Terry J Traeder

US Patent:

6803066, Oct 12, 2004

Filed:

Jan 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/761707

Inventors:

Terry Jay Traeder - Aurora IL
Richard Minzenberger - New Lennox IL
Liangji Xu - Downers Grove IL
Richard Gaber - Clarendon Hills IL

Assignee:

Praxair Technology, Inc. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

A23B 700

US Classification:

426333, 426331, 426335, 426305, 426302, 426310

Abstract:

Food products are sanitized by spraying an aqueous sanitizing liquid comprising up to 15 ppm ozone onto all exterior surfaces of the product from a plurality of directions while moving the food product laterally with respect to the sprays, wherein the velocity of each spray is sufficient to wet microbes adhered to the surface of the food product, maintaining contact between the sanitizing liquid and the product for at least a time effective to maximize wetting of the surface of the food product by the sanitizing liquid, and then removing mechanically at least 75% of the liquid from the food product.

US Patent:

20040161508, Aug 19, 2004

Filed:

Feb 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/777657

Inventors:

Terry Traeder - Aurora IL, US
Richard Minzenberger - New Lennox IL, US
Liangji Xu - Downers Grove IL, US
Richard Gaber - Clarendon Hills IL, US

International Classification:

A23K001/00

US Classification:

426/333000

Abstract:

Apparatus useful for removing liquid from a product includes a vertical main conduit open at both ends, an air knife means sealingly connected to an opening in the side of said main conduit and positioned in said opening to eject air or other gas downward in said main conduit, wherein the inside diameter of the main conduit between said opening and said upper end is less than the inside diameter of the main conduit below said opening, wherein the portion of the main conduit downstream of said opening, beginning from said opening, exhibits an expansion angle of up to 3 degrees for a distance at least 6 times the diameter of the main conduit at said connection, and gas supply means in fluid communication with the inlet of said air knife means for blowing gas into said inlet at a velocity sufficient that said gas is ejected into said main conduit at a sufficient velocity to draw air and any liquid entrained in the air into said upper end and out said lower end.

US Patent:

20050053703, Mar 10, 2005

Filed:

Sep 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/654934

Inventors:

Liangji Xu - Naperville IL, US
Richard Gaber - Clarendon Hills IL, US
Terry Traeder - Aurora IL, US

International Classification:

A23K001/00

US Classification:

426335000

Abstract:

A food product having on its surface at least one substance that reacts with a sanitizing compound to be applied to the food product is sanitized by applying an aqueous prewashing liquid to remove at least a portion of said substance and then applying an aqueous sanitizing liquid that contains ozone, each liquid being sprayed onto all exterior surfaces of the food product from a plurality of directions while moving the food product laterally with respect to the sprays, maintaining contact between said sanitizing liquid and said food product for at least a time effective to maximize wetting of the surface of the food product by the sanitizing liquid, and then removing mechanically at least 75% of the sanitizing liquid from said food product.

US Patent:

61519138, Nov 28, 2000

Filed:

Apr 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/298526

Inventors:

Timothy Michael Lewis - Spokane WA
Theodore Hall Gasteyer - Naperville IL
Terry Traeder - Aurora IL

Assignee:

Praxair Technology, Inc. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

F25J 100

US Classification:

62603

Abstract:

The device forms snow from pressurized carbon dioxide fluids. A supply conduit delivers a flow of pressurized fluid. An expansion member attached to the supply conduit contains a plurality of channels for reducing pressure on the fluid and converting the fluid with reduced pressure into a mixed-phase stream of gas and fine snow particles. The channels have an average diameter and an average length of at least twice its average diameter. An agglomeration chamber attached to the plurality of channels agglomerates the fine snow particles by contacting the fine snow particles together.