US 11,871,766 B2
Automated meat analogue production processes
Christie Lagally, Seattle, WA (US); Julia O'Donnell, Seattle, WA (US); Jeffray Behr, Burlington (CA); Chloe Grubb, Seattle, WA (US); and Margaret Rosner, Tacoma, WA (US)
Assigned to Seattle Food Tech, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Seattle Food Tech, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,430.
Application 18/108,430 is a division of application No. 17/518,544, filed on Nov. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,606,959.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/118,597, filed on Nov. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180789 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. A23J 3/22 (2006.01); A23J 3/14 (2006.01); A23D 7/005 (2006.01); A23L 33/185 (2016.01); A23L 35/00 (2016.01); A23L 29/262 (2016.01); A23D 7/05 (2006.01); A21C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A23J 3/14 (2013.01) [A23D 7/0053 (2013.01); A23D 7/05 (2013.01); A23J 3/227 (2013.01); A23L 29/262 (2016.08); A23L 33/185 (2016.08); A23L 35/10 (2016.08); A21C 1/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing a meat analogue product, the method comprising:
emulsifying two or more of a plurality of different foodstuff ingredients within an emulsifying machine to form an emulsion;
conveying automatically the emulsion toward a final mixer using an automated conveyance mechanism;
hydrating one or more of the plurality of different foodstuff ingredients that are not within the emulsion within one or more hydrators to form one or more hydrated foodstuff ingredients;
conveying automatically the one or more hydrated foodstuff ingredients toward the final mixer using an automated conveyance mechanism;
mixing the one or more hydrated foodstuff ingredients with the emulsion in the final mixer to form a dough; and
conveying automatically the dough from the final mixer toward another system component using an automated conveyance mechanism, wherein the dough is configured to be processed further to form a meat analogue product.