Patents Assigned to BOC Group, Inc.
  • Method of reducing microbial growth during processing of animal carcasses
    Patent number: 6348227
    Abstract: Various food processing methods and a food processing system minimize microbial growth while an animal, such as a chicken, is processed into food. During processing, temperature of an animal carcass and atmosphere surrounding the carcass are controlled by spraying gases and a mixture of ozone and water on the carcass, directing the gases through a passage in a wall to cool a processing area, and flowing the gases into atmosphere surrounding the carcass. Preferably, the gases include ozone and cryogenic gases recycled from a cryogenic freezer. The system uses a reduced amount of fresh water by recycling water used during food processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis D. Caracciolo, Jr.
  • Food processing method
    Patent number: 5879732
    Abstract: Various food processing methods and a food processing system minimize microbial growth while an animal, such as a chicken, is processed into food. During processing, temperature of an animal carcass and atmosphere surrounding the carcass are controlled by spraying gases and a mixture of ozone and water on the carcass, directing the gases through a passage in a wall to cool a processing area, and flowing the gases into atmosphere surrounding the carcass. Preferably, the gases include ozone and cryogenic gases recycled from a cryogenic freezer. The system uses a reduced amount of fresh water by recycling water used during food processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis D. Caracciolo, Jr., Mark Grace, William Kulik