Philip Morris Inc.

Frigoscandia, Inc.

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Frigoscandia Equipment Inc.

Robert C Wilson

John R Strong

Jon Almon Hocker

Jerome D Leising

Jerry O'Connor

Lennart F Olsson

Warren D Winterson

Eugene B Fischer

John C Crump, Iii

Leif E Jaxmar

Gustav M Norberg

An apparatus for destroying pathogens on food, including a steam chamber having an entrance opening and an exit opening. An entrance door structure nominally closes the entrance opening in the steam chamber and an exit door structure nominally closes the exit opening of the steam chamber. Each of the entrance and exit door structures are composed of a plurality of closely vertically adjacent segments that are mounted to the entrance and exit openings to open and close independently of each other. Flanges extend horizontally from the upper and lower edges of the door segments to maintain a relatively close seal with the adjacent door segment even though the door segments are opened or closed a relatively differing amount.

Apparatus for steam pasteurization of food

An apparatus for destroying pathogens on meat includes a dewatering station, a steam heating chamber, and a cooling chamber. The meat is treated as it is moved along by a conveyor. The dewatering chamber includes an air blower with nozzles for blowing air at the surface of the meat to remove surface water from the meat. The steam heating chamber is disposed adjacent the dewatering chamber and includes a steam heating chamber enclosure that is sealed for maintaining a positive pressure in the steam heating chamber relative to the dewatering chamber. In one embodiment the steam chamber moves along with the meat on the conveyor. The cooling chamber is disposed adjacent the steam chamber opposite from the dewatering station. The cooling chamber has nozzles for spraying chilled water onto the surface of the meat for rapidly cooling the meat after it is passed through the steam heating chamber. The meat conveyor extends through the dewatering chamber, the steam chamber, and the chilled water chamber. The meat conveyor supports the meat and transfers it from chamber to chamber. A method for destroying pathogens on meat is also disclosed that includes the steps of removing surface water from the meat, passing the meat through a steam chamber having a positive pressure relative to the outside of the steam chamber, and rapidly chilling the surface of the meat.

Apparatus for steam pasteurization of meat

Method for steam pasteurization of meat

An apparatus is provided that comprises a self-stacking spiral conveyor that traverses through a circulating atmosphere. The atmosphere is manipulated by one or more chambers having an open side adjacent to the perforated sides of the spiral conveyor. Additional control over the circulating atmosphere may be achieved by injection or ejection of gas into one or more chambers.

Apparatus for treatment of solid material

A log splitter is formed of a vertically arranged tube, within which a metal rod is telescopically slidably fitted. The lower end of the rod is formed as a hammer block. A pointed, wedge-like tip is secured upon the lower end of the tube and has an anvil block portion that extends upwardly into the tube. Transversely extending hand grips are provided upon the upper end of the rod for manually raising and lowering the rod to impact the hammer block against the anvil block for driving the tip into a log section. A guide maintains the axial alignment of the rod within the tube and limits the travel of the rod outwardly of the tube.

Log splitter

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

Robert C Wilson