公开(公告)号：US12110143B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17643961

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: Anheuser-Busch, LLC

Inventor： Mark de la Rosa ,  Rich Petrie ,  Carl Grass ,  Al Morgan

IPC: B65B35/30 ,  A23L2/46 ,  A23L2/56 ,  A23L3/02 ,  B65B27/04 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B67C3/22 ,  B67C7/00

CPC classification number: B65B35/30 ,  A23L2/46 ,  A23L2/56 ,  A23L3/02 ,  B65B27/04 ,  B65B65/006 ,  B67C3/22 ,  B67C7/00 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  B65B2220/14

Abstract: The present invention allows a beverage manufacturer to package variety packs of beverages while it is filling various beverages. The improved system that carries out the method includes an onsite accumulator that eliminates the long-standing practice of packaging variety packs at a separate location from where the beverages are packed.

公开(公告)号：US09743686B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14389845

申请日：2013-03-20

Applicant: KHS GmbH

Inventor： Frank Köppel ,  Aco Todoroski

IPC: A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A23L3/04

CPC classification number: A23L3/02 ,  A23L3/001 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/04

Abstract: A container-processing apparatus includes a pasteurizer with plural zones, and a transport element. The zones, which follow one another in a transport direction, include a preheating set, a cooling set, and pasteurizing set. The transport element moves containers through the sets, where they are subjected to a treatment medium at different treatment temperatures. Treatment temperatures in zones in the preheating set rise in steps from zone to zone. In the pasteurizing set, treatment temperature is maintained at or above pasteurizing temperature. In the cooling set, treatment temperatures decrease in steps zone to zone. The transport element transports containers in the pasteurizer at a changeable transport speed that is subject to continuous control.

公开(公告)号：US09681500B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US13799561

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: Microwave Materials Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr.

IPC: H05B6/64 ,  H05B6/78 ,  H05B6/68 ,  H05B6/80 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H05B6/70 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A61L2/04 ,  B65B55/06 ,  A23L3/01 ,  A61L2/12

CPC classification number: H05B6/78 ,  A23L3/01 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61B90/70 ,  A61L2/04 ,  A61L2/12 ,  A61L2202/21 ,  A61L2202/24 ,  A61L2202/26 ,  B65B55/06 ,  H01L21/67201 ,  H05B6/68 ,  H05B6/70 ,  H05B6/782 ,  H05B6/80

Abstract: A microwave heating system configured to heat a plurality of articles is provided. The microwave heating system includes a microwave splitter, a pair of microwave launchers, and at least one inductive iris disposed between the splitter and the launch opening of one of the launchers. A microwave launcher suitable for use in such a heating system is also provided. The launcher includes an inductive iris disposed within the interior of the launcher, spaced between its inlet and outlet and obstructing at least a portion of the microwave pathway.

公开(公告)号：US09271338B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US13800023

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: Microwave Materials Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr. ,  Gregory Eugene Cunningham

IPC: H05B6/78 ,  H05B6/68 ,  H05B6/80 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H05B6/70

CPC classification number: H05B6/78 ,  A23L3/01 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61B90/70 ,  A61L2/04 ,  A61L2/12 ,  A61L2202/21 ,  A61L2202/24 ,  A61L2202/26 ,  B65B55/06 ,  H01L21/67201 ,  H05B6/68 ,  H05B6/70 ,  H05B6/782 ,  H05B6/80

Abstract: A microwave heating system configured to heat a plurality of articles and a process for using the same are provided. The microwave heating system includes a liquid-filled thermalization zone, a liquid-filled microwave heating zone, and a pressure lock system disposed therebetween. The pressure lock system includes a pair of locking gate valves and a pressure adjustment chamber configured to transition the articles being heated from the thermalization zone to the microwave heating zone, which may be operated at different pressures.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种构造成加热多个物品的微波加热系统及其使用过程。 微波加热系统包括充满液体的热化区，充满液体的微波加热区和设置在其间的压力锁定系统。 压力锁定系统包括一对锁定闸阀和压力调节室，该压力调节室被配置成将被加热的物品从加热区转移到可在不同压力下操作的微波加热区。

公开(公告)号：US08998027B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13224651

申请日：2011-09-02

Applicant: Trevor Price ,  Jeremy Morin

Inventor： Trevor Price ,  Jeremy Morin

IPC: B65D8/00

CPC classification number: B65D15/24 ,  A23B7/005 ,  A23B7/0056 ,  A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A23L3/10 ,  B65B3/02 ,  B65B7/28 ,  B65B7/285 ,  B65B7/2878 ,  B65B25/001 ,  B65B55/02 ,  B65D15/18

Abstract: 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.

