Patents Assigned to Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.
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Patent number: 8109208Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes an adjustable shaft seal assembly that adjustably seals the joint between the shaft and the enclosure. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
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Patent number: 7780340Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes a shaft seal assembly having a fluid accessible clean-in-place chamber. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
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Patent number: 7757603Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft in a planar fashion. The agitator panels are preferably arranged on the shaft such that the shaft assembly is balanced in both weight and agitator panel surface area around the centerline of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
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Publication number: 20080127834Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The preferred cheese process vat includes a plurality of rennet solution injection assemblies to inject rennet solution into the contents of the vat such that the rennet solution sufficiently pierces the surface of the fluid contents of the vat so that the rennet solution is mixed and distributed more efficiently.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
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Publication number: 20080127835Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes an adjustable shaft seal assembly that adjustably seals the joint between the shaft and the enclosure. The adjustable seal has separate shaft and face seals. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
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Publication number: 20080131570Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft in a planar fashion. The agitator panels are preferably arranged on the shaft such that the shaft assembly is balanced in both weight and agitator panel surface area around the centerline of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
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Publication number: 20080127836Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes an adjustable shaft seal assembly that adjustably seals the joint between the shaft and the enclosure. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson
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Publication number: 20080131313Abstract: A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft. The cheese process vat preferably further includes a shaft seal assembly having a fluid accessible clean-in-place chamber. Methods of using the respective cheese process vats are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul R. Bokelmann, Craig J. Campbell, Gary L. Starkson