's overall nutrient density and the other is a separate...
7601372 Continuous pickle desalting process and apparatus  
A continuous method and an apparatus for desalting pickles is provided. The method comprises conveying pickles having a certain salt content along a path; spraying water onto the pickles as they...
7587974 Food processor appliances  
A food processor appliance includes various types of adaptors for permitting both liquid and solid food ingredients to be separately or concurrently fed into the appliance for processing therein,...
7569241 Magnetic alignment system for scraped-surface heat exchanger and method  
A magnetically aligned scraped-surface heat exchanger and method are provided. A stator includes electromagnetic elements, such as solenoids. A rotor, attached to a shaft of the heat exchanger,...
7556934 Concentration measurement by sensing hydrogel pressure  
A sensor and method for measuring the concentration of one or more chemical substances within a solution. The sensor including a body of saturated hydrogel held within a sensor body. A window to...
7501139 Method and an apparatus for shaping a dough piece  
An apparatus for stretching and rolling a mass of a strip of food dough to form a dough sheet is disclosed. A first conveyor ( 15 ) continuously conveys a mass of a strip of dough ( 9 ) along a...
7488502 Method of making processed meat products  
A method and system for making processed meat products employing a feed-forward analysis wherein input streams are analyzed and their flow rates are controlled relative to each other. The system...
7459920 Method of and apparatus for non-destructively measuring moisture content of dried objects  
Methods and apparatuses for obtaining electrical characteristics and moisture content of dried objects having different shapes and sizes through impedance and electrostatic capacity measurements...
7389676 Egg testing apparatus and method  
An egg testing apparatus and method utilize a vessel having marked thereupon indicia including graphics, calibrations and text, for use in determining the freshness, approximate age and recommended...
7320808 Method and apparatus for coating confectionery centers  
An improved coating apparatus and an improved method of coating a mass of centers are disclosed. The improved coating apparatus comprises a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the...
7250300 Method and means for the determination of total acid  
The invention relates to a dry-chemical method and a test kit for the rapid, quantitative analysis of total acid in wine and must. In this method, a slightly alkaline buffer is added to the sample...
7230564 Microwave method and system for material inspection  
A microwave system is capable of inspecting a medium, especially capable of inspecting food products transferred by a conveyer belt in real time. The microwave system includes a transmitter for...
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,...
7220439 Wine aging method and system  
A method and system for altering the interaction of wine ingredients to obtain changes in wine resembling many years of natural aging, a more complete homogenous solution, and an extended shelf...
7217234 System and a method for controlling a centrifuge for the production of a skimmed milk product  
The present disclosure includes a method of controlling a centrifuge for the centrifugal production of a milk product. The steps include taking a milk sample at an outlet of the centrifuge from a...
7208187 Climate control for the transport and storage of perishables  
Method for the control of a controlled atmosphere for the storage of plant products in at least one storage- or transport space, where a) the concentration of at least one trace gas that is...
7198809 Method and system for removing harmful gases from wines and other beverages  
A method for removing entrained gases from wine by applying ultrasonic radiation to a solution containing wine ingredients at a frequency causing cavitation, optimizing the application of...
7169421 Method of making processed meat products  
A method and system for making processed meat products employing a feed-forward analysis wherein input streams are analyzed and their flow rates are controlled relative to each other. The system...
7155345 System for regulating the handling of milk during the milking process and a method for regulating said milking process  
The present invention concerns a system and a method for regulating the handling of milk during the milking process in order to separate mastitis infected milk from milk for human consumption and...
7154055 Method and apparatus for dividing portions  
An apparatus and method for continuously producing constant weight portions of semi-solid matter, such as bread dough, from a large mass through a dividing mechanism whereby portions are formed on...
7153532 Sensing gaseous substances using metal complexes  
A metal co-ordinated complex in a medium, e.g. a palladium-fluorophore, may be used to detect food spoilage products by the release of a detectable component by preferential binding of the metal...
7135662 Method and apparatus for controlling microwave oven  
A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a microwave oven, including a magnetron generating microwaves and a sensor sensing the state of air in the cooking cavity of the oven. The...
7129090 Method of judging suitability of raw barley for feedstock for malt production according to staining technique  
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for evaluating the physical strength of husks of a barley ingredient for malt manufacture. Barley kernels with husks are disposed in a...
