24results about "Injection based meat processing" patented technology

A food processing system that includes at least one food and / or feed processing device and at least one cleaning device. The at least one food and / or feed processing device includes at least one part with a surface which during use will come in contact with a food product. The at least one cleaning device is configured for cleaning at least the surface. The at least one cleaning device includes means for providing a cleaning fluid. The cleaning fluid is a plasma activated substance. The at least one cleaning device comprises or is coupled to a device for preparing the plasma activated substance and is provided in a porous structure of the device.

The pickling device comprises a conveyor and a meat pickling mechanism, the meat pickling mechanism comprises a plurality of rollers arranged at equal intervals in the conveying direction, and needle tubes, pressing plates, cutting rings and transverse cutters are arranged on the surfaces of the rollers in the conveying direction; the two rollers are respectively used for injecting pickling sauce, pressing and absorbing the sauce, cutting into strips and cutting into blocks, one end of the needle tube penetrates and extends into one roller, one end of the needle tube is communicated with a tube cap, the needle tube is sleeved with a pressure spring, and the two ends of the pressure spring are respectively and fixedly connected with the outer surface of the tube cap and the interiors of the rollers. Relates to the technical field of sauced meat processing, and solves the problems that an existing sauced meat processing device is small in processing amount, low in processing efficiency due to repeated feeding and discharging, easy to attach sauces inside, waste is caused, cleaning difficulty is increased, uniform mixing time is increased due to vertical accumulation of meat, and processing efficiency is further reduced.

Systems and methods for providing food intervention, pumping up, and tenderization are discussed. While such systems can include any suitable component, in some cases, they include a needleless spray nozzle head that injects injectate into food without requiring the head to contact the food. In some cases, the head comprises an elongated needleless spray bar that defines multiple internal fluid channels that extend from a first end to a second end of the spray bar. In some cases, the head comprises a manifold system with a first manifold portion at the first end and a second manifold portion at the second end of the spray bar. In some cases, the first manifold portion directs the injectate towards the second end, and the second manifold portion directs the injectate towards the first end of the elongated needleless spray bar. Other implementations are described.

A brine injection machine for injecting brine to meat pieces is provided. The machine comprises an auxiliary frame (10) configured to carry a pre-filtering unit (6), and a pre-filtered brine tank (7), the auxiliary frame being detachable with regard to the main frame (1). At least one level sensors (32) is configured for detecting an amount of pre-filtered brine in the pre-filtered brine tank (7), and an electronic control device is configured for controlling the brine injection operation as a function of the amount of pre-filtered brine in the pre-filtered brine tank (7) that can be recycled, as detected by the at least one level sensor (32) at the end of a brine injection cycle. It is also disclosed a method for operating a brine injection machine according to the invention.

The invention relates to a food processing line (10) comprising: a first oven (2) configured to inject a liquid into a food product; and at least one microwave sensor (1, 3) configured to sense microwave emission data of the food product, the microwave sensor (1, 3) comprising a microwave emitter (11) and a microwave receiver (12) spaced apart from the microwave emitter (11), the microwave receiver (12) further configured to receive an emission signal emitted by the microwave emitter (11); and a control unit (4) configured to receive microwave emission data from the microwave sensors (1, 3) and to control the first oven (2) based on the microwave emission data received from the microwave sensors (1, 3).

A process that includes receiving, by a trimmer via a conveyor system, a foodstuff, automatically trimming, by the trimmer and based on trimming instructions, the foodstuff that results in trimmings and a trimmed foodstuff. The process also includes advancing, via the conveyor system, the trimmings of the foodstuff to a trimmings collector, and advancing, via the conveyor system, the trimmed foodstuff out of the trimmer. The trimmer is provided on the conveyor system prior to an injector such that the trimmer performs the automatic trimming of the foodstuff prior to injecting the foodstuff with a liquid solution by the injector.

The present invention relates to a food processing line (10), the food processing line (10) comprising an injection device (2) configured to inject a liquid into food; at least one microwave sensor (1, 3) configured to sense microwave transmission data of the food product, the microwave sensor (1, 3) comprising a microwave transmitter (11) and a microwave receiver (12) spaced apart from the microwave transmitter (11), the microwave receiver (12) further configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted by the microwave transmitter (11); and a control unit (4) configured to receive the microwave transmission data from the microwave sensor (1, 3) and to control the injection device (2) based on the microwave transmission data received from the microwave sensor (1, 3).

A trim optimization system may include a first cutting assembly configured to generate workpiece trim and trimmed workpieces, a sensor assembly configured to generate at least one of trimmed workpiece and trim sensor data, and a sorting assembly configured to divert trim from the first cutting assembly to a trim use assembly. The trim optimization system may include memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device of the workpiece processing optimization system to: process input data including at least one of trimmed workpiece sensor data, trim sensor data, trim demand for the trim use assembly, workpiece supply data, and workpiece processing requirements; and, output a trim optimization plan including at least one of: a trim designation location in the trim use assembly for an amount of trim; and instructions for adjusting settings to change an amount of workpiece trim generated by the first cutting assembly.

