Patent ID: 8528470

Claim:
A device for electrostatically applying additive particles to a meat product suitable for human consumption, comprising: at least one charging electrode, additive supply means for supplying additive particles to the charging electrode, and means for generating an electric field between the electrode and the product, which has a charge which is different from that of the electrode, wherein at least one charging electrode is designed as a supporting surface for the additive particles, in that the additive supply means are designed for depositing the additive particles on the charging electrode, and in that the means for generating the electric field create a field such that the additive particles leave the supporting surface and jump onto the product, which is at a distance from the electrode, in which the device comprises conveying means which are designed for passing the products successively in groups or individually in a conveyor track past the charging electrode, wherein the conveying means comprise carriers which are at a distance from one another, wherein screening means are arranged in such a manner that a completely or partially screened-off space is created, which contains at least the product and the charging electrode.