Class 99/405 - For buoyant material

Subclass of Class 99 - Foods and beverages: apparatus
Definition: Cooking apparatus in which the conveyor is modified to accommodate
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 09/21/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7798058	Fryer atmosphere control for mold form fryer A mold form fryer utilizing a top conveyor that transports snack pieces through a constant velocity oil stream without the need of a bottom mating mold or conveyor. Herein, the form fryer having a fryer housing for controlling the frying atmosphere is provided with ...	09/21/2010
7717030	Single mold form fryer with product centering elements A mold form fryer utilizing a top conveyor that transports snack pieces through a constant velocity oil stream without the need for a bottom mating mold or conveyor. Herein, the form fryer is provided with a top conveyor disposed above a fryer oil pan positioned lon...	05/18/2010
7328652	Apparatus and system for dispensing dough A dough dispensing apparatus (100) comprises a container (1,1′) for receiving and holding dough and a dough transfer device (3,3′) for receiving dough from the container and for transferring the dough to a depositing station (4,5) at ...	02/12/2008
7303060	Material conveying system without dust rising A material conveying system without dust rising, having a plurality of trays; a transmission mechanism, for carrying the trays and transmitting the trays in motion; and a controller, for controlling the transmission mechanism, is characterized in that the material c...	12/04/2007
7303382	Coil bridge conveyor A conveying apparatus for directing material into a die. The die includes a material opening to accept the material from a material feed system and is positioned in a press. The conveying system comprises a frame, including a front stanchion, a rear stanchion, a fir...	12/04/2007
7207263	Single mold form fryer with product centering elements A mold form fryer utilizing a top conveyor that transports snack pieces through a constant velocity oil stream without the need of a bottom mating mold or conveyor. Herein, the form fryer is provided with a top conveyor disposed above a fryer oil pan positioned long...	04/24/2007
7137334	Devices, systems and methods for thawing, heating and/or glazing previously frozen baked goods or dough-based products Devices, systems and methods for thawing, heating and/or glazing previously frozen baked goods and other dough-based products, wherein the products can be thawed in an environment having a selected temperature and elevated humidity; the conveyor is configured to pre...	11/21/2006
6929460	Dough handling apparatus A dough cutting apparatus is disclosed including a plurality of dough cutting members (6), each of which is adapted for cutting a desired shape out of a strip of dough. Each dough cutting member is spaced apart from an adjacent cutting member by a predetermin...	08/16/2005
6817284	Food processing apparatus, transport mechanism, bucket and method A lift bucket, food product transport mechanism, food product processor and method of processing food product while providing improved dewatering. The processor is equipped with a lift that includes at least one bucket of latticework construction that preferably is ...	11/16/2004
6129939	Method for making bowl-shaped snack food products A method for making bowl-shaped snack food products, e.g. tortilla chips. The method features placing chip preforms in open bowl-shaped cavities and partially frying the chip preforms by filling them with hot oil from above. Additionally, the preforms are...	10/10/2000
5988051	Vacuum-heat processing apparatus The vacuum-heat processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a vacuum container forming a vacuum chamber; a hopper into which an object to be processed and a processing liquid adjusted to a first temperature are thrown, the hopper bei...	11/23/1999
5795608	Process for preparing coating particles used for a fried food A process for preparing coating particles for a fried food, which has a good taste and soft texture, by mixing raw materials including one of flour, starch, cereal powder, and seasoning, together with water, thereby forming a mixture in a slurry form, and...	08/18/1998
5454297	Deep fryer with dual conveyors An automatic conveyor deep fryer comprising a rectangular container with an input side, an output side, two side walls, and a bottom wall. A hot cooking liquid is positioned within the rectangular container. A conveyor assembly is positioned within the re...	10/03/1995
5322006	Continuous frying apparatus A continuous frying apparatus comprising a primary frying vessel for transferring foodstuff with the stream of oil; a secondary frying vessel for holding and frying the foodstuff below the oil surface with the use of a conveyor including rollers, a runnin...	06/21/1994
