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7604829 |
Pet food product and method of producing same
A pet food product is produced having a colored exterior that simulates the appearance of real meat that has been imparted a marinated or grilled appearance. The product may be manufactured using a...
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7591644 |
Counter-balanced mold plate for food patty molding machine
A mold plate for use in a reciprocating mold plate patty-forming apparatus includes a flat body having a plurality of cavities for forming patties. The flat body has a fill side face and an...
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7566471 |
Method of processing food patties
A machine for processing individual food items comprises a mold plate having multiple longitudinally spaced transverse rows of cavities. The mold plate slides such that the rows of cavities...
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7521077 |
Apparatus for portioning flowable materials
The invention relates to a portioning apparatus and a method. The apparatus includes a hopper and augers to push flowable material to a rotor. Retractable vanes on the rotor push the flowable...
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7507150 |
Shirred casing
A shirred fibrous food casing defines a shirred stick formed from a tubular fibrous casing. The shirred stick includes an average outside diameter at least 120% of the average inflated diameter of...
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7501140 |
Method for processing meat slabs
An apparatus and method for processing meat slabs into meat strips, particularly pork belly slabs into bacon strips. The apparatus includes a massager, a slab press station, a sleeve for holding...
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7479296 |
Method of cutting meat to form steak cuts and meat products formed by the method
A method of cutting a piece of meat which is initially generally in the shape of a parallelepiped to produce at least one steak portion includes cutting the meat along four generally curved first...
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7455517 |
Apparatus for proportioning meat product for packaging
A food patty molding machine has a reciprocating mold plate. A moldable food product is pumped through a fill passage into a cavity of the mold plate when the mold plate is in its fill position. A...
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7435437 |
Production of foodstuffs with a filling
A frozen foodstuff is made by first molding a foodstuff blank while frozen under pressure into a first foodstuff part that has a cavity intended to hold a filling. Then filling is loaded into the...
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7422425 |
Drive system for a knockout apparatus for a patty-forming machine
A knockout drive system for a food patty molding machine includes an electric motor; a rotary-to-linear motion converting apparatus operatively connected to the electric motor; and at least one...
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7416753 |
Breather system for a reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine
A breather air and food product fines pumping system for a reciprocating mold plate food product forming machine pumps air and fines to a collection area. A pumping surface is provided by a...
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7381438 |
Liquid infusion and tenderization process, apparatus, and product
A method and apparatus of treating food items having muscle protein and a product produced by the inventive apparatus and method. The inventive method preferably utilizes the inventive apparatus to...
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7335013 |
Drive systems for a reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine
A drive system reciprocates a mold plate between a cavity fill position and a patty discharge position, and can also reciprocate knock out plungers to discharge molded food patties from cavities in...
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7318723 |
Frame for a patty-forming apparatus
A frame structure is provided for a reciprocating mold plate type food product forming apparatus. The frame structure includes an angular strut configuration for resisting horizontal reciprocating...
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7309228 |
Hydraulic pump system for a patty-forming apparatus
An improved hydraulic system is provided for a reciprocating mold plate, patty-forming apparatus wherein food product is delivered under pressure from a pump cylinder to mold plate cavities. The...
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7306820 |
Method for thawing frozen ground fish meat
Disclosure is made of a method for thawing frozen ground fish meats which comprises almost uniformly milling a frozen ground fish meat mass and then thawing it by elevating temperature. Disclosure...
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7288275 |
Apparatus and process for forming pet treats
An animal chew is provided formed by rolling a mixture of binder and base material into a sheet. Base material, such as an edible material, including but not limited to starch, protein matter,...
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7282235 |
Meat-containing, strip-shaped food product and method of making same
A flexible, strip-shaped food product is made by comminuting substantially frozen meat and heating the comminuted meat to at least partially denature the meat proteins and cooling the cooked meat....
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7264459 |
Device for keeping a mold plate square, perpendicular and driving for a food product molding machine
A belt drive system for a reciprocating mold plate in a food product molding machine. The invention relates to a belt drive system having a belt tensioning device configured to tension a drive belt...
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7207789 |
Profiled motion and variable fill position of mold plate assembly in a food product molding machine
A mold plate drive assembly configured to provide a variable motion and fill position of the cavity of a mold plate relative to a fill position of a food product forming machine.
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7195551 |
Casingless food production methods, systems, and associated wrappable coverings
Systems, methods, and associated devices for casingless production of food products include: (a) moving at least one flexible cover member having a predetermined length with primary surface and...
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7169435 |
Process for production of raw cured meat products
For process for production of raw ham a deboned ham is weighed and preferably its pH-value is determined. The hams are individually introduced into shaping containers having watertight walls,...
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7128554 |
Apparatus for making patties
A patty forming apparatus ( 10 ) is connectable with an output portion ( 30 ) of a food processor ( 14 ). The apparatus ( 10 ) includes a housing ( 60 ) connectable with the output portion ( 30 )...
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7125576 |
High protein tortillas
The subject invention provides novel protein-rich tortillas. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides flat, thin tortillas that have chicken protein. Other meats can also be used to...
