Patents Assigned to Conec, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for producing chunks or kibbles of a foodstuff
    Patent number: 5333802
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for chunking or kibbling foodstuffs by moving the foodstuff through a device adapted to produce individual particles of random shape and size. The invention is characterized by adapting the device or utilizing the process so that the foodstuff is exposed to a liquid cryogen prior to entering the device while the portion of the device producing the particle is simultaneously exposed to the liquid cryogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignees: Conec, Inc., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Seelig, Kevin S. McAfee