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7476853 Ion fragmentation by reaction with neutral particles  
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the fragmentation of large molecules, especially biopolymers. The invention consists in reacting analyte ions with excited or radical neutral...
7348180 Method of evaluating freshness of a fish product  
A method of evaluating freshness of a fish product by cutting a small quantity of sample from the fish product, adding an effective amount of a staining reagent containing at least one of a...
7344848 Methods for determining adequacy of heat processing of a cooked meat sample  
Monoclonal antibodies are provided which bind to heat-treated proteins of meats. The antibodies are useful in detecting the presence of an exogenous meat in a cooked or raw meat sample....
7261860 Apparatus and method for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of samples  
A device for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of specimen samples, including incubating eggs, and uses thereof are provided. The device may advantageously be used for the incubation of...
7229830 Standard sample composition and manufacture thereof  
A standard sample composition containing a complexing agent and an alkali salt, mixed with a known amount of a foodstuff, the content of at least one component of which is accurately known. The...
7220591 Method and apparatus for rapid fat content determination  
A method and apparatus for rapidly and accurately determining the fat and oil content of a sample using microwave drying and NMR analysis is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a low...
7125721 Method and apparatus for rapid fat content determination  
A sample for NMR measurement of moisture and fat and oil contents is disclosed. The sample includes an organic portion containing at least some fats and oils, a pad that is substantially...
7014816 Food quality indicator device  
A food quality indicator device an indicator compound provided on a substrate. The indicator compound changes color due to the presence of volatile compounds, such as volatile bases, in spoiled...
6790661 System for detecting bacteria in blood, blood products, and fluids of tissues  
The invention provides methods for screening for the presence of a clinically relevant amount of bacteria in donor blood or a blood product from a donor mammal, particularly blood or a blood...
6723285 Food freshness indicator  
A system to detect spoilage of a food product is described in this invention. The present invention can be used to see if a food product is spoiled, by mixing a part of the food product with an...
6692923 Tapasin-like protein  
The invention provides a cDNA which encodes tapasin-like protein. It also provides for the use of the cDNA, protein, and antibody in the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and evaluation of therapies...
6548309 Procedure for assay of liquids containing undissolved solids, semisolids or colloids  
In qualitative or quantitative assays which employ a test device comprising a test strip pretreated for detection of a specified target analyte dissolved in a liquid medium, the presence of solid,...
6413779 Method for evaluating the heat treatment to which a proteinic nutrient such as milk is subjected  
The invention concerns a method for evaluating the hot treatment to which a proteinic nutrient such as milk is subjected. It consists in the following steps: a) taking a sample of said nutrient and...
6391652 Immunoassay method and immunoassay kit  
An immunoassay method comprising bringing an immobilized phase comprising, at different positions on a water-absorbable base material, at least two first immunity substances capable of specifically...
6309845 Method of establishing the origin of useful animals and products produced therefrom  
The invention concerns a method of establishing the origin of useful animals, in particular cattle, pigs and the like. This method comprises the following steps: a) the live animal is marked...
6274334 Monoclonal antibody, cell line and immunoassay for ractopamine  
A hybridoma cell line has been produced for secreting a monoclonal antibody that binds ractopamine and is effective to detect ractopamine levels of about 1 ng/mL or lower. This monoclonal antibody...
6265882 Apparatus and method for measuring the content of intramuscular fat in carcasses or parts thereof  
The apparatus for measuring the intra-muscular fat in carcasses or parts of carcasses or the total content of fat in minced meat has a first pair of electrodes for insertion into a carcass or part...
6238925 Method for determining likelihood of developing clinical tolerance  
It has been discovered that one can predict the likelihood a child will outgrow an allergy, especially a food allergy, by screening for IgE antibodies immunoreactivities with linear versus...
6150342 Heparin derivatives for treatment of angina pectoris  
6096552 Method for determining the concentration of colored compounds in meat juice  
A method is provided for monitoring the cooking temperature of meat patties. More specifically, a method is provided for monitoring the cooking temperature of meat patties by determining the...
6043444 Microwave sensor for sorting lean muscle  
Apparatus and method are provided for temperature calibration of a microwave sensor unit used in non-destructively measuring and monitoring meat parameters such as fat, protein, and moisture...
6001655 Method and system for estimating the tenderness of a meat product  
A method for estimating the tenderness of a meat product is provided. The method includes determining the stress relaxation coefficient of a meat sample. One or more physical parameters of the meat...
