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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/318 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus provides infusing marinating liquids into foods in a relatively short period of time to enhance the flavor of said foods. The method uses air pressure above atmospheric to force marinating liquid into the foods. The foods are submerged in the marinade and the air pressure forces the marinade into the submerged foods. Air pressure and time of pressurization is electronically controlled and can be based upon the weight of the food to be marinated. The apparatus includes a sealed vessel for holding the food and marinate and electronic controls that set and manage a pump to control the pressure and duration of pressurization to insure adequate penetration of the marinating liquid into the food.