Patent ID: 9516889
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A23G,A47J,B08B,B67D

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising; (a) engaging a manifold assembly with a food processor having a food flow path with a dispensing valve in the food flow path controlling flow of the food product in the forward direction passing through a dispensing port, the dispensing valve moveable between an open position and a closed position, and the manifold assembly including distribution manifold having a wash barrel sized to be received within the food processor and move the dispensing valve to the open position, the food flow path having a forward flow direction for processing a food product from an upstream end to the dispensing port; (b) passing a pressurized cleaning solution from the engaged manifold assembly through the dispensing port to pass the cleaning solution along a portion of the food flow path in a reverse flow direction from the dispensing port toward the upstream end; and (c) passing the cleaning solution through a bypass line to isolate a portion of the food flow path from the cleaning solution.