5910446 Detection of heat stable proteins from meat of ruminant  
Disclosed is a method for pretreating heat stable proteins derived from a rendered animal material prior to performing an assay for their presence comprising (a) preparing a protein containing...
5846830 Detecting fecal and/or urinary contamination in meats and poultry  
Fecal and/or urinary contamination in meat and poultry can be detected by internalizing into a suitable livestock system a material containing a marker substance, and detecting for the presence or...
5824554 Detection of allergenic substances in food products  
A method and device for the detection of allergenic substances in food products. The device comprises a dining mat, such as a doily, formed of an absorbent material and small spots of reagents are...
5712165 Method and apparatus for detecting hydrocarbon oxidation  
Systems and methods for material analysis are disclosed in which an organic sample (e.g., a foodstuff, tissue sample or petroleum product) is illuminated at a plurality of discrete wavelengths...
5663072 Food spoilage detection method  
Diacetyl, especially resulting from spoilage of chilled red meat, is monitored by exposing an aromatic ortho-diamine at acidic pH to an environment containing, or possibly containing, diacetyl and...
5658798 Detection of process components in food process streams by fluorescence  
The invention is a method of monitoring for the presence of certain constituents of food processing streams by measurement of fluorescence. The constituent monitored can be a fluorescing impurity...
5480807 Process for assessing the biological age of a tissue  
The present invention is directed to use of an imidazo [4,5b] pyridinium molecule composed of a lysine and an arginine residue crosslinked with a pentose sugar for assessing the biological age of a...
5344780 Method for determining indole compounds associated with boar taint in pork as well as a sample container to be used in the method  
A sample of lard or fat is taken from a carcass of a pig or part thereof and heated until the fat is liquid, whereupon the sample is extracted by a polar solvent, and the contents of the indole...
5261598 Safety device for a combustion apparatus  
A safety device for a combustion apparatus comprises a continuous, linear temperature-sensing element formed of a material which is electrically conductive and melts, or breaks, at a relatively low...
4980295 Process for determination of fat content  
The fat content of food or non-food products can be quickly and accurately determined by processes which solublize the product's fat content in tetrachloroethylene. These processes generally...
4980294 Method for testing the freshness of fish  
A simple but precise procedure for measuring fish freshness in terms of trimethylamine (TMA) headspace concentration of a fish sample is provided based on air sampling the headspace with...
4563428 Method of detecting obnoxious taint such as boar taint in individual animal bodies, preferably carcasses or parts thereof  
Boar taint in individual animal bodies, preferably carcasses or parts thereof, is detected by preparing an extract of a meat and/or fat sample from the body or part thereof, reacting said extract...
4384206 Process for detection of particular quality properties in individual articles of food  
Boar taint in individual carcasses of uncastrated boars or parts thereof is determined in a fast and simple manner by determining IR-spectrophotometrical transmission data for the individual...
4377641 Method and apparatus for the continuous extraction of ingredients from samples  
A method and apparatus for continuous extraction of an ingredient from a sample employs a container having a solvent therein selected for its ability to extract the ingredient. The sample is held...
4309185 Chemical analysis for quality determination of tuna  
Method of determining the quality of fish prior to processing and packaging thereof which comprises measuring the quantitative distribution of trimethylamine in the fish and more particularly, the...
4266423 Use of acid as an analysis aid in salted meat samples  
The accurate determination of the fat, moisture, and protein content of salt added meats by means of thermal extraction is complicated by the enhanced fat and moisture binding capability that salt...
4263098 Radiation measuring process for determining the concentration of fat in meats  
A method of determining the concentration of a substance containing a component capable of induced γ radiation upon irradiation in a neutron flux, especially for the determination of the...
4255386 Method and apparatus for destroying organic matter to facilitate trace inorganic element analysis  
The apparatus of the present invention includes a quartz flask for containing 71% nitric acid and the organic matrix to be destroyed, a Soxhlet extractor disposed above the flask, and a Friedrich...
4212889 Method for processing fish continuously and serially through a plurality of vessels  
A method of processing fish in which whole fish are reduced to fish solubles in aqueous solution and to fish solids comprising bones and scales. Fish are continuously processed in a series of...
4192849 Pressure digester  
A stationary pressure digester for digesting biomaterials with a fast acting closure designed as an easily movable cover carriage with a lower pressure take up plate, an upper pressure take up...
4009390 Process for measuring tenderness of cooked meat  
To predict the tenderness of cooked meat, the concentrations of certain trace elements such as copper, cobalt, iron, zinc, calcium, selenium and silicon and sometimes cadmium and lead in uncooked...
3529967 MINK FEED COMPOSITIONS  
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