US4270464A
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Smoke generator for smoking food products
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-01-25
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Granted: 1981-06-02
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Expires: 1999-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A smoke generator and method for smoking food products such as meat, sausage and fish are provided. Smoke is produced from glowing sawdust maintained at a temperature just below the flame point in the presence of excess oxygen. The smoke produced is low in tar and carbon and the food product produced possesses outstanding smell and taste and has excellent uniformity of color.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegfried Kerres
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:10
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B4/00; A23B4/044; A23B4/052; A23B4/0523
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
Apparatus for continuously generating smoke for use in smoking food products, which apparatus comprises: a housing containing a chamber for holding sawdust and a chamber in which smoke is generated, and means for continuously feeding dry sawdust at a desired rate from said sawdust chamber into said smoke generating chamber, and heating means within said smoke generating chamber to ignite the dry sawdust fed thereinto, and means for supplying excess fresh air into said smoke generating chamber to the dry sawdust sufficient to maintain said dry sawdust glowing at a temperature just below the flame point, and duct means for exhausting the smoke produced in said smoke generating chamber from said chamber and for feeding the smoke to a smokehouse, thereby providing apparatus for continuously smoking food products.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
Apparatus for continuously generating smoke for use in smoking food products, which apparatus comprises: a housing containing a chamber for holding sawdust and a chamber in which smoke is generated, and means for continuously feeding dry sawdust at a desired rate from said sawdust chamber into said smoke generating chamber, and heating means within said smoke generating chamber to ignite the dry sawdust fed thereinto, and means for supplying excess fresh air into said smoke generating chamber to the dry sawdust sufficient to maintain said dry sawdust glowing at a temperature just below the flame point, and duct means for exhausting the smoke produced in said smoke generating chamber from said chamber and for feeding the smoke to a smokehouse, thereby providing apparatus for continuously smoking food products.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
161 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said sawdust holding chamber is located above said smoke generating chamber, the two chambers being separated by a barrier, said barrier having an opening in it extending from the top of the smoke generating chamber into said barrier to a circular cylindrical cavity in the barrier, which cavity extends to the bottom of the sawdust holding chamber, the circular cavity having placed in it a circular, cylindrical rotatable disc having at least one vertical opening therethrough located in said disc such that upon each rotation of said disc, the openings in said barrier and said disc become aligned with each other at one instant in the rotation, thereby permitting a portion of the sawdust in the sawdust chamber to pass into the smoke generating chamber, and means for rotating said disc at a predetermined, desired rotational speed, thereby providing apparatus for continuously feeding sawdust into the smoke generating chamber at a desired feed rate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including additional draft means into said smoke generating chamber to permit inflow of additional fresh air to be admixed with the smoke generated.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-06-01 | 1984-12-01 | 1985-06-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-06-01 | 1988-12-01 | 1989-06-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-06-01 | 1992-12-01 | 1993-06-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |