| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 426397000 | In rigid liquid impermeable container, e.g., can, bottle, etc. | 51 |
| 20080233251 | Method and Apparatus for Sterilizing Containers | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090092720 | Multi-Functional Base for a Plastic, Wide-Mouth, Blow-Molded Container - A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular wall is recessed in the base and is substantially perpendicular to the container sidewall. The inner annular wall includes a centrally located dimple. The dimple includes a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending indented ribs. One or more of the ribs extend radially into a brace that tapers to meet the inner annular wall. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090246338 | METHOD FOR PICKLING GINGER FOR SHIPMENT - A method for the bulk preparation and individual distribution of fresh ginger base from a central location involves selecting fresh ginger root and comminuting it to produce comminuted ginger. A generally liquid mixture is also prepared, which contains at least water, natural sweetener, edible acid, and salt. A predetermined amount of the comminuted ginger is packaged in a substantially air-tight container. The comminuted ginger occupies more than approximately 90 percent of the internal volume of the container. The comminuted ginger is cooled to a temperature that is above its freezing point. A pre-selected amount of the generally liquid mixture is placed into a receptacle. The pre-selected amount is generally proportional to the predetermined amount of comminuted ginger. The container and the receptacle are distributed from the central location to a site of intended use. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100028512 | BIO-BASED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE PACKAGING AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - This invention relates to a method of making a bio-based PET packaging and particularly to a method of producing a bio-based PET from at least one bio-based material comprising: a) forming at least one PET component from at least one bio-based material, wherein the at least one PET component is selected from a monoethylene glycol (“MEG”), a terephthalic acid (“TA”), and combinations thereof; (b) processing said bio-based PET component into a bio-based PET. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100068360 | METHOD OF OPERATING A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FILTERED LIQUID, SUCH AS BEER - A method of operating a container filling plant for filling containers with filtered liquid, such as beer. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100310743 | REMOVING GAS ADDITIVES FROM RAW MILK - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a mixture including milk and one or more gas additives is received at a milk processing system. The system heats the mixture and directs it toward an inlet to be delivered into a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber applies a negative vacuum pressure to the mixture to substantially remove the added gas. The resulting milk is extracted from the vacuum chamber. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110064857 | Method for the Removal of Sediment from Sparkling Wines - Apparatus for the removal of sediment from sparkling wines, designed to remove the capsule covering the neck of a bottle ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110165298 | COLLAPSIBLE BOTTLES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Collapsible bottles and methods of using the collapsible bottles are provided. In an embodiment, the collapsible bottle comprises a top panel having a neck, a middle panel foldable along a fold between the top panel and the middle panel, and a bottom panel comprising a bottom surface defining a molded recess so constructed and arranged for receiving a neck of a second bottle within the molded recess. The bottom panel is foldable along a fold between the middle panel and the bottom panel. The bottle is foldable into a collapsed position wherein the top panel folds into the middle panel and the middle panel folds into the bottom panel. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120308699 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING NON-LIQUID FOOD PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE SENSITIVE TO OXYGEN, IN A CONTAINER WITH A LOW OXYGEN CONTENT - A method for packaging non-liquid food products, particularly those sensitive to oxygen, such as vegetables, in a container with a low oxygen content, the container including an opening. The method includes the following steps: the container is filled with the products, in a non-controlled atmosphere; the air is removed from the container by filling same to capacity with a liquid; the full container is placed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere formed by at least one non-oxidizing gas; the liquid is fully or partially emptied from the container in a non-oxidizing atmosphere while the food products are kept in the container, such that the at least one non-oxidizing gas replaces the liquid in the container; and the above-mentioned container opening is closed in a gas-tight manner in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. A unit for carrying out the method is also described. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130089645 | CARBONATED BEVERAGE APPLIANCE - A carbonated beverage appliance in accordance with the present invention includes a housing and a carbonating head assembly configured to releasably engage a top end of a bottle containing a liquid to be carbonated. The bottle is engaged with the head assembly in a manner so as to provide a liquid and gas-tight seal. A tube is arranged in the housing for directing a flow of pressurized gas from a gas cylinder to the liquid within the bottle to produce a carbonated beverage. The carbonated beverage appliance includes a quick-connect mechanism for attaching a gas cylinder to the appliance, and a dispensing mechanism for the on-demand dispensing of a carbonated beverage from the bottle while it is attached to the appliance. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130089646 | RIGID CONTAINER FOR CONTAINING FOODSTUFF COMPRISING FISH - The invention relates to a rigid container ( | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130149423 | WHISKEY MAKING METHOD - A whiskey making method is provided wherein container pressure is controllably varied to mimic, at an increased frequency, the mimic those which occur during cycles of a conventional aging process. To make a whiskey having taste qualities similar to one aged for a conventional aging period (e.g., usually thirty-six months or more), the pressure-varying steps need only be repeated for a period of less than nine months. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130177684 | Method and Apparatus for Automated Loading of Food Articles Into Containers - The illustrative method and apparatus provides a more efficient system for automated slicing and loading of food articles into containers. The apparatus includes at least one cutting assembly and at least two chutes and depositing assemblies. The apparatus may include a positioning receptacle that aligns the food articles with a knife set and a driving arm that advances the food article into engagement with the knife set. The chutes may include a movable chute portion, which moves from alignment with the knife set to alignment with the containers, and a chute extension. Openings for the sliced food sections, which extend through the movable chute portion and the chute extension, have a cross section that changes to rotate the orientation of the food sections passing therethrough. Once deposited into the containers, the food sections are oriented with at least some cut faces of the food article adjacent the container wall. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130236617 | METHOD FOR STORING A PACKAGED LIQUID TEA PRODUCT - Disclosed is a method for storing a packaged liquid product, wherein the liquid product comprises expressed tea juice and has a total tea solids content of at least 4% by weight of the liquid product, the method comprising storing the packaged liquid product for a storage period of at least two weeks wherein the packaged liquid tea product is not subjected to a temperature exceeding 37° C. for more than 10 days during the storage period. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20150099044 | Container - A container includes an outer container that has an outer container base and outer container walls extending from the outer container base. The outer container walls have a rim forming a closed geometric shape. A ledge is formed on an inside surface of the outer container walls below the rim. An inner container has an inner container base and inner container walls. The inner container walls extend from the inner container base. The inner container has at least one aperture for conducting fluid from within the inner container to outside the inner container, preferably in the inner container base. The inner container walls have a lip. The inner container fits within the outer container and the lip engages with the ledge, holding the inner container base distal from the outer container base and forming a gap between the inner container base and the outer container base for collection of fluids. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20160137958 | Methods for Decarbonating Fermented Liquids - A method of decarbonating fermented liquids in-line may comprise directing a carbonated malt-based liquid through a nozzle, and directing the carbonated malt-based liquid from the nozzle into a space maintained at a partial vacuum pressure. The method may further comprise maintaining the carbonated malt-based beverage in the space until substantially all of the carbon dioxide dissolved within the carbonated malt-based beverage has been removed to provide a non-carbonated liquid, and removing the non-carbonated liquid from the space at substantially the same rate that the carbonated malt-based liquid is directed into the space. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160198756 | Method of Pascalizing Foodstuffs Using a Blockless High Pressure Processing Machine | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160374361 | APPARATUS WITH MOBILE REUSABLE AIRTIGHT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY UTILIZING PRESSURIZED GAS TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS OF ROASTED COFFEE BEANS OR GROUNDS - One embodiment of an apparatus with mobile reusable airtight container assembly ( | 12-29-2016 |
| 426398000 | Container wall has plural layers or package contains interior nonintegral solid inedible material | 6 |
| 20090074929 | METHOD FOR PRESERVING FOOD STERILIZED BY HEATING - A method for preserving food to be sterilized by heating which comprises sealing the food by using a multilayer container and a cap part and sterilizing the food by heating at 80° C. or higher, wherein the container has a layered structure having three or more layers in which a layer comprising polypropylene as the main component, an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive thermoplastic resin and a gas barrier layer comprising a polyamide resin having substantially no hydroxyl group are laminated in this order, and the cap part has a gas barrier layer. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090155436 | Fluid container with a disposable filter - Embodiments of a fluid container with a disposable filter have been presented. In some embodiments, the filter includes a housing having a top and a bottom, a first integral strainer coupled to the top, a second integral strainer coupled to the bottom, and some filtration particles stored within the housing between the first and the second integral strainers. Furthermore, some embodiments of the filter further include a flange coupled to the top, where the flange may have an outer circumference larger than a circumference of the top of the housing, and an inner circumference smaller than the circumference of the top of the housing. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100034938 | METHOD OF TREATING A PACKED FOOD FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING ITS SHELF-LIFE - To extend shelf-life, a method of heat-treating a food packed in a packaging container of a packaging laminate comprising a layer of paper or paperboard and outer, liquid-tight coatings of plastic. The 9ackaging container is exposed to a liquid heating medium sprayed against outer walls of the packaging container to heat and hold the food at a predetermined treatment temperature during a predetermined period of time so as to exterminate, eliminate or deactivate harmful microorganisms inside the packaging container. Thereafter, the food is cooled by cold water sprayed against the outer walls of the packaging container. To avoid the risk that liquid penetrates into exposed incision edges on the outside of the packaging container during the heat treatment, the packaging container, before this treatment, is brought into contact with a hydrophobic impregnation agent for absorption and penetration of the hydrophobic impregnation agent in the exposed incision edges. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100104716 | PACKAGING BEVERAGES - The shelf life of a ready to drink alcoholic beverage packaged in an aluminium can is improved by a method which includes the steps of a) Preparing a syrup by combining the alcoholic component with a concentrated mixer component and other desired additives b) Maturing the syrup for at least 12 hours at ambient temperature c) Combining the matured syrup with water and de-aerating the combined product d) Filling the de-aerated combined product into a two piece aluminium can which has been coated with a corrosion resistant inert lining. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110117257 | DRINKING CONTAINER WITH FILTER FILLING RESERVOIR - A drinking container includes a main reservoir; a filling reservoir; a filter connecting the filling reservoir to the main reservoir; a plunger assembly having a plunger head in the filling reservoir and a shaft extending therefrom. The shaft defines a passageway from to an opening in the plunger head, to allow addition of liquid through the passageway into the filling reservoir. A valve allows closing of the opening to allow the plunger head to be urged into the filing reservoir, thereby urging liquid in the filling reservoir through the filter into the drinking reservoir. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20150132457 | SEAFOOD PACKAGING AND PASTUERIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a system and method for packaging and pasteurizing seafood which results in an extended shelf life. | 05-14-2015 |
| 426399000 | Including delivery of pasteurized or sterilized food material to container, e.g., aseptic, etc. | 8 |
| 20090258126 | Method of manufacturing green tea beverage - It is an object of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a tea beverage having an excellent aroma. The invention provides a method of manufacturing a tea beverage, which comprises the steps of preparing an extract of tea leaves containing 40 ppm-210 ppm of theanine, bringing the extract of tea leaves thus prepared into an anaerobic condition, heat-treating the extract of tea leaves in the state of anaerobic condition at a temperature of not lower than 100° C. under tightly sealed, and filling the extract of tea leaves thus heat-treated into a hermetically sealed container. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090291174 | HIGH PRESSURE PASTEURIZABLE/ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURE STERILIZABLE FOOD PROCESSING CONTAINER AND METHOD - A method and container capable of withstanding ultra-high pressure sterilization or pasteurization and being used as a retail package. The container includes at least one deformable pressure absorbing fold channel integrally formed therein enabling the container to undergo UHP processing and return substantially to its prior shape. In one embodiment, the container has at least one sidewall with such a fold channel. In a preferred embodiment, the package also has a bottom wall with a fold channel. The container is thermoformed of a sheet that includes at least one oxygen barrier layer and includes a peelable oxygen barrier film covering a container opening. In a preferred method, the container has a plurality of sidewalls with a fold channel therebetween and a bottom with a fold channel thereabout that accommodates compression between 5% and 25% without showing visible damage when subjected to pressures of between 70 ksi and 120 ksi. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110281004 | Manufacturing Method of Aseptic Packaged Food - A manufacturing method of aseptic packaged food, including filling with food a connected container body | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120034355 | POLYESTER COMPOSITION AND BOTTLE FOR CARBONATED PASTEURIZED PRODUCTS - This invention relates to polyester compositions useful for the manufacturing containers that minimizes the effect of secondary contamination during filling. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polyester bottle for use in filling of carbonated pasteurized products comprising at least one oxygen scavenging component that limits oxygen ingress to about 1 ppm or less when measured six months after filling, and at least one passive component that limits the carbonation loss to less than about 25% when measured six months after filing. The present invention also relates to a method of using the polyester bottle to minimize the growth of secondary contaminants in a carbonated pasteurized product. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120114821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING STERILIZED FOOD PRODUCT - A method is for handling a sterilized food product and includes sterilizing an intermodal container including a rigid shell having an elongate shape with opposed closed ends and a discharge port in one of the closed ends. The intermodal container also includes at least one support frame assembly supporting the rigid shell and configured to permit rotation between a generally horizontal orientation and a generally upright orientation. The method may also include aseptically filling the intermodal container with the sterilized food product; and transporting the filled intermodal container in the generally horizontal orientation via at least one of rail, truck, and ship and while maintaining the sterilized food product in aseptic conditions. The method may also include rotating the intermodal container to the generally upright orientation, and emptying the sterilized food product from the discharge port. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120183658 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FRESH MILK HAVING A LONGER SHELF LIFE - A method for producing fresh milk having a longer shelf life. The method steps include: providing raw milk; and performing an at least two-step centrifugal germ removal process of the raw milk before a standardization process of the raw milk is carried out. A method may also include performing a first step of a two-step centrifugal germ removal process before a skimming process separating skimmed milk is carried out and performing a second step of the two-step centrifugal germ removal process during the carrying out of the skimming process separating skimmed milk. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20140255571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WASTELESS HOMOGENIZED SOYBEAN BEVERAGE PRODUCTION - A method and apparatus for producing a soy beverage in a non-oxidizing process environment. Soybeans and water are mixed in a pulverizer to produce a slurry, which is then fed through a homogenizing mixer to produce a final beverage product with desired characteristics. The apparatus can be housed in a tamper-proof container with input and output connections for user interface. | 09-11-2014 |
| 426400000 | Including prior concentration of food material | 1 |
| 20110293803 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLACK GARLIC CONCENTRATE - There is provided a method for producing an aged black garlic concentrate comprising;
| 12-01-2011 |
| 426404000 | Exteriorly applying reduced pressure to eliminate air or to effect a package having reduced air content | 3 |
| 20100166927 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CANNING TUNA AND THE LIKE - A machine for canning tuna and similar food products comprises a conveyor belt feeder, a plurality of dosing chambers aligned with the feeder and formed in a rotor rotatable in a plane perpendicular to the feed direction, a mouth connecting the feeder to the dosing chambers, a blade to separate the product introduced in the dosing chambers from the bulk of fed product so as to obtain product cakes, shaping means suitable to shape the cakes into the desired shape and transferring means arranged at a second station reachable through a partial rotation of the rotor to transfer the shaped cakes into the cans carried by another rotor. The connecting mouth has a cross-section of substantially constant shape and the shaping is performed in the dosing chambers by shapers radially mobile along the arms of the rotor when the dosing chambers are still aligned with the feeder. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100183788 | PRESERVATION DEVICE AND CONTAINER STOPPER FOR USE THEREWITH - A device and method for preservation of an oxidizable substance, e.g. a liquid such as a beverage of which wine is an example, is described. In a first aspect, a device is described for controlling the delivery of a predetermined amount of inert gas into a container with a single opening such as a wine bottle at a pre-determined pressure, suitable for an efficient delivery of the inert gas, with a simultaneous displacement of the air present in the top space of the container or bottle, in a simple actuation. In a second aspect, an improved container or bottle stopper is described with simple features that allow easy and cheap manufacture significantly reducing the cost of the stopper. In a third aspect to an efficient and cost-effective method is described for the preservation of a degradable substances especially liquids such as beverages of which wine is an example. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20120088017 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE EVOLUTION OF A BOTTLED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WITH A CLOSING STOPPER - Method and installation for controlling the evolution of bottled wine closed with stoppers. | 04-12-2012 |
| 426405000 | With agitation of sealed container | 5 |
