Method and Apparatus for increased product throughput capacity, improved quality and enhanced treatment and product packaging flexibility in a continuous sterilizing system
    2.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for increased product throughput capacity, improved quality and enhanced treatment and product packaging flexibility in a continuous sterilizing system 有权
    方法和装置,用于在连续灭菌系统中提高产品吞吐能力,提高质量和增强处理以及产品包装灵活性

    公开(公告)号:US20120294998A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-22

    申请号:US13471653

    申请日:2012-05-15

    IPC分类号: B65B55/14 F27D3/00

    CPC分类号: A23L3/02 A23L3/025

    摘要: Apparatus and method for enhancing the flexibility and increasing throughput capacity while reducing cost and improving the quality of food and drink products within a continuous sterilization system using novel product carriers, in conjunction with unique user controllable product rotation and agitation features, capable of handling novel as well as existing product containers, are described. A further aspect of the invention is a property of the uniquely designed product carrier to accommodate and optimally orientate said product containers. A final aspect of the invention is the further capability of individual product carriers to undertake any user-defined processing program including product pasteurization or product stabilization or product sterilization within an essentially continuous sterilization system.

    摘要翻译: 用于增强灵活性和增加生产能力的装置和方法,同时降低成本并提高使用新产品载体的连续灭菌系统中的食品和饮料产品的质量,并结合独特的用户可控的产品旋转和搅拌特征,能够处理新颖的 以及现有的产品容器。 本发明的另一方面是独特设计的产品载体的特性,以容纳和最佳地定向所述产品容器。 本发明的最后一个方面是单个产品承载者进行任何用户定义的处理程序的进一步能力,包括在基本上连续的灭菌系统中的产品巴氏灭菌或产品稳定化或产品灭菌。

    Apparatus and Method for Optimizing and Controlling Food Processing System Performance
    3.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and Method for Optimizing and Controlling Food Processing System Performance 有权
    食品加工系统性能优化与控制的装置与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120269937A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-25

    申请号:US13450693

    申请日:2012-04-19

    IPC分类号: A23L3/02 G05B13/00

    CPC分类号: A23L3/003 A23L3/02

    摘要: Apparatus and Method for an intelligent, optimizing, pro-active process controller for use in all types of product processing systems are disclosed. The disclosed controller and its associated apparatus uniquely develop and dynamically optimize their process control capabilities through measuring, monitoring and analyzing product and product container attributes and performance while quantifying variability and can thus pro-actively track, trace and control overall processing performance down to an individual unit of production thereby optimizing product processing times, increasing capacity, improving product quality and reducing variability while enhancing treatment flexibility and food treatment safety in all types of food and drink processing systems, with particular reference to continuous food and drink processing systems.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于所有类型的产品处理系统中的用于智能的,优化的,主动的过程控制器的设备和方法。 所公开的控制器及其相关设备通过测量,监测和分析产品和产品容器属性和性能,同时量化变异性,从而独特地开发和动态优化其过程控制能力,从而可以主动跟踪,追踪和控制整体处理性能。 生产单位从而优化产品加工时间,提高产能,提高产品质量和降低变异性,同时提高各类食品和饮料加工系统的处理灵活性和食品安全性,特别是连续食品和饮料加工系统。

    Adaptive packaging for food processing systems

    公开(公告)号:US10252852B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US13449718

    申请日:2012-04-18

    IPC分类号: B65D81/32 B65D77/22 B65D81/20

    摘要: The present invention relates to a re-closable package, wherein at least one layer of said package is derived and fabricated essentially from a single piece of packaging material, has at least an inner and outer chamber, each capable of holding one or more separate or mixed solid or liquid food components. It also relates to one or more mechanisms within said package design and configuration preferentially allowing controlled movement of gas but not liquid and/or solids both within the package and/or from within the package to the outside. It further relates to a method for controlling and selectively modifying a number of processing conditions within said packaging, particularly pack pressure, gas volume and gas composition. It also relates to package design capability to accelerate and/or optimize product processing within any food sterilization or pasteurization system and its subsequent handling, storage and transportation without further modification.

