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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Vasuhi Rasanayagam, Bear, DE (US);
David C. Braithwaite, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vasuhi Rasanayagam, Bear, DE (US);
David C. Braithwaite, Houston, TX (US);
Assignees:
American Air Liquide, Inc., Freemont, CA (US);
Air Liquide Industrial U.S. L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 4/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid additive is sprayed over liquid nitrogen to form discrete solid particles of the additive in liquid nitrogen. The mixture of additive particles and liquid nitrogen is mixed with a flow of liquid nitrogen at an eductor pump to provide a food treatment composition comprising additive particles. The food treatment composition flows into an interior of food processing equipment to come into contact with food items contained therein.