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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.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clark B Wilson, Webb City, MO (US);
Sharon K Marsh, New Brighton, MN (US);
Kevin J Finnie, Green Bay, WI (US);
Coralie G Brooks, Petaluma, CA (US);
Shawn L Owens, Joplin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Swift-Eckrich, Inc., Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426332 ; 426641 ; 426518 ; 426523 ; 9944 / ; 99451 ; 99386 ; 99404 ;
Abstract
A continuous manufacturing process for preparing cooked bacon includes the step of cooking slices of an uncured and unsmoked pork belly with cure ingredients applied on the slices to produce cooked bacon having the organoleptic properties of cooked conventionally cured and smoked bacon. An apparatus for continuously preparing cooked bacon includes a slicing device, a continuous cure ingredient application station and a continuous cooking station.