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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10238124 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2013

Apparatus and a method for producing a mix of at least two food products where the mix fulfils at least two target criteria

Applicant:

Marel Iceland Ehf, Gardabaer, IS;

Inventors:

Saevar Gardarsson, Mosfellsbaer, IS;

Skuli Sigurdsson, Kopavogur, IS;

Brynjolfur Thorsson, Reykjavik, IS;

Assignee:

MAREL ICELAND EHF, Gardabaer, IE;

Attorney:

Workman Nydegger

Primary Examiner:

Drew E Becker

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 5/00 (2006.01); A22C 18/00 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/12 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); A23L 13/60 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 18/00 (2013.01); A22C 5/00 (2013.01); A22C 17/002 (2013.01); A22C 17/008 (2013.01); A22C 17/0026 (2013.01); A22C 17/0093 (2013.01); A23L 13/60 (2016.08); B01F 15/00194 (2013.01); B01F 15/00207 (2013.01); B01F 15/00292 (2013.01); B01F 15/0408 (2013.01); B01F 15/0425 (2013.01); B01F 15/0445 (2013.01); G01N 33/12 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an apparatus and a method for producing a mix of a first type of food products and a second type of food products that fulfills at least two target criteria including a desired weight ratio between the first and second type of food products and a lean/fat ratio of the mix. At least three controllable in-feed channels at an in-feed end of a conveyor supply separate streams of the first and second food products. One of the in-feed channels supplies the first type of food products and two of the in-feed channels supply a second type of food products being distinguished via a different lean/fat ratio estimate. The determined weight of food products and the measured lean/fat ratio of the food products are used as operation parameters so that the mix fulfills the at least two target criteria.

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