Abstract translation: 蒸煮容器包括金属端，通过卷边或双接缝操作施加并密封到全热塑性容器主体。 金属端部具有连接到从卷曲向下延伸的卡盘壁的外部卷曲。 容器侧壁的内表面和卡盘壁的外表面中的一个或两个在其上具有可热封材料。 金属端部被压接或双重接缝到容器主体，并且可热封材料被加热以软化或熔化，使得卡盘壁和侧壁之间的界面熔合。 该界面相对于施加在金属端部上的内部压力的方向定向，使得由内部压力引起的界面上的应力主要是剪切应力。

公开(公告)号：US20140272042A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13841806

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: Thomas D. Gillette

Inventor： Thomas D. Gillette

IPC: A23L3/00

CPC classification number: A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A23L3/358 ,  B65B25/001 ,  B65B31/00 ,  B65B55/02 ,  B65B55/06 ,  B65B55/14 ,  B65B55/18

Abstract: Systems and methods for packaging food products, such as fruits, vegetables, and meats. Specifically, the described methods relate to systems and methods for packaging food products in a manner that increases the products' shelf life. Generally, the methods begin by providing a food product. In some cases, debris is removed from the food product. To kill bacteria and other microbes on the food product, the food product is optionally washed in ozonated water. To deactivate enzymes within the food product, the food product is heated, though not necessarily cooked or blanched. The food product is then typically sealed in a barrier package containing between about 1 percent and about 50 percent oxygen, by volume. In some cases, the sealed package is then heated to between about 165 and about 285 degrees Fahrenheit to kill microbes in the sealed package. Other implementations are also described.

Abstract translation: 用于包装食品的系统和方法，如水果，蔬菜和肉类。 具体地，所描述的方法涉及以增加产品的保质期的方式包装食品的系统和方法。 通常，该方法首先提供一种食品。 在某些情况下，从食品中除去碎屑。 为了杀死食品上的细菌和其他微生物，食物任选地在臭氧水中洗涤。 为了使食品中的酶失活，食品加热，但不一定煮熟或漂白。 然后将食品通常密封在含有按体积计约1％至约50％之间的氧气的阻隔层中。 在一些情况下，将密封的包装件加热至约165至约285华氏度以杀死密封包装中的微生物。 还描述了其他实现。

公开(公告)号：US20140087035A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US14032322

申请日：2013-09-20

Applicant: Nestec S.A.

Inventor： Daniel Louis CUMMINGS

IPC: A23L3/02

CPC classification number: A23L3/02 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/16 ,  A61L2/07

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for coordinating and balancing continuous product production, including continuous flow processes such as aseptic sterilization with package filling rate. The methods and systems include an averaging level control scheme to actively manage the balance between the continuous flow rate and the package filling rate. The methods and systems allow the flow rate to be adjusted for changes in the package filling rate, preventing a need for stoppage of the continuous product production.

Abstract translation: 本公开提供了用于协调和平衡连续产品生产的方法和系统，包括连续流动过程，例如具有包装填充率的无菌灭菌。 所述方法和系统包括平均水平控制方案以主动地管理连续流量和包装填充率之间的平衡。 方法和系统允许针对包装填充率的变化来调节流速，从而防止连续产品生产停止的需要。

公开(公告)号：US20130240518A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13799991

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: MICROWAVE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr.

