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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul P Grabowski, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
George Dan, Stamford, CT (US);
Elizabeth M Parker, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Kraft General Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386105 ; 99342 ; 426231 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring the residence time of food particles in a continuous flow process utilizing simulated food particles, each including a transponder having a predetermined identifying signal, to be subjected to the process along with the actual food particles. The method and apparatus relates to a continuous pasta cooking process in which a transponder in a simulated product emits an identifying signal received at various stations along the process to indicate the time of passage between the stations.