| 20080220135 | Dual Chamber Salad Container - The present invention comprises a salad container having a container body an open top, an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a cavity, the cavity divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a selective barrier secured to the interior surface of the body to selectively exclude relatively large ingredients such as salad roughage from entry into the lower chamber and to provide passage therethrough of relatively small food ingredients, such as granular ingredients including, for example, ground pepper and/or such as liquids, including, for example, salad dressing, into and out of the lower chamber. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20140328986 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT - The present invention provides method for producing a confectionery product comprising the steps of: (i) sealing an unsolidified confectionery mass inside a primary package which is in direct contact with the confectionery mass; and (ii) immersing the primary package containing the unsolidified confectionery mass into a liquid having a temperature below the solidification temperature of the confectionery mass so as to solidify the confectionery mass; wherein the primary package is impervious to both the confectionery mass and the liquid. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140335248 | FOOD PROCESSING IN METAL CANS - A method of canning and processing a particulate edible product, the method comprising: providing a metal can body with one open end; filling the metal can body through said open end with the particulate edible product and a volume of liquid, the volume of liquid comprising no more than 30% of the internal volume of the metal can; fixing a lid to the metal can body to close the open end; and using an induction heating process to heat the liquid in the can and thereby process the product. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20160051946 | METHOD FOR AERATING A WINE PRIOR TO TASTING SAME, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A method for aerating a wine prior to tasting same, the wine being contained in a bottle comprising a neck sealed by a cork. The method involves, after removal of the cork, bringing the wine into contact with a volume of air for a period before tasting it, the volume of air being defined as that required for the wine to open up, which depends on the properties of the wine, closing the bottle again so as to isolate the wine and the defined volume of air from the outside, homogenizing the content of the bottle, and waiting for a defined period PO′ prior to tasting same. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160183585 | System for Induction Heating of Metal Containers Using Batch Processing - A system is provided for heating batches of sealed, metal cans containing a food product. The system includes a pressure chamber, an induction coil, a can support, a sealing device, a power supply, an air pressure source, and a drive. The pressure chamber has an opening. The induction coil is supported within the pressure chamber. The can support is for engaging and rotating a plurality of sealed, metal cans, at least a portion of the can support being movable through the opening from a first position outside of the chamber to a second position within the chamber adjacent to the induction coil and being rotatably supported within the chamber. The sealing device seals the pressure chamber when the can support is within the chamber. The power supply is coupled to the induction coil to energize the coil to apply an alternating current to the coil to induce a current into the metal cans which heats the food product of the metal cans. The air pressure source is coupled to the pressure chamber to pressurize the chamber during energization of the induction coil. The drive is coupled to the can support which rotates the can support during energization of the induction coil. | 06-30-2016 |
| 426407000 | Heat treatment of package, e.g., pasteurization, sterilization, etc. | 11 |
| 20090110791 | Produce processor - A process for treating a farm product by heating and cooling, said treatment may include pasteurization of a product within the container in which they are to be sold by placing sealed containers containing the products within a process tank causing the products to move within the containers to enhance heat transfer into the product, holding the product at a desired temperature and then cooling the container while in the tank and distributing the containers to be sold. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090238937 | FOOD PRODUCT HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND FOOD PRODUCT HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide an extremely practical and innovative food product heat treatment method capable of performing the same heat cooking and heat sterilization as that of the conventional technique while enhancing economy and productivity in comparison with the conventional technique. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110268855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method of delivering a predetermined volume of beverage into a thermoplastic container formed from a heated preform positioned in a mould, characterized in that the product includes a step of injecting at least some beverage into a recess in the preform so as to promote expansion of the preform inside the mould, the mould defining the shape of the container, a volume of beverage introduced during the injection step being at least equal to said predetermined volume, and, in addition, the method includes a step of sucking out a fraction of said volume of the beverage introduced until the volume of beverage remaining in the container is approximately equal to said predetermined volume. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20130029020 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ENERGY IN HOT-FILL OF A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for recovering energy in the hot-fill of a liquid food product. The product is heat treated in a first section ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130059048 | Retort Container With Thermally Fused Double-Seamed or Crimp-Seamed Metal End - A retort container includes a metal end applied and sealed to an all-thermoplastic container body by a crimp-seaming or double-seaming operation. The metal end has an outer curl joined to a chuck wall that extends down from the curl. One or both of the inner surface of the container side wall and the outer surface of the chuck wall has/have a heat-sealable material thereon. The metal end is crimp-seamed or double-seamed to the container body and the heat-sealable material(s) are heated to soften or melt such that the interface between the chuck wall and the side wall is fused. The interface is oriented along a direction relative to internal pressure exerted on the metal end such that stress on the interface caused by the internal pressure is predominantly shear stress. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130216671 | CONTAINER CLOSURE - A crown system includes a crown having a top surface and a bottom surface and a liner having a top surface that contacts a bottom surface of the crown. The liner is configured to absorb oxygen in a headspace and includes at least about 2.2 micromoles of sodium sulfite per cubic millimeter in a volume of the liner to a depth of about 0.003 millimeter from a bottom surface of the liner. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140023763 | PASTEURIZATION TUNNEL AND PASTEURIZATION METHOD FOR BEVERAGE PACKS - A pasteurization tunnel and a method for pasteurizing beverage packs are described, wherein the beverage packs are conveyed on at least two decks lying one upon the other and sprayed with a heated spraying liquid from spraying pipes extending each transversely to the conveying direction of the beverage packs. According to the invention, the spraying liquid is guided through the spraying pipes of the one deck into the spraying pipes of the other deck. Thereby, the maintenance efforts for removing deposits in sections of the spraying pipes where the flow is weak can be reduced. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140248407 | RETORT STERILIZATION DEVICE, HEATING DEVICE, HEAT STERILIZATION METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD - A retort sterilization device includes a water steam generation device for generating water steam and a heating pot, connected to the water steam generation device, for accommodating retort food. The water steam generation device includes a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange between liquid flowing in a liquid path and heating vapor flowing in the vapor path. A top end of the liquid path of the heat exchanger is connected via a water steam supply pipe to a water steam ejection section located in an internal area of the heating pot. The heat exchanger is connected to a liquid container. A bottom end of the liquid path of the heat exchanger is connected to the liquid container via a communicating tube. The liquid container is coupled to the heating pot. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20160046399 | RIGID CONTAINER FOR CONTAINING FOODSTUFF COMPRISING FISH - The invention relates to a rigid container of foodstuff, the foodstuff comprising fist that is present in solid form. The closed container presents substantially no liquid. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the container and apparatus for manufacturing the container. | 02-18-2016 |
| 426408000 | By heat exchange medium other than water per se, air, carbon dioxide, or other inert gas | 2 |
| 20090004349 | Energy and Water Conservation in Cooling of Containers Containing Heated Products - A system comprising a pre-heater located downstream of where a product stream is formed and upstream of a heater that heats the product stream to a desired temperature, the pre-heater comprising a circulating stream of a first heat transfer stream that pre-heats the food product, a container cooler comprising a circulating stream of a second heat transfer stream that cools containers containing the heated food product coming out of the heater, and a heat exchanger where heat from the second heat transfer stream is transferred to the first heat transfer stream. A method for using the system is also disclosed. The product can be a food product, including but not limited to a beverage. The container containing the heated product can be any suitable container, including but not limited to bottles and cans. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20130078349 | Novel, Safe and Efficient Thermal Transfer Media for Processing of Food and Drink Products - A family of novel thermal processing and transfer media has been designed for optimized food and drink processing. These media composed solely of compounds approved to contact food, are essentially free of water, do not change state at any point in the process, remain corrosion-free throughout their useable life. While in combination with novel processing apparatus and methodologies, food and drink products requiring any heating, holding or cooling can be processed within the same equipment configurations essentially with no/minimal need for additional pressurization, the use of unheated modified atmospheres, in conjunction with these novel media, can be used to change or control the atmospheres within containers, especially polymer based containers, at specific locations within the processing cycle. It further relates to using different media compositions for each processing stage modified to optimize the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity properties of the foodstuff being processed, minimizing costs and maximizing quality. | 03-28-2013 |
