Abrégé

A food processing system for processing a food product includes a module with a microwave generating device configured to generate microwave energy to process the food product, a conveyor extending through the module and configured to convey the food product through the module, and a microwave suppression system configured to prevent leakage of the microwave energy from the food processing system. The microwave suppression system includes a cover with a plurality of pin chokes coupled thereto that is movable relative to the conveyor and the module and selectively extends into the module.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05B 6/76 - Prévention des fuites de micro-ondes, p. ex. étanchéité des portes
• H05B 6/78 - Dispositions pour le mouvement continu du matériau

Abrégé

A food processing system for processing a food product includes a module with a microwave generating device configured to generate microwave energy to process the food product, a conveyor extending through the module and configured to convey the food product through the module, and a microwave suppression system configured to prevent leakage of the microwave energy from the food processing system. The microwave suppression system including a pin choke assembly with a plurality of pin chokes that is selectively movable relative to the conveyor to thereby vary a clearance distance between the plurality of pin chokes and the conveyor.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05B 6/78 - Dispositions pour le mouvement continu du matériau

Abrégé

A food processing system for processing a food product includes a module with a microwave generating device configured to generate microwave energy to process the food product, a conveyor extending through the module and configured to convey the food product through the module, and a microwave suppression system configured to prevent leakage of the microwave energy from the food processing system. The microwave suppression system including a pin choke assembly with a plurality of pin chokes that is selectively movable relative to the conveyor to thereby vary a clearance distance between the plurality of pin chokes and the conveyor.

Classes IPC  ?

• A23L 5/10 - Procédés généraux de cuisson des aliments, p. ex. par rôtissage ou friture
• H05B 6/76 - Prévention des fuites de micro-ondes, p. ex. étanchéité des portes
• H05B 6/78 - Dispositions pour le mouvement continu du matériau

Abrégé

In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05B 6/68 - Circuits pour le contrôle ou la commande
• H05B 6/64 - Chauffage par micro-ondes
• H05B 6/78 - Dispositions pour le mouvement continu du matériau
• H05B 6/70 - Lignes pour l'alimentation

Abrégé

A food processing machine for processing a food product includes a processing module having a housing with a sidewall, opposing end walls, and a chamber between the end walls and a conveyor extending through the end walls and the chamber and configured to convey the food product through the chamber. A microwave generating device is coupled to the sidewall and configured to generate microwave energy. A waveguide assembly is configured to receive the microwave energy, direct the microwave energy along a waveguide axis, and subsequently direct the microwave energy in a transverse direction that is transverse to the vertical direction through the sidewall and into the chamber such that the microwave energy heats the food products.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05B 6/64 - Chauffage par micro-ondes
• H05B 6/70 - Lignes pour l'alimentation
• H05B 6/78 - Dispositions pour le mouvement continu du matériau
• H05B 6/74 - Transformateurs de mode ou incitateurs de mode
• H05B 6/76 - Prévention des fuites de micro-ondes, p. ex. étanchéité des portes
• A21B 1/42 - Fours de boulangerie caractérisés par des surfaces de cuisson mobiles pendant la cuisson

Abrégé

A food processing machine for processing a food product includes a processing module having a housing with a sidewall, opposing end walls, and a chamber between the end walls and a conveyor extending through the end walls and the chamber and configured to convey the food product through the chamber. A microwave generating device is coupled to the sidewall and configured to generate microwave energy. A waveguide assembly is configured to receive the microwave energy, direct the microwave energy along a waveguide axis, and subsequently direct the microwave energy in a transverse direction that is transverse to the vertical direction through the sidewall and into the chamber such that the microwave energy heats the food products.

Classes IPC  ?

• A21B 1/26 - Fours chauffés par des agents circulant à l'intérieur de ceux-ci par air chaud
• A21B 1/42 - Fours de boulangerie caractérisés par des surfaces de cuisson mobiles pendant la cuisson
• A21B 2/00 - Appareils de cuisson utilisant le chauffage à haute fréquence ou à infrarouge
• A23L 3/01 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par chauffage au moyen d'irradiation ou d'un traitement électrique au moyen de micro-ondes ou par chauffage diélectrique

Produits et services

Commercial food cooking and refrigeration equipment, namely, continuous processing systems for cooking and chilling comprised of combinations of batch ovens, standard ovens, high temperature ovens, fermentation ovens, food chillers, air chillers, brine chillers and glycol chillers; pasteurization machines, namely, pasteurizers for use in the food industry; drying rooms in the nature of a commercial drying apparatus for use in food processing; smoke generators in the nature of commercial smokers for cooking and seasoning food; commercial cooking ovens, namely, hot dog and small diameter food cooking machines; commercial cooking ovens, namely, linear belt ovens.