A trim optimization system may include a first cutting assembly configured to generate workpiece trim and trimmed workpieces, a sensor assembly configured to generate at least one of trimmed workpiece and trim sensor data, and a sorting assembly configured to divert trim from the first cutting assembly to a trim use assembly. The trim optimization system may include memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device of the workpiece processing optimization system to: process input data including at least one of trimmed workpiece sensor data, trim sensor data, trim demand for the trim use assembly, workpiece supply data, and workpiece processing requirements; and, output a trim optimization plan including at least one of: a trim designation location in the trim use assembly for an amount of trim; and instructions for adjusting settings to change an amount of workpiece trim generated by the first cutting assembly.

A food seasoning injector including a housing assembly and injectors assembly. The housing assembly includes a housing, a cap and housing connectors, wherein the housing is a handheld bowl-shaped container adapted to contain a liquid seasoning for food. The housing includes an opening covered with a cap. The housing connectors are openings in a bottom edge of the housing that fit into the needle connectors included in the injectors assembly. The plurality of needles are attached to the needle connectors which have a sharpened tip to penetrate the food, thereby the liquid seasoning may be impregnated into the food enhancing it with flavor and saving time by covering a bigger portion of the food by means of the plurality of needles.

A device for introducing cold carbon dioxide into fresh meat comprises at least one injection needle mounted on a housing and designed as a hollow needle, by means of which liquid carbon dioxide is introduced from a supply line into a piece of meat. After the injection, the device is withdrawn from the piece of meat. The carbon dioxide expands within the piece of meat, forming carbon dioxide gas and carbon dioxide snow. The supplied carbon dioxide gas, created by sublimation of the carbon dioxide snow, diffuses into the surrounding tissue, where it ensures uniform cooling of the treated piece of meat before gradually escaping through openings in the tissue.

Needle register for injection devices for injecting liquid into food products, comprising a needle carrier (12) forming a distribution chamber (22) for the liquid, several parallel, hollow needles (16) which are held on the needle carrier (12) in such a way that each section (32) of the needle, which contains a supply opening (34) for supplying the liquid into the needle, lies within the distribution chamber (22) or is at least movable into the distribution chamber, characterized in that the needle carrier is divided into several abutting segments (10) which each form a part (12) of the distribution chamber (22), and that the parts of the distribution chamber (22) connect flush to each other at the butt joints of the segments (10).

An injection device (5) for injecting a liquid into meat comprising a housing (61), a conveyor (53), and a modular needle bridge (4) arranged above and across an endless belt conveying surface (54) of the conveyor (53). A drive system (70) is provided to move the conveying surface (54) in at least two opposite conveying directions. The needle bridge (4) comprises vertically stacked needle bridge blocks (3) with aligning means (32), and needle head cavities (31) of a non-circular cross-section for receiving correspondingly shaped needle heads (1) with hollow injection needles (12) that can move vertically in the needle head cavities (31). The needle head cavities (31) are arranged in rows to form a continuous regular injection pattern.

An injection device for injecting a liquid into meat includes a housing, a conveyor, and a modular needle bridge arranged above and across an endless belt conveying surface of the conveyor. A drive system is provided to move the conveying surface in at least two opposite conveying directions. The needle bridge has vertically stacked needle bridge blocks with aligning means, and needle head cavities of a non-circular cross-section for receiving correspondingly shaped needle heads with hollow injection needles that can move vertically in the needle head cavities. The needle head cavities are arranged in rows to form a continuous regular injection pattern.

A method for cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting and / or sterilizing a filter and / or one or more needles of a food injector device with a cleaning device, the method includes: supplying water and electric current to the cleaning device; treating the filter and / or the one or more needles of the food injector device with the plasma activated water; the cleaning device includes either: i) an atmospheric-pressure plasma device to produce the plasma activated water or ii) a device coupled to the cleaning device for preparing the plasma activated water; and before the treating step, the method includes a pre-treatment step, where the filter and / or the one or more needles of the food injector device are cleaned and / or rinsed with a fluid other than the plasma activated water.

The application relates to a kind of beef granules making tool and preparation method, can be carried out steaming and baking treatment to beef block in the state of high pressure injection of beef fat under negative pressure. Replace traditional frying with steaming and baking process, can relatively standard, stable control temperature, humidity and time, can improve the water retention and nutrition of beef block, improve the taste of beef granules, promote beef granules tender and soft.

