Patents Assigned to Western Food Equipment Company
  • Patent number: 4017643
    Abstract: A process for standardizing milk is disclosed, which includes continuous separation of raw milk into cream and skimmed milk and immediate, continuous reblending of a portion of the cream with the skimmed milk to provide blended milk, while the remainder of the cream is recovered as a byproduct. The blended milk is continuously sampled and tested to determine its fat content and the actual fat content is continuously compared with a predetermined fat content. The amount of cream reblended with the skimmed milk is automatically regulated to provide the desired fat content in the blended milk product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1977
    Assignee: Western Food Equipment Company
    Inventor: Joseph H. Lester