Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
426518000 | With cutting, or mechanically subdividing solid material, e.g., slicing, comminuting, slitting, etc. | 37 |
20090035435 | Article Slicer with Integral Pick and Placer | 02-05-2009 |
20090053377 | PROPORTIONAL LENGTH FOOD SLICING SYSTEM - This invention includes a system for cutting food products, such as potatoes, into proportional length pieces. In a one embodiment, the system includes a cutting assembly, sensors upstream of the cutting assembly and a programmable logic controller. The cutting assembly preferably includes a housing defining a passageway, at least two separately actuatable stops extendable into the passageway to provide an abutment to hold the food product in place, and at least two separately actuatable blades for slicing the food product into pieces. The controller cooperates with the sensors to determine the length of each food product and, based on a length determinative algorithm, selectively actuate one of the stops and at least one of the blades to determine how many times the food product will be sliced and location of the cut(s) relative to the leading end of the food product. | 02-26-2009 |
20090117244 | METHOD OF CUTTING BEEF CHUCK ROLL AND BEEF PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THE METHOD - A method of cutting a beef chuck roll to provide a plurality of higher value beef products includes the steps of: cutting the chuck roll along at least three cut lines to separate the chuck roll into four primary muscles, a first or eye muscle, a second or rhomboideus muscle, a third or splenius muscle and a fourth or serratus ventralis muscle; and trimming each of the four primary muscles to remove excess fat, seams, silver and other undesirable components. Some of the primary muscles are tenderized and marketed as boneless chuck roast products. Some of the primary muscles are cut across the grain into boneless chuck steaks. | 05-07-2009 |
20090123623 | Food dicer - A dicing tool having: a foodstuff holder for holding a block of foodstuff and a cutting base; the cutting base having: a rectangular framework for sliding the foodstuff holder therealong; a first part having an triangular shaped front edge, equally spaced triangular cutting blades being arranged in a triangular arrangement that follows the profile of the triangularly shaped front edge; a handle; a second part having a second upper surface and a right front edge and a left front edge arranged in a deep V shape, with continuous blades attached to the right and left front edges; wherein the second upper surface is always parallel to the first surface and can be slidingly reciprocated between an upper position and a lower position where the horizontal blade is substantially on a level with the first surface and the base of the triangular cutting blades. | 05-14-2009 |
20090142463 | Double Handle Kitchen Knife - A double handle knife is described with secondary handle rotatable upon a pivot post. In further embodiments: the secondary handle is mounted to top front of the blade: at a fixed angle; by splined means; or by indexable means. Attachments convert single handle knife into double handle knife functioning identical to those described above. Methods are described utilizing the double handle knife invention in any of its embodiments being gripped by the dominant hand on the primary handle, four fingers of the non-dominant hand being placed evenly upon the secondary handle with long axis thereof positioned at an angle of 45 degrees (+ or −25) degrees to the long axis of the knife blade, the palm/or thumb of the same hand positioning the food item, both hands applying downward pressure and the food item being easily and accurately cut. | 06-04-2009 |
20090148577 | Food Article End Detection System for a Food Article Slicing Machine - A food article end location detecting system for a food article slicing machine. The system includes a sensor located so that each food article passes a sensing range of the sensor as the food articles are loaded onto a food article feed apparatus. The system has instructions for calculating the length of each food article based on a location value provided by the sensor. The system also comprises a food article end disposal mechanism. The disposal mechanism has a transport for receiving said food article ends and for removing said food article ends from said food article path. The disposal mechanism also has a paddle for displacing food article ends from the transport. | 06-11-2009 |
20090208625 | FOOD CUTTING DEVICE - A food cutting device can include a food drawer, a base, and a force application mechanism. The food drawer can have an upper plate and a lower plate that are hinged clamshell-style. The food drawer can be slid relative to the base to open and close the food drawer. The base can be adapted to mount under an existing kitchen component such that the food cutting device does not take additional counter space. The base can include a force application mechanism such as a roller mechanism disposed thereon and configured to compress the upper plate of the food drawer onto the lower plate as the drawer is closed. A cutting mechanism such as a cutting blade can be positioned on one of the plates of the food drawer such that when the food drawer is closed, the plates are compressed and the cutting mechanism is advanced into a food item in the drawer. | 08-20-2009 |
20090208626 | BROCCOLI FLORETING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Broccoli heads are placed individually, stem down, in transporting cups that are affixed to a conveyor that at one end rotates around a carousel axis. A clamping and cutting assembly includes linkages rotating around the carousel axis synchronously with the transporting cups on the conveyor. Retractable clamps affixed to an upper linkage retain the broccoli heads while curved blades that are affixed to a lower linkage dissect the broccoli. The blades cut off the florets with a scooping motion along the bottom side of the transporting cups which results in similar sized florets, standardized by the diameter of the truncated cone-shaped chamfer of the cups. Upon dissection the florets are released from the cups and collected on a collecting conveyor. | 08-20-2009 |
20090214738 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A MEAT AND CARBOHYDRATE BASED COMPOSITION FOR CONSUMPTION BY FELINES - A process for preparing a feline pet food composition comprising a meat based material having an essentially solid mass that assumes the shape of its container and the feline pet food composition prepared using the process. The pet food composition is characterized as having meat particles with a moisturized appearance and visually recognizable discrete food particles upon slicing the pet food mass after removal from a container. | 08-27-2009 |
20090214739 | SCRAPED SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGER AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE - The invention relates to a scraped surface heat exchanger ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090304889 | Plants having an increased content of amino sugars - The present invention relates to plant cells and plants having an increased content of N-acetylated glucosamine derivatives. Furthermore, the present invention relates to plant cells and plants which synthesize glucosaminoglycans. The present invention also provides processes for producing said plants and compositions comprising said plant cells. | 12-10-2009 |
20100015312 | MODIFIED SLICING SHOES AND METHOD FOR MAKING FOOD PRODUCT SHAVINGS - Modified slicing shoes and method for making food product shavings. A conventional slicing shoe for insertion into a slicing head assembly used in conjunction with a centrifugal type slicing machine is modified. The modified slicing shoes comprise a cutting edge having top and bottom ends that protrude towards the interior of a slicing head assembly as a vertex protrudes away from the interior such that the blade is not confined to one plane. In one embodiment, the slicing shoe blade cutting edge and its components comprise a V-shape having an angle that ranges from between about 90° to about 140°. In a second embodiment, the slicing shoe and its components are curvilinear having a curvature ranging from about 1.5 cm to about 2.0 cm. The shape of the blade and its corresponding components allow for the production of snack chips having folded or curled shapes. | 01-21-2010 |
20100075009 | FROZEN JUICE PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for the rapid preparation of a drink from a frozen liquid which contains high concentrations of nutrients. The method involves increasing the surface area of the frozen liquid and adding the increased area of frozen juice to a suitable amount of additional liquid and allowing it to mix. The apparatus for preparing a drink from the frozen liquid includes a means for increasing the surface area of the frozen liquid by breaking the frozen liquid into a plurality of pieces, and a means for dispensing the plurality of pieces of the frozen liquid into a serving container. Preferably, the apparatus also includes a means for passing an additional liquid through the means for increasing the surface area of the frozen liquid and the means for dispensing the frozen liquid to wash out any residual frozen liquid in the apparatus into the serving container. | 03-25-2010 |
20100086660 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SOY MILK AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SOY MILK - [Task] It is to provide a process and apparatus for producing soymilk which is obtained by completely deactivating various kinds of enzymes responsible for a grassy smell, while preventing heating unevenness, and inducing appropriate thermal denaturation of protein and a rich flavor, and which can be processed by coagulation into tofu high in water retentivity and elasticity and rich in flavor. [Solving means] The apparatus includes a submerged friction-grinding unit M having a friction-grinding portion in which soybeans are friction-ground together with soybean-grinding water to obtain a raw soybean soup, a heating unit N for heating the raw soybean soup obtained in the submerged friction-grinding unit M, a connecting pipe P | 04-08-2010 |