IPC: H05B6/78

CPC classification number: H05B6/78 ,  A23L3/01 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61B90/70 ,  A61L2/04 ,  A61L2/12 ,  A61L2202/21 ,  A61L2202/24 ,  A61L2202/26 ,  B65B55/06 ,  H01L21/67201 ,  H05B6/68 ,  H05B6/70 ,  H05B6/782 ,  H05B6/80

Abstract: A method for heating a plurality of articles according to a prescribed heating profile is provided. The method includes heating a first test article in a small-scale microwave heating system and, based on the value of one or more parameters determined during this small-scale heating, determining a prescribed heating profile for the test article. Suitable parameters can include for example, net power discharged, sequential microwave distribution, average temperature and flow rate of the fluid in the heating chamber, and residence time. The heating profile can then be used to control a commercial-scale microwave heating system used to heat a plurality of similar articles.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种根据规定的加热曲线加热多个物品的方法。 该方法包括加热小型微波加热系统中的第一测试物品，并且基于在该小型加热期间确定的一个或多个参数的值，确定测试物品的规定加热曲线。 合适的参数可以包括例如净功率放电，连续的微波分布，加热室中的流体的平均温度和流速以及停留时间。 然后可以使用加热曲线来控制用于加热多个类似物品的商业规模的微波加热系统。

公开(公告)号：US20120288610A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13464997

申请日：2012-05-06

Applicant: Paul BERNARD NEWMAN

Inventor： Paul BERNARD NEWMAN

IPC: A23L3/16 ,  A23D9/00

CPC classification number: A23L3/02 ,  A23L3/045

Abstract: A method, apparatus and thermal processing medium for accelerated thermal processing, particularly the pasteurization and sterilization of foodstuffs, within a conventional, food processing system comprising at least one processing chamber or tower wherein the system requires no significant structural modification nor additional pressurization of product or apparatus nor requiring any change of physical state of the thermal processing medium, is disclosed. Further aspects of this invention include the elimination of steam to achieve the required level of thermal processing, the optimizing and controlling of the process through the utilization of the space previously occupied by steam by means of extending thermal processing capacity and improving finished product organoleptic properties as well as increased system flexibility and throughput capacity. Finally it relates to effectively eliminating any corrosive properties of the thermal medium which itself is optimized for any specific thermal processing step.

Abstract translation: 一种用于加速热处理的方法，设备和热处理介质，特别是食品中的巴氏杀菌和灭菌，在常规的包括至少一个处理室或塔的食品加工系统中，其中该系统不需要显着的结构改性或产品的附加加压， 设备，也不需要热处理介质的物理状态的任何改变。 本发明的另外方面包括消除蒸汽以达到所需的热处理水平，通过利用先前由蒸汽占据的空间借助于延长热处理能力并提高成品感官特性而优化和控制过程 以及增加的系统灵活性和吞吐能力。 最后，它涉及有效地消除热敏介质的任何腐蚀性能，其本身是针对任何特定的热处理步骤进行优化的。

公开(公告)号：US20110123693A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-26

申请号：US12867156

申请日：2009-02-10

Applicant: Juan Carlos Berisso Egana

Inventor： Juan Carlos Berisso Egana

IPC: A23B7/16 ,  A23B5/005 ,  A23B9/02 ,  A23B4/10 ,  A23B4/005 ,  A23B7/005

CPC classification number: A23L3/3418 ,  A23L3/02 ,  A23L3/3445

Abstract: The present invention refers to a new process for preservation of different foods which secures to the processed food an extended shelf life, which can be extended in up to five years without the addition of preservatives, and the use of freezing or cooling. The referred to process further allows keeping the natural characteristics of the processed food, such as flavor and texture. The process for preserving different foods of the present invention comprises the steps: a. Packing food in a package; b. Heating the food/package system keeping the food in contact with the atmospheric air external to the package; c. Changing the gaseous composition inside the package containing food; d. Closing/sealing the package containing food; e. Thermal treatment of the closed/sealed package containing food; and can be used for several types of foods comprising, among them, fish, seafood, poultry, meat, pork, cold cuts, pastes, pasta, cereals, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, ready food, desserts or mixtures thereof.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于保存不同食品的新方法，其保证加工食品延长的保存期限，其可延长至五年而不添加防腐剂，以及使用冷冻或冷却。 所述方法进一步允许保持加工食品的自然特性，例如风味和质地。 本发明的保存不同食品的方法包括以下步骤：a。 包装食品包装; b。 加热食物/包装系统，使食物与包装外部的大气接触; C。 改变包含食物的包装内的气体组成; d。 封闭包装食品包装; e。 封闭/密封包装食品的热处理; 可以用于多种类型的食品，其中包括鱼，海鲜，家禽，肉类，猪肉，冷盘，糊剂，面食，谷物，蔬菜，水果，乳制品，即食食品，甜点或其混合物。