Abstract: A tomography system may be used to scan a subject and provide reconstructed images of the subject. A gantry of the tomography system has a rotary member that is rotatable around an axis. While the rotary member rotates, a skid layer provides safety features between the rotary member and a subject-facing scan window.

Abstract: A tomography system may be used to scan a subject and provide reconstructed images of the subject. A gantry of the tomography system has a rotary member that is rotatable around an axis. While the rotary member rotates, a skid layer provides safety features between the rotary member and a subject-facing scan window.

Abstract: A batch cooking oven and process wherein food product, e.g. meat portions is batch cooked in a cooking chamber using heated air flow. A controller can vary the rate of movement and/or position of the dampers to change the flow path of the heated air through the cooking chamber and thus improve the cooking consistency of the food product. In various embodiments, the rate of movement and/or positioning of the dampers may be variably controlled and/or may be based on output from sensors in the cooking chamber that monitor a condition (e.g. product temperature, humidity, flow rate, temperature, etc.

Abstract: An apparatus for pulling a cooked meat product into individual strands. A preferred embodiment including a feed roller set that compresses a cooked meat product to initially start the separation process and controllably delivers the food product to a feed station. An auger in the feed station delivers the food product into a rotating drum. Longitudinal rakes are rotatably mounted in the drum and during rotation will engage and elevate the food product. As the food product is elevated the food product will be delivered into the rotational path of a rotating puller bar that is rotatively mounted and driven in the drum. The rotating bar will separate the food product into strands and propel the food product against the surface of the drum. The strands will sift through the rakes and progress toward the exit end of the drum with the remaining large pieces being elevated by the rakes to be delivered into the path of the puller bar.