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7114671 |
Device for separating the hard components of a grinder used in the field of the food industry, and in particular for the mincing of meat
A device for separating the hard components for a grinder used in the field of the food industry, and more particularly of the mincing of meat, downstream of one or several cutting assemblies,...
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7090881 |
Method of continuous production of dried, ground meat reconstituted as thin slabs
The invention concerns a method comprising the following steps: chopping up more or less noble meat, in a chopper; at the output of the chopper conveying the minced meat into a meat pump,...
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7087260 |
Animal chew toy with flossing ribs/projections
An edible animal chew toy which provides a dental benefit when chewed. The chewing action of the animal causes ribs and/or protrusions on the chew toy, in close proximity to the area being chewed,...
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7078068 |
Methods for coagulating collagen using phosphate brine solutions
Methods for coagulating collagen and producing a food product by contacting the collagen with a solution comprising at least about 40% by weight of a phosphate salt mixture wherein the phosphate...
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7063868 |
Method of removing molded natural resins from molds utilizing lifter bars
A process of injection molding a natural resin into a mold cavity including lifter bars as part of the ejection system for extracting the molded animal chew of the mold cavity. The lifter bars are...
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7037544 |
Method for reducing microbe content in foodstuffs by pH and physical manipulation
A manipulating apparatus ( 10 ) receives a plurality of previously frozen pieces of pH modified foodstuffs or workpieces ( 23 ) and physically manipulates or stresses the workpieces while they...
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7022360 |
Method of producing a frozen marinated reconstituted meat product
An improved method of marinating and reconstituting meat from trims of fish, poultry, pork, beef or the like comprises the steps of freezing the trims, adding marinade to the frozen trims and...
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7014456 |
Vent system for food processing machine
A machine for processing individual food items comprises a mold plate having multiple longitudinally spaced transverse rows of cavities. The mold plate slides such that the rows of cavities...
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6997697 |
Press for making patties and method of operation
A press for making a patty includes a substantially flat panel to contact the product to be pressed into a patty. An upstanding member is affixed to the panel. A weight member or “mould”...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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6844018 |
Method for mixing meat products to produce a pH adjusted meat product
An intermediate combination is formed and then mixed to produce a final mixed product. The intermediate combination includes a first meat product preferably having a first pH and a second meat...
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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...
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6800309 |
Broth/stock and methods for preparation thereof
A method of producing a broth or stock, comprising mincing animal bone, mixing meat and/or meat extract and/or bone extract with the minced bone; and heating the mixture to effect coagulation...
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6793948 |
High quality dried bouillon and methods for preparation thereof
An edible dry animal product comprising a dehydrated mixture of meat and meat extract and/or bone extract, contained within a water-permeable flexible container adapted for hot water extraction of...
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6783784 |
Method and system for forming a cooked product using ultrasonic energy
A system and method for forming a cooked, shaped product (e.g., an animal food) is provided. A flowable substrate is introduced into one or more shaping chambers in a fixture configured to both...
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6780452 |
Method and means for curving sausage links
A method of creating curved sausage links involves extruding an elongated sausage strand having linear protein fibers therein out of an elongated hollow meat emulsion extrusion tube. The flow of...
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6770318 |
Fish based food product and process for making
Fish based food product consisting of two materials, a paste material and a fibrous material, the paste material being aerated by texturization, incorporating fibers whose diameter is between 1 μm...
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6764705 |
Casingless flowable food production methods, systems, and associated elongated forming tubes
Systems, methods, and associated devices for casingless production of food products include: (a) providing at least one forming tube having sufficient structural rigidity to be substantially...
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6749421 |
Patty-forming apparatus
A patty-forming apparatus includes a mold plate having patty-forming cavities and a breather plate arranged over the mold plate. A fill slot is arranged below or above the mold cavities to fill...
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6740349 |
Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages
An apparatus and method is provided for forming shaped food products from an emulsion or batter. A stuffing tube includes a wall defining a central passage for emulsion, and a treating fluid...
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6737093 |
Process for solidifying the surface of raw sausage emulsion by ultrasonic treatment
The invention relates to a proceed for solidifying the surface of raw sausage emulsion using ultrasound treatment and/or an adhesion-minimizing microstructure on the sonotrode interior surface...
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6733810 |
Method and apparatus for treating a pH enhanced foodstuff
A method of producing a pH enhanced foodstuff includes increasing the pH of an initial foodstuff, preferably by placing an initial foodstuff in contact with ammonia gas or aqueous ammonia ( 54 )...
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6726948 |
Method and system for moving a flowable substrate through a heated chamber
A system and method for moving a flowable substrate through a chamber is provided. The chamber extends between first and second open ends and is both shaped and heated such that the flowable...
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6716470 |
Method and apparatus for making an animal feed gel using a cooled pipe
Firm, flexible animal feed gel are prepared by a method comprises the steps of: A. Forming a liquid animal feed at a temperature above ambient temperature; B. Passing the liquid animal feed...
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