Patent ID: 9462824
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A22C,A23B,A23D,A23L,A23V

Claim Text:
1. A method for separating fat from lean, comprising: (a) transferring a mixture, the mixture comprising lean particles with frozen water, fat particles, and a fluid, through a conduit; (b) allowing the frozen water in the lean particles to thaw as the mixture travels through the conduit and increases a density of the lean particles; (c) transferring the mixture to a centrifuge and separating the mixture into a first stream of fat particles; a second stream of lean particles with non-frozen water, and a third stream comprising fluid; (d) providing a housing defining a cylindrical chamber with a first end and an opposite second end; (e) providing a piston in a sealing manner at an end of the chamber so as to provide an enclosed and sealed space between the piston and the end of the cylinder, wherein the piston can be driven towards the opposite end of the cylinder to pressurize contents in the space between the piston and the end of the cylinder; and (f) transferring the second stream into the sealed space between the piston and the end of the cylinder.