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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278250 | Sliced bread packaging method and equipment Sliced bread packaging method and equipment enable that sliced bread units, each unit having different predetermined numbers of bread slices, are smoothly supplied into a same one packaging apparatus. Sliced bread is conveyed in a standing state by a sliced bread fe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7186429 | Food product marking apparatuses and methods A method and apparatus for marking, imprinting or applying a pattern, design or mark to a plurality of individual pieces of food product to be divided from a sheet of food product is described. In one aspect of the invention, a method may include the steps of supply... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7121066 | Installation for slicing and packaging bread An installation for slicing whole loaves and packaging each sliced loaf in its entirety or in halves after splitting of the loaf that has been sliced in its entirety. The installation comprises a slicing device for slicing whole loaves, and a packaging device... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7059102 | Method for producing a casing In a process for the manufacture of packs, for a product in portions, with a paste-like product that is to be packaged, especially sausages, in a foil tube (15), starting from a band-shaped flat foil (1), which has been provided unilaterally with a con... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6920739 | Food product marking systems and methods A method and apparatus for aligning a mark to a plurality of individual pieces of food product to be divided from a sheet of food product before the individual pieces of food product are at least partially divided from the sheet of food product. In an aspect of the ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902754 | Blunt edge dough cutter A dough cutting apparatus is suitable for cutting a sheet of dough. The dough cutting apparatus includes a structure defining a blunt dough engaging portion. The present invention can be embodied in a number of different ways, including a wheel cutter, a rotary drum... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6662529 | Ultrasonic method for dividing pastries and inserting dividers An apparatus and method for cutting separate portions of a food product and inserting dividers between adjacent portions, in which a cutting blade is ultrasonically energized during a first cutting movement, the blade is withdrawn while a divider sheet is... | 12/16/2003 |
| 5680743 | Method and apparatus for conveying loaves The invention relates to a method of conveying, slicing and packaging half loaves, starting from whole bread loaves. The loaves, which are conveyed perpendicularly to their longitudinal direction, are sliced in halves by a band slicer arranged in the path... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5678394 | Universal dough cutting and packing apparatus A dough cutting and packing apparatus capable of processing and packaging dough products of differing dimensions includes a plurality of cutting plates supported adjacent one another to form an endless cutting unit. A container positioning mechanism posit... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5535575 | Universal dough cutting and packing apparatus A dough cutting and packing apparatus capable of processing and packaging dough products of differing dimensions includes a plurality of cutting plates supported adjacent one another to form an endless cutting unit. A container positioning mechanism posit... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5388390 | Dough cutting and packing apparatus A dough cutting and packing apparatus for cutting a sheet of dough into dough pieces and transferring the dough pieces to containers. A cutting unit is defined by a plurality of cutting plates having dough retaining openings. The sheet of dough is partial... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5292238 | Apparatus for making cotton candy and preparing it for packaging An apparatus for manufacturing sections of cotton candy, and synchronously presenting them to the packaging machinery. The apparatus includes an extruder for melting and extruding sugar. The resulting sugar strands are moved onto a belt conveyor, forming ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5247782 | Dough cutting and packing apparatus A dough cutting and packing apparatus for cutting a sheet of dough into dough pieces and transferring the dough pieces to containers. A cutting unit is defined by a plurality of cutting plates having dough retaining openings. The sheet of dough is pressed... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5148655 | Slicer and bagger for substantially flat food products An apparatus for slicing and bagging substantially flat food products comprising a frame and a holder conforming to the shape of the food product to be sliced for holding the food in vertical stacked alignment and removably attached to the frame and havin... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4953455 | Food wrapper apparatus A food wrapper apparatus is disclosed having a base mounted onto a work table, a support member mounted onto said base, an upper member mounted onto said support member, a roller road cooperating with a guiding film on said upper member for enclosing food... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4809575 | Multi-purpose conveyor system A Multi-Purpose Conveyor System particularly designed for efficiently handling different types of dough products which conveyor system includes a plurality of coordinated and synchronized conveyor mechanisms, constructed and arranged to eliminate the nece... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4769975 | Machine for packaging food products of flat, wide type, in particular pasta denominated `lasagna` A machine for the packaging of food products of flat, wide type, in particular "lasagne", which comprises the positioning and cutting of the "lasagne" from pasta sheets on a first conveyor means provided with pairs of coupled trays, and the subsequent sta... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4759168 | Medium-speed power-feed bread slicer The specification discloses a relatively high volume, economical bread slicer/bagger capable of operation by a single worker. The unit includes an accumulating infeed conveyor, a slicer, a bagger, a first diverter for shifting unsliced loaves individually... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4630426 | Food unit making and packaging apparatus and method A conveyor belt of medium-soft thick material is advanced, and a film of polymer material is laid thereon to advance therewith. A moldable material, usually a food material, is extruded onto the advancing base film. A portion-forming wheel having portion ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4566249 | Apparatus for the dosed filling of highly viscous material An apparatus for the dosed filling of highly viscous material, particularly pasty sealing compound, into tubular bags has a dosing device and a filling device connected thereto, which is provided with a filling tube projecting into the foil tube. The appa... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4565053 | Pastry processor to divide pastries and insert separators A machine to divide pastry into portions, leaving a separator at each separation. A turntable supports the pastry, and a blade descends to drive the separator into the pastry. The turntable is rotated incrementally, and the blade's stroke and initial heig... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4512137 | Bread loaf processing Method and apparatus by which bread loaves or the like are split in half, and thereafter turned mechanically through 180° with respect to one another so that the heel and cut ends of both of the two half loaves are oriented in the same way. The half loav... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4358920 | Apparatus for wrapping a sheet article A wrapping device in which two rotating drums (18, 20) of identical circumferential velocities are arranged symmetrically and one of the rotating drums (18) is provided around its circumference with a number of recesses (36) adapted to receive the sheet a... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4299148 | Method for cutting and maintaining separate segments of a gummous comestible A method for cutting and maintaining in separate segments a gummous comestible, comprising the steps of: (a) positioning a disk-like template above the comestible, the template having a plurality of radiating extending slots; (b) positioning a cutting too... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4147081 | Pasta noodle packaging apparatus and method A method and apparatus for removing lasagne noodles from the stripper of a high production pasta oven and packaging the noodles in a continuous processing line. The output of the stripper is split and directed along separate paths whereby the rate at whic... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4070851 | Gum stick wrapping machine A single gum stick wrapping machine includes a gum breaking mechanism for separating prescored slabs of gum into individual sticks. A transport mechanism, which receives the gum from the breaking mechanism and intermittently advances it along a horizontal... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3933068 | Trim removal belt for dough cutting apparatus The invention deals with a trim removal system for equipment used in cutting biscuits from a continuously moving strip of dough. The cutter consists of an endless conveyor entrained over a pair of spaced sprocket assemblies positioned beneath the advancin... | 01/20/1976 |
