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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jaap Kobussen, La Veghel, NL;
Mart Kobussen, Indianola, IA (US);
Jos Kobussen, Indianola, IA (US);
Vincent Louis Basile, II, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
Townsend Engineering Company, Des Moines, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; B05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426105 ; 426277 ; 426573 ; 426574 ; 118 18 ; 118125 ; 99494 ; 99495 ; 99535 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for coagulating a coextruded collagen gel on a sausage strand by removing residual brine from the strand after coagulation by passing the elongated sausage strand through an aperture of a flexible diaphragm having a diameter equal to that of the strand.