5259302	Automatic deep fry apparatus A deep fry apparatus for automatically and sequentially deep frying food articles below the surface of a hot fluid and at different depths or multi-levels in the fluid. An automatic feeder mechanism for feeding food articles to the deep fry apparatus is a...	11/09/1993
5193440	Process and equipment for preparation and cooking of edible materials Processes and equipment for preparation and cooking of edible materials, particularly for the automatic slicing and deep frying of vegetables, especially potatoes, to form crisps. The procedure comprises the steps of forming unwashed and undried slices of...	03/16/1993
5065670	Conveyor for doughnut fryer A doughnut fryer flight conveyor for selectively advancing different size dough forms through the hot oil bath of a doughnut frying machine includes a plurality of primary flights extending between spaced, parallel, endless copnveyor chains and a pluralit...	11/19/1991
4936201	Turner arm assembly for a doughnut fryer A turner arm assembly for a doughnut fryer has a pivot axle on one end that is provided with a hardened ball mounted in a cylindrical hardened bearing of the sidewall of a conveyor assembly. In an alternative form a straight diameter pivot axle is provide...	06/26/1990
4745935	Submerged nozzles in two-zone bath where conveyor belts pass through a slotted wall In apparatus for treating a product in a liquid bath having two different temperature zones separated by a slotted wall and equipped with at least two continuous conveyor belts arranged to transport the product while captured between the belts through one...	05/24/1988
4706557	Cross flow continuous fryer An improvement is made to continuous chip fryers by introducing means of control to the flow of oil in the fryer. The disclosure is most applicable to the type of fryers where heat is added externally in a separate heat exchanger. The controlled oil flow ...	11/17/1987
4694743	Method and apparatus for frying product An elongated vat of heated cooking liquid such as coil is provided and slices of raw potato are admitted into one end of the tank and moved longitudinally of the latter toward the other end of the tank. As the potato slices reach the other end of the tank...	09/22/1987
4522217	Paired conveyor belts with zigzag travel A conveyor with zigzag travel is formed by two continuous conveyor belts and is particularly useful for processing materials. Each belt has openings along its marginal portions and a set of driven belt sprockets meshing with those openings. Part of the le...	06/11/1985
4370921	Doughnut fryer guide The present invention involves a doughnut fryer guide to guide advancing dough forms through the hot oil bath in a doughnut frying machine. The doughnut fryer guide comprises a rack that supports a plurality of guide bars that limit movement of the advanc...	02/01/1983
4357862	Apparatus for the continuous production of fried dough crusts Apparatus for the continuous production of fried dough crusts is disclosed in which the dough pieces are retained between a pair of endless conveyors, one above the other, the upper conveyor being of balanced-weave construction, the lower conveyor being o...	11/09/1982
4189994	Method and apparatus for use in frying doughnuts Doughnut frying apparatus has a conveyor extending lengthwise of the hot oil tank and provided with transverse flights with its upper course disposed to carry floating doughnuts from a transverse pickup zone near the infeed or rear end of the tank towards...	02/26/1980
4176590	Doughnut frying apparatus Doughnut frying apparatus has a conveyor extending lengthwise of a hot oil tank and provided with flights which provide spaces, each space accommodating a transverse series of floating doughnuts. Midway of their travel, the doughnuts are turned over by a ...	12/04/1979
4166139	Method of producing instant cupped noodles A method of producing instant cupped noodles comprising disposing a mass of raw noodles in a liquid-permeable metal cup, the cup having at least a tapered wall, placing a liquid-permeable metal lid to cover the opening of the metal cup, and completely imm...	08/28/1979
4059046	Apparatus for manufacturing a snack food whose raw material is fruitage or vegetables Apparatus for manufacturing a snack food whose raw material is fruitage or vegetables, comprising a vacuum tank into which a material of fruit or vegetable subjected to preprocessing such as cleaning, peeling, seasoning and drying is fed and within which ...	11/22/1977
4020189	Process for deep-fat cooking A new process for the continuous deep-fat cooking of a food to produce a processed comestible wherein the food is passed through an elongated cooking zone. Hot cooking oil is introduced and withdrawn from the cooking zone at a plurality of points to produ...	04/26/1977

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Class 99/405 - For buoyant material