Patents Assigned to S21, LLC
  • Patent number: 10375977
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing food intervention, pumping up, and tenderization are discussed. While such systems and methods can include any suitable component, in some cases, they include an injectade reservoir, a filter, a first pump configured to force injectade from the injectade reservoir and through the filter, a nozzle configured to inject injectade into a food product without having the nozzle contact the food, and a valve that is configured to selectively open and close to regulate when and how much of the injectade that passes through the filter is forced out of the nozzle. In some cases, the described systems further include a chiller configured to cool injectade in the reservoir, a sensor configured to determine a distance between the nozzle and food item, an actuator configured to move the nozzle, and/or a computer processor that controls an amount of injectade sprayed from the nozzle. Other implementations are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: S21, LLC
    Inventors: Zane M. Gillette, Thomas D. Gillette, James M. Gillette, C. Brennan Jones, David Haskell, Jared Reid, Victor Rodriguez, Tyler Hepworth