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公开(公告)号:US20240237679A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18435317
申请日:2024-02-07
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
IPC分类号: A23L3/00 , A23B4/005 , A23B5/005 , A23C3/037 , A23L3/08 , A23L3/18 , A23L3/22 , B01F23/23 , B01F23/231
CPC分类号: A23L3/001 , A23B4/0053 , A23B5/0055 , A23C3/037 , A23L3/003 , A23L3/08 , A23L3/18 , A23L3/22 , B01F23/23 , B01F23/23121 , A23V2002/00
摘要: An article includes a heating medium injector, a mixture flow path, and a vacuum chamber. The heating medium injector has a heating medium path connected to receive a heating medium such as steam and a product path connected to receive undenatured meat protein. The heating medium injector also includes a mixing structure and a mixture outlet. The mixing structure comprises a structure within the heating medium injector at which the heating medium path and product path merge and the mixture outlet is connected to receive material from the mixing structure. The mixture flow path defines a mixture flow path volume and is connected at one end to the mixture outlet of the heating medium injector and at the opposite end to the vacuum chamber. Undenatured meat protein is contained within the vacuum chamber outside of the mixture flow path volume.
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公开(公告)号:US20240188599A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-13
申请号:US18414129
申请日:2024-01-16
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
IPC分类号: A23L3/00 , A23B4/005 , A23B5/005 , A23C3/037 , A23L3/08 , A23L3/18 , A23L3/22 , B01F23/23 , B01F23/231
CPC分类号: A23L3/001 , A23B4/0053 , A23B5/0055 , A23C3/037 , A23L3/003 , A23L3/08 , A23L3/18 , A23L3/22 , B01F23/23 , B01F23/23121 , A23V2002/00
摘要: A heating medium injector includes an injector structure defining a heating medium flow path and a product flow path. The heating medium flow path extends to a contact location, while the product flow path also extends to the contact location. The contact location comprises a location at which the heating medium flow path and product flow path merge within the injector. A mixture flow path is defined within the injector structure between the contact location and an injector outlet of the injector structure and is defined at least in part by a mixture flow path outer surface comprising a mixture flow path wall. A cooling structure extends along both a product flow path boundary wall and the mixture flow path wall so as to traverse a plane extending transverse to the foodstuff flow path at the contact location.
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公开(公告)号:US20200368764A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-26
申请号:US16877466
申请日:2020-05-18
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
摘要: A separator includes a first piston and a second piston both mounted on a drum assembly. The first piston is moveable between a first piston open position and a first piston closed position. In the first piston open position drum ejection passages are open for ejection of material from a maximum diameter of a separator volume, while in the first piston closed position the first piston blocks the drum ejection passages to prevent the ejection of material from the maximum diameter of the separator volume. A number of intermediate ejection paths are formed in the separator, each extending from an intermediate ejection path inlet at an intermediate region of the separator volume to an intermediate ejection path outlet. The second piston is moveable to alternately open or close the intermediate ejection paths for fluid communication to the separator volume.
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公开(公告)号:US10674751B1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-09
申请号:US16729108
申请日:2019-12-27
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
摘要: A heating medium injector includes an injector structure defining a heating medium flow path and a product flow path. The heating medium flow path extends to a contact location along an axis of the injector, while the product flow path also extends to the contact location along the injector axis. The contact location comprises a location at which the heating medium flow path and product flow path merge within the injector. In a region along the injector axis, the product flow path is defined between a first flow surface and a second flow surface. The first flow surface comprises a surface of a boundary wall separating the heating medium flow path from the product flow path and the second flow surface comprises a surface of an opposing second boundary wall. The second flow surface is in substantial thermal communication with a second flow surface cooling structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11896040B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-13
申请号:US18209401
申请日:2023-06-13
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
CPC分类号: A23L3/001 , A23B4/0053 , A23B5/0055 , A23C3/037 , A23L3/003 , A23L3/18 , A23L3/22 , B01F23/23 , B01F23/23121 , A23V2002/00
摘要: An article includes a mixture release component defining a mixture release volume and also includes a heated mixture located within the mixture release volume. The heated mixture includes undenatured meat protein and water condensed from steam. A mixture release opening is included at an outlet end of the mixture release volume and this mixture release opening defines a passage from the mixture release volume to a vacuum chamber volume defined by a vacuum chamber. A vacuum is applied to the vacuum chamber volume. The steam from which the water has condensed comprises steam that has been placed in direct contact with a stream of undenatured meat protein in a direct steam injector having a mixture outlet operatively connected to the mixture release component.