A process that includes receiving, by a first trimmer via a conveyor system, a foodstuff and automatically trimming, by the first trimmer and based on first trimming instructions, the foodstuff that results in first trimmings and a trimmed foodstuff. An injector receives the trimmed foodstuff and injects, based on injection instructions, a liquid solution into the trimmed foodstuff to generate an injected foodstuff. A cooker receives the injected foodstuff and cooks, based on cooking instructions, the injected foodstuff that results in a cooked foodstuff. A chiller receives the cooked foodstuff and chills the cooked foodstuff that results in a chilled foodstuff. A second trimmer receives the chilled foodstuff and automatically trims, based on second trimming instructions, the foodstuff that results in second trimmings and a trimmed chilled foodstuff. The second trimmer advances, via the conveyor system, the trimmed chilled foodstuff out of the second trimmer.

A trim optimization system may include a first cutting assembly configured to generate workpiece trim and trimmed workpieces, a sensor assembly configured to generate at least one of trimmed workpiece and trim sensor data, and a sorting assembly configured to divert trim from the first cutting assembly to a trim use assembly. The trim optimization system may include memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device of the workpiece processing optimization system to: process input data including at least one of trimmed workpiece sensor data, trim sensor data, trim demand for the trim use assembly, workpiece supply data, and workpiece processing requirements; and, output a trim optimization plan including at least one of: a trim designation location in the trim use assembly for an amount of trim; and instructions for adjusting settings to change an amount of workpiece trim generated by the first cutting assembly.

A protein composition corresponding to that of a natural pork belly is injected into a green pork belly together with standard pork belly brine. This mixture can be emulsified to facilitate injection into the pork belly. The injected pork belly can be massaged and then allowed to cure for a certain length of time. Thereafter, the pork belly is smoked in a standard manner and then shaped into a rectangular form for slicing into bacon.

The present invention relates to a food processing line (10) comprising an injection apparatus (2) configured to inject liquid into foodstuff, and at least one microwave sensor (1, 3) configured to sense microwave transmission data of the foodstuff, the microwave sensor (1, 3) comprising a microwave transmitter (11) and a microwave receiver (12) that is spaced from the microwave transmitter (11), the microwave receiver (12) further being configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted by the microwave transmitter (11), and a control unit (4) configured to receive the microwave transmission data from the microwave sensor (1, 3) and to control the injection apparatus (2) based on the microwave transmission data received from the microwave sensor (1, 3).

A device for introducing cold carbon dioxide into fresh meat has at least one injection needle which is mounted on a housing and is in the form of a hollow needle and by means of which liquid carbon dioxide is introduced into a piece of meat from a supply line. After the injection process, the device is removed from the piece of meat, and the carbon dioxide expands in the piece of meat while forming carbon dioxide gas and carbon dioxide snow. The carbon dioxide gas supplied and produced by sublimating the carbon dioxide snow diffuses into the surrounding tissue and there ensures a uniform cooling of the treated piece of meat before gradually reaching the outside through openings in the tissue.

Systems and methods for providing food intervention, pumping up, and tenderization are discussed. While such systems can include any suitable component, in some cases, they include a needleless spray nozzle head that injects injectate into food without requiring the head to contact the food. In some cases, the head comprises an elongated needleless spray bar that defines multiple internal fluid channels that extend from a first end to a second end of the spray bar. In some cases, the head comprises a manifold system with a first manifold portion at the first end and a second manifold portion at the second end of the spray bar. In some cases, the first manifold portion directs the injectate towards the second end, and the second manifold portion directs the injectate towards the first end of the elongated needleless spray bar. Other implementations are described.

The present invention relates to a food processing line (10) comprising a first oven (2) configured to inject liquid into foodstuff, and at least one microwave sensor (1, 3) configured to sense microwave transmission data of the foodstuff, the microwave sensor (1, 3) comprising a microwave transmitter (11) and a microwave receiver (12) that is spaced from the microwave transmitter (11), the microwave receiver (12) further being configured to receive a transmission signal transmitted by the microwave transmitter (11), and a control unit (4) configured to receive the microwave transmission data from the microwave sensor (1, 3) and to control the first oven (2) based on the microwave transmission data received from the microwave sensor (1, 3).

The present invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and discloses a pickling device for preserved meat processing, the pickling device comprises a tumbling cylinder and a beating assembly arranged in the tumbling cylinder, and further comprises a telescopic assembly arranged in the tumbling cylinder, the telescopic assembly comprises: a driving shaft rotatably arranged in the tumbling cylinder; one end of the cylinder body is open, and the cylinder body is fixedly arranged on the driving shaft; the piston is in sliding connection with the inner wall of the cylinder body; one end of the driving rod is fixedly connected with the piston, and the free end of the driving rod is connected with the hammering assembly; the vacuum pump is communicated with the tumbling cylinder through a pipeline; according to the scheme, the beating assembly only extends out in a negative pressure environment at the earlier stage of tumbling and retracts to the position near the driving shaft at the normal pressure / positive pressure stage, so that meat can be fully rolled, overturned and beaten by gravity in a larger space at the key middle and later stages; the problem that an existing tumbling machine occupies too much space in a roller due to the fact that a sliding rod is too long is solved.