Abrégé

In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.

Classes IPC  ?

• A21B 1/26 - Fours chauffés par des agents circulant à l'intérieur de ceux-ci par air chaud
• A21B 1/48 - Fours de boulangerie caractérisés par des surfaces de cuisson mobiles pendant la cuisson à surfaces en forme de bande sans fin
• A21B 2/00 - Appareils de cuisson utilisant le chauffage à haute fréquence ou à infrarouge
• H05B 6/64 - Chauffage par micro-ondes
• H05B 6/78 - Dispositions pour le mouvement continu du matériau

Abrégé

In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05B 6/64 - Chauffage par micro-ondes
• H05B 6/78 - Dispositions pour le mouvement continu du matériau
• H05B 6/68 - Circuits pour le contrôle ou la commande
• H05B 6/70 - Lignes pour l'alimentation

Produits et services

FOOD COOKING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, EQUIPMENT FOR COOKING AND CHILLING COMPRISED OF COMBINATIONS OF BATCH OVENS, STANDARD OVENS, HIGH TEMPERATURE OVENS, FERMENTATION OVENS, FOOD CHILLERS, AIR CHILLERS, BRINE CHILLERS AND GLYCOL CHILLERS; PASTEURIZERS FOR USE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY; PRESERVATION EQUIPMENT FOR FOOD IN THE FORM OF DRYING APPARATUS FOR USE IN FOOD PROCESSING; PRESERVATION EQUIPMENT FOR FOOD IN THE FORM OF SMOKE GENERATORS IN THE NATURE OF SMOKERS FOR COOKING AND SEASONING FOOD; COOKING OVENS, NAMELY, HOT DOG AND SMALL DIAMETER FOOD COOKING MACHINES; COMMERCIAL COOKING OVENS, NAMELY, LINEAR BELT OVENS.

Produits et services

COMMERCIAL FOOD COOKING AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, CONTINUOUS PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR COOKING AND CHILLING COMPRISED OF COMBINATIONS OF BATCH OVENS, STANDARD OVENS, HIGH TEMPERATURE OVENS, FERMENTATION OVENS, FOOD CHILLERS, AIR CHILLERS, BRINE CHILLERS AND GLYCOL CHILLERS; PASTEURIZATION MACHINES, NAMELY, PASTEURIZERS FOR USE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY; DRYING ROOMS IN THE NATURE OF A COMMERCIAL DRYING APPARATUS FOR USE IN FOOD PROCESSING; SMOKE GENERATORS IN THE NATURE OF COMMERCIAL SMOKERS FOR COOKING AND SEASONING FOOD; COMMERCIAL COOKING OVENS, NAMELY, HOT DOG AND SMALL DIAMETER FOOD COOKING MACHINES; COMMERCIAL COOKING OVENS, NAMELY, LINEAR BELT OVENS

Produits et services

(1) Commercial food service equipment, namely, a food processing system comprised of cooking ovens, barbecue smokers, blast chillers, and conveyor chains for elongated strands of food product

Produits et services

Commercial food service equipment, namely, a food processing system comprised of cooking ovens, barbecue smokers, blast chillers, and conveyor chains, for elongated strands of food product

Abrégé

A bacon comb hangs a bacon belly in a vertical position for processing and has laterally extending hooks engaging and supporting both the primary lean muscle and the secondary lean CT muscle at the top end of the bacon belly to prevent drop-away of the secondary lean CT muscle from the primary lean muscle, to increase the number of bacon slices per bacon belly meeting #1 grade criteria.

Classes IPC  ?

• A22B 7/00 - Aménagements des abattoirs

Abrégé

A high capacity food processing system, including for an elongated strand of food product such as hot dogs, sausage links, etc., has first and second loading stations with serial accumulators enabling intermittent stopping of the loading operation, which is a necessary and normal part of use, without disrupting a downstream thermal process, and enabling differential conveyor velocities through the loading stations, including a loading velocity for loading food product on the conveyor, a bypass velocity during intermittent non-loaded conveyor segments, and a transport velocity through the processing station, wherein the transport velocity is less than the bypass velocity and greater than the loading velocity, and where the transport velocity remains constant and the same during both of the loading and bypass velocities of the conveyor at the loading stations and also remains constant and the same during stopped movement of the conveyor at the loading stations.

Classes IPC  ?

• A22C 11/00 - Fabrication des saucisses
• A22C 15/00 - Appareils pour suspendre la viande ou les saucisses
• A22C 18/00 - Usines, manufactures ou similaires pour le traitement de la viande