20100119678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MECHANICALLY REDUCE FOOD PRODUCTS INTO IRREGULAR SHAPES AND SIZES - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing irregular slices of meat from meat products. The meat products can be rotated using an impeller having a plurality of paddles for urging the meat products against a slicing blade during rotation of the impeller in order to create a slice from the meat product. The meat products can impact the slicing blade in different orientations in order to create differently shaped, irregular slices of meat. A cutting blade downstream of the slicing blade can be used to reduce the width of the slices of meat. | 05-13-2010 |
20100124595 | TOOL TO PIERCE AND SPLIT A COCONUT - One embodiment of a tool to pierce and split a coconut to facilitate removal of the water and meat from the nut. The tool includes of a body ( | 05-20-2010 |
20110159162 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PORTIONING FOOD - A device and a method for portioning food, in particular meat, into portions with a predetermined weight and/or predetermined thickness are proposed. To this end a press unit ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110200729 | GROUND FOOD PREPARATION ASSEMBLY AND METHODS - A food preparation assembly includes first and second food preparation members each comprising a pad portion, a handle portion extending from a first end of the pad portion, and a claw portion extending from a second end of the pad portion. The pad portions define an edge surface configured to chop food. The claw portion is configured to pull apart food. The pad portion defines a pad surface to compress food between the pad portions of the first and second food preparation members. | 08-18-2011 |
20110223306 | FOOD PREPARATION DEVICE - A food preparation device including: a body defining a passage; and a mount or head portion for holding a skewer within the passage. The passage has an opening for receiving portions of food such that when a skewer is held by the mount, portions of food entering the opening become impaled on the skewer within the passage. The device is provided with a cutter to cut portions of food such as meat for use in the device. | 09-15-2011 |
20110311700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CHILLING A FOOD PRODUCT PROXIMATE TO AND IN A FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE - A system and method for chilling a food product in or proximate to a food processing device adapted to dice, slice, shred, chop, or cut the food product is disclosed. The disclosed system and method involves a two or three stage application of a liquid cryogen or carbon dioxide snow to cool the food product. The cooling stages include a first stage of cryogen application upstream of the entrance of the food processing device, a second stage of cryogen application or delivery into one or more zones within the food processing device, and a third stage of cryogen application to the region proximate to and downstream of the exit to the food processing device. | 12-22-2011 |
20120027902 | FOOD PROCESSOR - A food processor is provided which includes a container, a blade assembly, a lid configured to cover the top of the container, and a handle attached to the lid. The handle may be movable between at least a first position and a second position with respect to the lid, where when the handle is in the first position, the lid is capable of being coupled to the container, and when the handle is in the second position, the lid is locked to the container. When the handle is in the first position, the motor may be prevented from being activated, and when the handle is in the second position activation of the motor may be permitted. A release button on the lid may be configured to move the handle out of the second position. | 02-02-2012 |
20120064214 | Avocado Cutting and Splitting Device - An Avocado Cutting and Splitting Device. The device uses a single cutting blade to cut through both the seed and meat of incoming avocados. In order to increase uptime, the device had a feature that allows for the cutting blade to be sharpened while in operating condition (without the need for removing the blade from the machine). To increase the uniformity in the orientation of the cut in the avocados, there are a series of guides, elements and other apparatus that will place the incoming avocados in a consistent orientation relative to the cutting blade before they are cut. In order to improve throughput and reduce the need for human operator involvement, the device includes a set of custom-shaped ramps designed to guide and transport the cut avocado halves down to the moving exit conveyor so that the halves land face-down on the exit conveyor. | 03-15-2012 |
20130059054 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONFECTIONERY SEMI-PROCESSED PRODUCT, SUCH AS A CHOCOLATE-TYPE PRODUCT - A method of producing a semifinished confectionary product, such as chocolate or similar, using at least one centrifugal unit for simultaneously grinding and mixing at least some of the ingredients of the semifinished product, and which includes an elongated processing chamber with a substantially horizontal axis, at least one inlet for the ingredients to be processed and one outlet for the processed ingredients, and a powered shaft fitted inside the processing chamber, coaxially with the axis, and fitted with a succession of radial appendixes arranged between the inlet and the outlet; the method including the steps of loading at least a first ingredient of the semifinished product through the inlet; grinding the first ingredient inside the grinding and mixing unit by rotating the shaft at a first speed; loading at least a second ingredient through the inlet, after grinding; rotating the shaft at a second speed to grind and mix the ingredients to form a mixture of the same grain size as the semifinished product; loading at least a third ingredient through the inlet; mixing the third ingredient with the previously ground mixture to form a further mixture; bringing the further mixture to a given temperature to obtain the semifinished product; and transferring the semifinished product to a storage or packaging station. | 03-07-2013 |