    Apparatus and method for optimizing and controlling food processing system performance
    5.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for optimizing and controlling food processing system performance 有权
    食品加工系统性能优化与控制的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09241510B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-26

    申请号:US13450693

    申请日:2012-04-19

    IPC分类号: B65B55/00 A23L3/00 A23L3/02

    CPC分类号: A23L3/003 A23L3/02

    摘要: Apparatus and Method for an intelligent, optimizing, pro-active process controller for use in all types of product processing systems are disclosed. The disclosed controller and its associated apparatus uniquely develop and dynamically optimize their process control capabilities through measuring, monitoring and analyzing product and product container attributes and performance while quantifying variability and can thus pro-actively track, trace and control overall processing performance down to an individual unit of production thereby optimizing product processing times, increasing capacity, improving product quality and reducing variability while enhancing treatment flexibility and food treatment safety in all types of food and drink processing systems, with particular reference to continuous food and drink processing systems. REFERENCES CITEDUS patents 4,067,691January 1978McGady et al 4,739,699April 1988Nelson et al 4,816,269March 1989Nelson et al 5,696,686December 1997Sanka et al 5,872,359February 1999Stewart et al 6,025,189February 2000Bolea et al 6,148,249July 1996Newman 6,416,711July 2002Weng 6,440,361August 2002Weng 6,472,008October 2002Weng patent application 11/620,238July 2007Sands patent application 11/883,740November 2007Mackay et al patent application 12/231,211August 2008Olsen et al patent application 61/079,185March 2009Newman patent application 61/182,696May 2009Newman patent application 61/478,190April 2011Newman patent application 61/488,220May 2011Newman Foreign Patents EP0362975A2October 1989Ackermann EP0808631A1November 1997Hucker GB 2285126December 1993Newman WO0221928A1March 2002Tottenham et at WO0237975A2May 2002Niles WO9807452A1February 1998Walker

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于所有类型的产品处理系统中的用于智能的,优化的,主动的过程控制器的设备和方法。 所公开的控制器及其相关设备通过测量,监测和分析产品和产品容器属性和性能,同时量化变异性,从而独特地开发和动态优化其过程控制能力,从而可以主动跟踪,追踪和控制整体处理性能。 生产单位从而优化产品加工时间,提高产能,提高产品质量和降低变异性,同时提高各类食品和饮料加工系统的处理灵活性和食品安全性,特别是连续食品和饮料加工系统。 参考文献引用美国专利4,067,691 1978年1月McGady等人4,739,699 1988年4月Nelson等人4,816,269 3月1989 Nelson等人5,696,686 1997年12月Sanka等人5,872,359 1999年2月Stewart等人6,025,189 2000年2月Bolea等人6,148,249 1996年7月Newman 6,416,711 2002年7月Weng 6,440,361 8月 2002年翁6,472,008 2002年10月翁氏专利申请11 / 620,238 2007年7月金沙专利申请11 / 883,740 2007年11月Mackay等人的专利申请12 / 231,211 2008年8月Olsen等人的专利申请61 / 079,185 2009年3月纽曼专利申请61 / 182,696 2009年5月纽曼 专利申请61 / 478,190 2011年4月纽曼专利申请61 / 488,220 2011年5月纽曼外国专利EP0362975A2 1989年10月Ackermann EP0808631A1 1997年11月Hucker GB 2285126 1993年12月Newman WO0221928A1 2002年3月Tottenham等人在WO0237975A2 2002年5月Niles WO9807452A1 1998年2月Walker

    Adaptive Packaging for Food Processing Systems
    6.
    发明申请
    Adaptive Packaging for Food Processing Systems 审中-公开
    适用于食品加工系统的包装