7087256 Flavoring composition and process for brewing malt beverages  
An improved flavoring composition and process for brewing malt beverages is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the flavoring composition is formed from a high solids percent, room...
7045162 Method for suppressing microbe activity in meat storage enclosures  
An enclosure treatment method includes introducing a pH increasing material into an enclosure adapted to contain meat products. Introducing the pH increasing material creates a desired pH...
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...
7016043 Quality evaluation method and apparatus for non-bran rice  
A quality evaluation method and apparatus for non-bran rice evaluate quality or taste of non-bran rice by identifying proportions of a hull layer, an aleurone layer, an endosperm layer, which...
7005151 Method and apparatus for coating a product  
There is described an apparatus ( 1 ) that may be used for providing ice lollies ( 2 ) with a coating from a dipping container ( 4 ). The coating mix ( 3 ) comprises almond flakes ( 16 ) and fluid...
7001636 Method for manufacturing feed pellets and a plant for use in the implementation of the method  
A method for manufacturing feed pellets, and a plant for the implementation of this method have been explained. The aim has been to improve the manufacturing of porous pellets, first and foremost...
7001626 Automated grill  
An automated grill automatically transfers frozen food from a freezer component to grilling component by an automatic loading device in response to a signal. Frozen food is loaded in a loading side...
6908746 Rapid method of detection and enumeration of sulfide-producing bacteria in food products  
A rapid method for detecting spoilage of a food sample, particularly a fish sample, by detecting and enumerating sulfide-producing bacteria (SPB). A growth medium containing iron and sulfur is...
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...
6892943 Food product tracing system, program and method thereof  
The system includes a storage including records created for every product at every stage and a processor operated by first and second processes. Each record includes a first stage information at...
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...
6857317 Device for measuring a food physicality and method for measuring the same  
A thrust jig with a concave-convex shape is pierced into a food sample to generate and detect an oscillation spectrum and an acoustic spectrum, which is analyzed in main component to calculate a...
6855357 Aroma generating apparatus and method in a cooking apparatus  
Aroma generating apparatus and method is provided in a cooking apparatus having a main body formed with a cooking compartment and a cooker driver to cook a food within the cooking compartment. The...
6844016 Rapid method for predicting tomato paste consistency  
The present invention provides a method for predicting tomato paste consistency loss and yield loss.
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...
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...
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...
6800313 Method for supplying food dough  
An apparatus for supplying food dough forms blocks of food dough that are continuously supplied into a sheet or belt of food dough and then divides it into chunks of food dough that have preset...
6797297 Indicating device and method for operating such a device  
An electrical cooking appliance has at least one cooktop with cooking zones becoming hot in a switched-on state, an optical residual heat indicator indicating hot cooking zones when line voltage is...
6797296 Food product portioning  
Disclosed herein is a food product portioning apparatus comprising: a rotary-to-linear movement device; a support device, such as a platform, connected to the rotary-to-linear movement for...
6787105 Process and apparatus for reduction of microorganisms in a conductive medium using low voltage pulsed electrical energy  
A process and apparatus are provided for reducing microorganisms in a conductive medium using a low voltage pulsed electrical energy.
6777009 Cooking appliance and method of use  
The present invention is directed to an improved cooking appliance, method of use and the product cooked in accordance with the invention. The invention includes a computerized controller for use...
6755118 Wine storage environmental control system  
A control system for maintaining the temperature and humidity for a wine storage area within a predetermined range and at low operating cost includes a conduit field buried in a sand layer at a...
6743453 System for continuously producing gum with improved texture and flavor release  
An improved process for continuously producing chewing gum products. A continuous extrusion machine is utilized preferably with a rotating twin-screw mixing mechanism. The timing and location of...
6740347 Automatic pear processing machine  
Automatic pear processing machine, performing the operations of singularizing the pears, picking them up from a container ( 2 ), peeling and coring them, and separating the edible parts, wherein...
6737092 Method of maintaining the pressure difference in a heat treatment plant  
The invention relates to a method of maintaining the pressure difference in a heat treatment plant such as, for example, a pasteurizer for liquid foods. In a temporary production disruption, the...
6723361 Continuously operational high volume frozen confection dispensing machine  
A frozen confection dispensing machine for dispensing a predetermined volume of a frozen confection. In one embodiment, the machine includes a user interface and programmable control circuit to...