20130129891 | PROCESSING AND COOKING OF FOOD WITH A LOW GLYCEMIC IMPACT FOR THE NUTRITION OF DIABETICS, OBESE AND FOR WEIGHT REDUCING DIETS - In order to reduce the glycemic load in the daily nutrition of diabetics, obese and for weight-reducing diets, this invention claims cooking or baking processes and other procedures for food—rich in carbohydrates—in which, the structure of the raw complex carbohydrates (amylose, amylopectin, etc.) is mostly preserved and/or short saccharides are encapsulated. This objective is attained by reducing the magnitude of the complex carbohydrate fractioning by the undesired effect of adiabatic heating during grain grinding, or during conventional cooking and also through the encapsulation of already processed monosaccharides, disaccharides or broken carbohydrate chains in capsules within denaturalized protein matrixes, in order to make their digestion deeper and longer. These processes and procedures allow the ingestion of less restricted portions of food, very similar to the conventional ones (bread, rice, potato, pastas) while due to their prolonged digestion, it naturally limits the immediate production of glucose. This type of food is defined as: “Deep Diet” or “Deep Nutrition” (Dieta Profunda in Spanish). These processes and procedures allow preparing food recipes and flavors very similar to those of a conventional nature (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta) while because of their prolonged digestion are able to reduce the immediate production of glucose (Glycemic Index), thus generating healthier conditions for diabetics and obese, appetite satisfaction and reduction of food anxiety. | 05-23-2013 |
20130164426 | METHOD OF PROCESSING MEAT - A method of processing meat is described. Embodiments of the method include treating a surface of intact meat while leaving a portion of an interior of the piece of intact meat uncooked. Surface treatment can reduce microorganism abundance on the surface. The surface-treated intact meat is subsequently ground. Surface-treatment includes, but is not limited to, heating the surface, irradiating the surface with ionizing or non-ionizing radiation, or treating the surface with an antimicrobial chemical. The surface-treatment prevents or reduces infusing microorganisms throughout the ground meat during grinding, resulting in ground meat that is safe for human consumption without being thoroughly cooked. Accordingly, hamburger or other ground meat can be served rare or otherwise undercooked and be safe for human consumption. | 06-27-2013 |
20130196043 | METHOD AND MODULAR SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A GRANULATED CONFECTIONARY PRODUCT FOR MAKING CORES OR PASTILLES - A method and system for preparing a granulated product, whereby one or more ingredients are first ground in a centrifugal grinding unit, and then granulated in a centrifugal granulating unit before being fed to a centrifugal mixing and flavouring unit; each of the centrifugal units having a tubular outer shell having an axis and defining a processing chamber; and a powered shaft housed in the shell, coaxially with the axis, and fitted with a row of appendixes projecting radially from, and connected integrally and interchangeably to, the shaft. | 08-01-2013 |
20140037812 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MEAT-LIKE PRODUCT - The present invention relates generally to food, pet food and feed products, particularly to the production of a meat product made from a minced and/or emulsified mixture, having a meatlike appearance and texture and products so produced. | 02-06-2014 |
20140079861 | FABRICATED FOOD PRODUCT MADE FROM FRESH POTATO MASH - A composition and method for providing a strong dough having a substantial quantity of fresh potatoes. Fresh potatoes are made into a mash and centrifuged to reduce the water content to about 70% by weight. Such potato mash can comprise over 50% by weight of the final dough. This dough can be used to make sheeted or extruded products. Such dough results in improved, more naturally-flavored products compared to products made entirely from dehydrated or partially-dehydrated potato derivatives. The method comprises finely slicing potatoes to form a potato slurry or mash; decanting excess water from the potato slurry; heating the potato slurry to a temperature no greater than about 190 degrees Fahrenheit; cooling the slurry to under 140 degrees Fahrenheit; and imparting a low amount of work input to a mixture of the slurry and other ingredients to form a shapeable dough. | 03-20-2014 |