    公开(公告)号:US20120267264A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-25

    申请号:US13449718

    申请日:2012-04-18

    IPC分类号: B65D81/28 B65B31/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a re-closable package, wherein at least one layer of said package is derived and fabricated essentially from a single piece of packaging material, has at least an inner and outer chamber, each capable of holding one or more separate or mixed solid or liquid food components. It also relates to one or more mechanisms within said package design and configuration preferentially allowing controlled movement of gas but not liquid and/or solids both within the package and/or from within the package to the outside. It further relates to a method for controlling and selectively modifying a number of processing conditions within said packaging, particularly pack pressure, gas volume and gas composition. It also relates to package design capability to accelerate and/or optimize product processing within any food sterilization or pasteurization system and its subsequent handling, storage and transportation without further modification.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种可重新封闭的包装,其中所述包装的至少一层基本上由单件包装材料衍生和制造,具有至少一个内室和外室,每个内室和外室能够容纳一个或多个单独的或 混合固体或液体食品成分。 它还涉及所述包装设计和配置中的一个或多个机构优先地允许在包装内和/或从包装内到外部的气体而不是液体和/或固体的受控移动。 本发明还涉及用于控制和选择性地改变所述包装内的多个处理条件的方法,特别是包装压力,气体体积和气体组成。 它还涉及包装设计能力,以加速和/或优化任何食品灭菌或巴氏灭菌系统中的产品加工及其随后的处理,储存和运输而无需进一步修改。

    Automated packaging
    7.
    发明授权
    Automated packaging 失效
    自动包装

    公开(公告)号:US06349526B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-26

    申请号:US09297923

    申请日:1999-07-07

    IPC分类号: B65B3556

    摘要: As a substrate (10) is carried on a conveyor (20), an image analysis system (40) detects its presence and derives the various data, at least indicative of the footprint. The footprint data are used in selecting appropriate packaging components. Data may also indicate the transverse location and/or orientation and/or alignment of a substrate, and be used to control position adjustors for adjusting one or more of these. Data may also serve for categorizing the substrate, e.g., in terms of size or color. Such data may be used to control rejection of products, or categorization, e.g., by selection of distinguishable packaging.

    摘要翻译: 当基板(10)承载在输送机(20)上时,图像分析系统(40)检测其存在并导出各种数据,至少指示占用面积。 足迹数据用于选择适当的包装组件。 数据还可以指示衬底的横向位置和/或取向和/或对准,并且用于控制位置调节器以调整这些中的一个或多个。 数据也可用于对基底进行分类,例如在尺寸或颜色方面。 这样的数据可以用于控制产品的拒绝或分类,例如通过选择可区分的包装。

    Accelerating, Optimizing and Controlling product cooling in food processing systems
    8.
    发明申请
    Accelerating, Optimizing and Controlling product cooling in food processing systems 有权
    加速,优化和控制食品加工系统中的产品冷却

    公开(公告)号:US20120266614A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-25

    申请号:US13452207

    申请日:2012-04-20

    IPC分类号: F28D15/00 F28F27/00

    摘要: A coolant mixture, method and apparatus for accelerated cooling of product, especially foodstuffs, is disclosed. A further aspect of this invention is the optimizing and controlling of the cooling process and the cooling medium without the need for pressurization. It further relates to a method of effectively increasing the flexibility and maximizing of cooling capacity and its storage without inducing a change of physical state within the coolant nor incurring high energy costs. Finally it relates to effectively eliminating any corrosive properties of the cooling medium. REFERENCES CITED US Patents U.S. Pat. No. 5,368,093November 1992Takeshige U.S. Pat. No. 7,543,455June 2008Chen U.S. Pat. No. 7,666,457February 2009Lang et al USPA 20060038159January 2004Fukutani et al USPA 20080048147August 2007Eaton USPA 20080315152June 2008Daly USPA 20090178928July 2009Groos et al USPA 20090301118June 2008Chengyjun USPA 20090301119June 2008Chengyjun U.S. Pat. No. 61/478,190April 2011Newman U.S. Pat. No. 61/478,491April 2011Newman U.S. Pat. No. 61/488,220May 2011Newman Foreign Patents WO/2009/005767June 2008Gross et al

