摘要:
An electronic flight bag providing computational services for an aircraft and communicating with aircraft avionics may execute aircraft-design-approved Type-C applications together with non-design-approved Type-A/B on a single processor through specific modifications of the operating system to control memory and processor access thereby providing isolation comparable to that of dual processor systems in which the Type-C applications and Type-A/B applications are executed on different processors.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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
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:
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.