20140087048 | PIZZA PIE PREPARATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A pizza pie preparation device for placing sliced toppings from a topping stick onto a pizza pie in a predetermined pattern includes a storage unit for storing topping sticks, a cutting tool adjacent to the storage unit for slicing at least one topping stick, and a carrier positioned below the cutting tool for translating and rotating the pizza pie so the sliced toppings are placed onto the pizza pie in the predetermined pattern. | 03-27-2014 |
20140178551 | Apparatus and Methods for Splitting a Pomegranate Apart - An apparatus and methods for splitting apart a pomegranate fruit employ a pair of elongated splitting levers and a pivoting connecting mechanism, carried on the pair of elongated levers. Each one of the elongated levers has a penetrating end and a shape configured to enable the pair of elongated levers to be arranged in a substantially closed configuration in contact or contiguous lengthways with one another to form a penetrating structure to enable the elongated levers to be at least partially inserted into a pomegranate. The elongated splitting levers are hingedly connectable at the penetrating ends by the pivoting connecting mechanism which is configured to outwardly pivot the elongated splitting levers from the substantially closed configuration into a substantially open configuration in response to forcing the elongated splitting levers apart about a fulcrum. | 06-26-2014 |
20140234507 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEATING OR COOLING VISCOUS MATERIALS - The invention provides methods and devices for heating or cooling viscous materials such as meat emulsions useful for producing food and other products. The devices include a heat exchanger comprising a first plate, a second plate attached to the first plate, and a first spacer and a second spacer arranged between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate, the second plate, the first spacer, and the second spacer define at least one temperature controlled passage for a product to pass through the heat exchanger. | 08-21-2014 |
20140314929 | REAMER - A Reamer has a first portion which is at an angle α with respect to a second portion of the blade. Angle α is between 1° and 189 °. | 10-23-2014 |
20150037480 | Food Processor with Locking Bail Handle - A kitchen appliance for processing foodstuff comprises a housing, a bowl, a bowl lid, and a bail handle. The bowl is removably mountable onto the housing and comprises an upper rim defining a mouth for selectively receiving a rotatable tool within the bowl. The bowl lid is removably mountable onto the upper rim of the bowl and comprises a top wall and a flange depending downwardly therefrom. The bail handle is pivotably affixed to opposing sides of the housing. The bail handle is pivotable between (1) a disengaged position in which the bowl lid may be removed from the bowl and in which the bowl may be removed from the housing and (2) an engaged position in which the bail handle applies downward pressure on the bowl lid to retain the bowl lid on the upper rim of the bowl and to retain the bowl on the housing. | 02-05-2015 |
20150056353 | Device For Opening Coconuts - The subject invention is a device for opening coconuts that includes a handle and a cutting cylinder attached to the handle, including a cutting edge at one end, and a cap that provides a striking surface. The cutting cylinder may have teeth and may have a gap. The cutting cylinder or the teeth may be beveled. | 02-26-2015 |
20150118376 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING AND CUTTING ANIMAL FEED AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH AN APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus for mixing and cutting animal feed comprising a container with a side wall, a rotary mixing and cutting device positioned inside the container and at least one counter element provided at the sidewall. The apparatus comprises at least one positioning device for moving the at least one counter element between a retracted position and an inserted position. The container comprises a control unit to control the positioning device of the at least one counter element. The control unit is arranged to control at least one positioning device for bringing at least one counter element in a pulsating modus, wherein the at least one counter element moves between the retracted and inserted position. | 04-30-2015 |
20150320007 | VERTICAL VAT WITH COUNTER ROTATING AGITATOR PANELS - A vertical vat comprising a first shaft provided with at least one agitator panel, a second shaft provided with at least one agitator panel, wherein said first shaft and said second shaft are arranged to counter rotate. | 11-12-2015 |
20160029674 | RICING SYSTEM WITH SLOTTED RICER PLATE AND METHOD - A ricer plate for use in a ricing system configured for forcing cooked potato pieces, including potato peel and potato starch, against and through the ricer plate, includes a plate, having a thickness, a center and a perimeter. A plurality of substantially linear, elongate slots are disposed in the plate, extending through the thickness of the plate. Each slot is aligned at an angle relative to a radial line extending from the center, and has a width of at least about 1/10 inch and a length that is at least about three times the width. The slots are suitably shaped to pass a portion of potato peel with the potato starch. | 02-04-2016 |