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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296531 | Breading machine A breading machine has first and second combination battering/breading units positioned in close proximity to each other. Certain features of the invention have utility with machines having only a single battering/breading unit. Each of the combination units has a b... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7231885 | Food coating and compressor apparatus A drum-type coating apparatus for applying breading material to food products is configured to eliminate, in most circumstances, a hard cylindrical drum, to be replaced by a U-hanging belt, the belly of which provides all the operative utility of a cylindrical hard ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7000564 | Icing sculptor A tool used to sculpt the icing on a baked good. The tool includes a handle having opposing inner sides with a channel formed in at least one inner side. The inner sides of the handle define a cavity therebetween. The tool also includes at least one blade with a pro... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6952992 | Batter and breading machine A batter and breading machine including a bedplate with an upper arm including a tank for food agglutinating, and a second area with a strangling to throw the battered or breaded ingredient of the product. The first and second areas have respective endless bands, dr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6517887 | Method and a device for coating a tablet, a capsule, a pill or the like The method relates to a disposable device for the application of a coating (2) on a tablet, a capsule or a pill. The coating (2) is applied enclosing the tablet, capsule or pill (3) during its passage through a bowl formation (4) with a coating mass (5) a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6505547 | Refrigerated breading and batter table A mobile table for batter dipping and breading food products such as chicken pieces, shrimp, fish pieces and other food products prior to cooking such as by deep frying. The table includes a batter pan and a breading pan oriented adjacent to each other an... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6269739 | Food product breading machine A food product breading machine comprising a breading material reservoir, a breading station, a food product loading location, a discharge location from which breaded food products are discharged from the machine, and a perforate conveyor belt extending t... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6158332 | Convertible drum-type coating apparatus A convertible drum-type coating apparatus for applying breading material to food products includes an in-line breader section, a rotary drum section, and an outflow section. The rotary drum is mounted on an elevator for lowering and lifting between a low ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6004595 | Refrigerated biscuit dough product with topping and method of manufacture A method for applying and embedding dry toppings to both rolled and biscuit-like dough products and the resulting dough piece of the method. The method includes applying dry toppings on the surface of the dough product in a sheeting line. Then, the roll p... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5997919 | Method and apparatus for removing brine from coextruded sausage strands A method and apparatus for coagulating a coextruded collagen gel on a sausage strand by removing residual brine from the strand after coagulation by passing the elongated sausage strand through an aperture of a flexible diaphragm having a diameter equal t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5937744 | Convertible drum-type coating apparatus A convertible drum-type coating apparatus for applying breading material to food products includes an in-line breader section, a rotary drum section, and an outflow section. The rotary drum is mounted on an elevator for lowering and lifting between a low ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5924356 | Food product breading machine A food product breading machine is disclosed that comprises a breading unit and a battering unit. The breading unit includes a breading material reservoir, a conveyor for moving food products and breading material along a travel path to a breading applica... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5647905 | Apparatus for coating ice confectionery with particulate material An apparatus for applying substances for coating articles of ice confectionery has a conveyor having an endless belt for transporting articles, and a refrigeration table is positioned below an upper run of the belt for cooling the upper run. A unit is pro... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5643361 | Particulate coating apparatus with particulate control device A plate which is adjustable is positioned in an apparatus for coating a foodstuff with particulate material to control an amount of particulate material falling from a first belt of a conveyor to an inclined portion of a second belt of the conveyor beneat... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5318629 | Spreading apparatus for spreading a material on continuously moving objects An apparatus is provided for spreading a material on an object. The apparatus includes a continuously moving conveyor for moving the object in a downstream direction, and a dispenser for applying the material to the object. The apparatus also includes a c... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5183507 | Particulate material dispensing device A dispensing device for automatically dispensing measured amounts of particulate material which includes supply means for supplying a quantity of the particulate material and a chute for receiving the particulate material from the supply means. A reciproc... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5160377 | Apparatus for preventing sticking of stacked food products A relatively uniform distribution of discrete, separate particles of edible powder such as starch or flour that adhere to the surface layer of the tortilla is used to prevent sticking of tortillas, one to another, when stacked in a package. A resilient fo... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5121677 | Pizza making and baking machine A pizza making machine for applying selected ingredients to a pizza crust comprising a number of side-by-side dispensing stations, one station for each of a number of topping ingredients, with each station including means for storing and delivering on com... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5102672 | Apparatus for forming an interior chocolate layer on an ice-cream cone An apparatus for forming a layer of chocolate on the interior surface of an ice-cream having a cone-shaped mold that is interiorly-cooled by ice-water provided thereto from a bucket, or other source, of ice-water. For forming an interior chocolate coating... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5064666 | Apparatus for forming an interior chocolate layer on an ice-cream cone An apparatus for forming a layer of chocolate on the interior surface of an ice-cream having a cone-shaped mold that is interiorly-cooled by ice-water provided thereto from a bucket, or other source, of ice-water. For forming an interior chocolate coating... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4846097 | Apparatus for preparing a coated foodstuff An apparatus for coating a foodstuff with particulate coating material includes conveyors and means for applying the particulate material. A first conveyor has a horizontal upper run and a second conveyor has an upper run which includes an inclined portio... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4762083 | Coating of foodstuffs Apparatus for coating a foodstuff with particulate material includes a drum capable of rotating about a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis, and two horizontal conveyors, one positioned above the other, adapted to travel longitudinally in opposite ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4419103 | Method and apparatus for coloring Easter eggs Apparatus and method for coloring or patterning Easter eggs in which a dish-shaped container having an inner surface that is non-absorbent of liquid dye is provided with inwardly-extending projections adapted to receive coloring dye. The egg to be pattern... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4390569 | Process for forming a polymeric coating on the outside surface of a length of tubing Disclosed is a process for coating the outside surface of a length of tubing comprising the steps of coating the outside surface of the tubing with an initial layer of coating liquid, transporting the coated tubing along its longitudinal axis in a substan... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4357371 | Process for the manufacture of tubular packaging sheaths having a coating on the inside, and apparatus for carrying out the process Disclosed is a process for forming an uninterrupted coating of uniform thickness on the inside of a length of tubing which comprises the steps of forming a loop of tubing with a downwardly inclined portion and an upwardly inclined portion; filling the cav... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356218 | Liquid coating method and apparatus The exterior wall of an inflated flexible tubing is moved through an inner opening of a first flexible and resilient means and displaces the opening edge while liquid is applied by rubbing contact. The liquid coating is then smoothed by movement through t... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4353940 | Process for the manufacture of tubing having a coating on its inside and apparatus for carrying out the process A process is disclosed for coating the inside surface of a length of tubing comprising the steps of forming at least one loop of tubing with a downwardly inclined portion and an upwardly inclined portion; filling the cavity of the tubing forming the loop ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4353939 | Process for the manufacture of tubing based on cellulose hydrate having a coating on its inside and apparatus for carrying out the process Disclosed is a process for coating the inside of a length of tubing comprising the steps of forming at least one loop of tubing with a downwardly inclined portion and an upwardly inclined portion; filling the cavity of the tubing forming the loop with a c... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4266501 | Cake trimming and icing levelling and smoothing means Means for trimming, icing levelling and smoothing of cakes or the like comprising a generally rectangular framework having posts at the four corners which adjustably receive frame rods and support instrumentalities so that the area within the framework ca... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4266502 | Seed applying apparatus for food products A food product in the form of an elongated strip is provided with a coating of seeds by directing it upon the loading end of a conveyor belt, passing it through a wetting station and thereafter directing it from the discharge end of the conveyor belt onto... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4227484 | Cake frosting device A pedestal and cake platter removably supported thereon having a corresponding plurality of recesses and lugs which interengage after rotation of said platter through a half turn or less on said pedestal to maintain holes in the platter vertically aligned... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4224895 | Apparatus for coating frozen portions with a granulated product Apparatus and process for coating frozen portions of a foodstuff with a granulated product with a conveyor carrying plates for supporting the portions and adapted to advance stepwise and sequentially to: depositing the granulated product on the plates, positio... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4214548 | Apparatus for pre-dusting food products Apparatus is disclosed for providing a very light pre-dusting coating on a food piece intended for batter-coating. The apparatus includes a movable belt on which is provided a preliminary coating of breading material on which the product pieces are placed... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4078517 | Apparatus for producing rough breading texture on fried chicken To a breader conveyor there is added a plurality of restrained flow cascading tumbling conveyors positioned to produce roughness of the breading. Slip plates at the terminal portions of the conveyors act to restrain the free flow of the battered and flour... | 03/14/1978 |