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公开(公告)号:US20200305472A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16895636
申请日:2020-06-08
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
摘要: A heating medium injector includes an injector structure defining a heating medium flow path and a product flow path. The heating medium flow path extends to a contact location, while the product flow path also extends to the contact location. The contact location comprises a location at which the heating medium flow path and product flow path merge within the injector. In a region along the product flow path, the product flow path is defined between a first flow surface and a second flow surface. The first flow surface comprises a surface of a boundary wall separating the heating medium flow path from the product flow path and the second flow surface comprises a surface of an opposing second boundary wall. The second flow surface is in substantial thermal communication with a second flow surface cooling structure.
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公开(公告)号:US12090491B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US17316370
申请日:2021-05-10
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
摘要: A separator includes a drum ejection passage control element and an intermediate ejection control element both mounted on a drum assembly. The drum ejection passage control element is moveable between a first position and a second position. In the second position a drum ejection passage is open for ejection of material from a maximum diameter of a separator volume, while in the first position the drum ejection passage control element blocks the drum ejection passage to prevent the ejection of material from the maximum diameter of the separator volume. An intermediate ejection path is formed in the separator, each extending from an intermediate ejection path inlet at an intermediate region of the separator volume to an intermediate ejection path outlet. The intermediate ejection control element is moveable to alternately open or close the intermediate ejection path for fluid communication to the separator volume.
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公开(公告)号:US20240099337A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US18531399
申请日:2023-12-06
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
CPC分类号: A23L3/001 , A23B4/0053 , A23B5/0055 , A23C3/037 , A23L3/003 , A23L3/18 , A23L3/22 , B01F23/23 , B01F23/23121 , A23V2002/00
摘要: A system includes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum source, and a mixture flow path adapted to be connected to receive the output of a direct steam injector. The vacuum source is operatively connected to a vacuum port of the vacuum chamber, while a product outlet port from the vacuum chamber is adapted to be connected to an arrangement for removing treated product from the vacuum chamber. The mixture flow path includes a flow path segment outside of the vacuum chamber volume and a flow path segment within the vacuum chamber volume. At least some of a surface defining the flow path segment within the vacuum chamber is in substantial thermal communication with one or more cooling structures.
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公开(公告)号:US20230320387A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US18209401
申请日:2023-06-13
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
CPC分类号: A23L3/001 , A23B4/0053 , A23L3/18 , A23B5/0055 , A23V2002/00 , A23L3/003 , A23L3/22 , B01F23/23 , B01F23/23121 , A23C3/037
摘要: An article includes a mixture release component defining a mixture release volume and also includes a heated mixture located within the mixture release volume. The heated mixture includes undenatured meat protein and water condensed from steam. A mixture release opening is included at an outlet end of the mixture release volume and this mixture release opening defines a passage from the mixture release volume to a vacuum chamber volume defined by a vacuum chamber. A vacuum is applied to the vacuum chamber volume. The steam from which the water has condensed comprises steam that has been placed in direct contact with a stream of undenatured meat protein in a direct steam injector having a mixture outlet operatively connected to the mixture release component.
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公开(公告)号:US11147297B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-19
申请号:US16895636
申请日:2020-06-08
发明人: Nicholas A. Roth
IPC分类号: A23L3/18 , B01F3/04 , A23L3/00 , A23B4/005 , A23B5/005 , A23C3/037 , A23L3/22 , F28C3/06 , F28D3/04
摘要: A heating medium injector includes an injector structure defining a heating medium flow path and a product flow path. The heating medium flow path extends to a contact location, while the product flow path also extends to the contact location. The contact location comprises a location at which the heating medium flow path and product flow path merge within the injector. In a region along the product flow path, the product flow path is defined between a first flow surface and a second flow surface. The first flow surface comprises a surface of a boundary wall separating the heating medium flow path from the product flow path and the second flow surface comprises a surface of an opposing second boundary wall. The second flow surface is in substantial thermal communication with a second flow surface cooling structure.
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