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于加速冷却产品,特别是食品的冷却剂混合物,方法和装置。 本发明的另一方面是优化和控制冷却过程和冷却介质,而不需要加压。 它还涉及一种有效地增加冷却能力和其储存的灵活性和最大化而不引起冷却剂内的物理状态变化而引起高能量成本的方法。 最后,它涉及有效消除冷却介质的任何腐蚀性能。 参考文献美国专利 1992年11月5,368,093号Takeshige美国专利 2008年6月7,543,455陈美国 2009年2月第7,666,457号Lang et al USPA 20060038159 2004年1月Fukutani et al USPA 20080048147 2007年8月伊顿USPA 20080315152 2008年6月Daly USPA 20090178928 2009年7月Groos等人USPA 20090301118 2008年6月Chengyjun USPA 20090301119 2008年6月, 2011年4月第61 / 478,190号纽曼美国专利 2011年4月第61 / 478,491号纽曼美国专利 2011年5月61日/ 488,220纽曼外国专利WO / 2009/005767 2008年6月Gross et al

    Treatment of vegetable foodstuffs
    9.
    发明授权
    Treatment of vegetable foodstuffs 失效
    蔬菜食品的处理

    公开(公告)号:US07452561B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-18

    申请号:US10430374

    申请日:2003-05-07

    IPC分类号: A23B7/015

    CPC分类号: A23L3/28 A23B7/015 A23B9/06

    摘要: A fresh vegetable foodstuff such as fruit, vegetables, grains or nuts is treated to reduce microbial contamination (UV-C irradiation, preferably in a CO2 atmosphere, preferably at −1 to +4° C.) and/or to induce protective phytoalexins (UV-A, UV-B and UV-C irradiation) and/or to destroy aflatoxins (UV irradiation, primarily UV-C). A modular system can be readily adapted to different foodstuffs. It can include treatment modules and support modules (e.g. for cleaning elements of the treatment modules, providing them with controlled environments, and controlling the input of foodstuffs so they are susceptible to treatment).

    摘要翻译: 处理诸如水果,蔬菜,谷物或坚果的新鲜蔬菜食品以减少微生物污染(UV-C照射,优选在CO 2气氛中,优选在-1至+ 4℃) 和/或诱导保护性植物抗毒素(UV-A,UV-B和UV-C照射)和/或破坏黄曲霉毒素(UV照射,主要是UV-C)。 模块化系统可以容易地适应不同的食品。 它可以包括处理模块和支持模块(例如,用于清洁处理模块的元件,为它们提供受控环境,以及控制食品的输入,使得它们易于处理)。

    Microbial decontamination of food
    10.
    发明授权
    Microbial decontamination of food 有权
    微生物去污食品

    公开(公告)号:US6165526A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-26

    申请号:US308364

    申请日:1999-07-14

    摘要: Food is rendered sterile by UV irradiation, preferably with UV at 265.+-.15 nm. A sterilization unit may include UV sources (90, 100, 110, 120) and a heat source, which may be a broad band UV source, a source of IR or microwave radiation. A combined microwave/UV unit can be used to defrost frozen food and simultaneously sterilize it or maintain sterility. Heating prior to UV irradiation can enhance the sterilization, as can rapid cooling after irradiation. Irradiation can also be enhanced by displacing the food during irradiation e.g. by supporting it on a rotatable support (135) and/or by displacing it relative to the support surface.

    摘要翻译: PCT No.PCT / GB98 / 02840 Sec。 371日期:1999年7月14日 102(e)日期1999年7月14日PCT提交1998年9月18日PCT公布。 第WO99 /​​ 13741号公报 日期1999年3月25日食物通过紫外线照射使其无菌,优选在265 +/- 15nm处的UV。 灭菌单元可以包括UV源(90,100,110,120)和热源,其可以是宽带UV源,IR或微波辐射源。 组合的微波/紫外线单元可用于对冷冻食品进行除霜,同时对其进行灭菌或维持无菌性。 紫外线照射之前的加热可以增强灭菌效果,也可以在照射后快速冷却。 也可以通过在照射期间置换食物来增强照射,例如辐射。 通过将其支撑在可旋转支撑件(135)上和/或通过使其相对于支撑表面移位。