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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074565 | Systems for manufacturing noodle casings A system for manufacturing noodle casings includes a take-out device disposed between two conveyers. One of the conveyers serves to transfer a noodle sheet that has been punched to form noodle casings. The other of the conveyers serves to transfer a remaining noodle... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7578232 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing bread A method according to this invention is comprised of a forming step to form a sheet from a block of bread dough that is kneaded from the raw materials for bread, a further forming step to form a bar-like dough by rolling or folding the sheet a cutting step to cut th... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7478590 | Folding control apparatus for left and right lateral pieces of slice food A folding control apparatus for left and right lateral pieces of slice food is provided, such that when the slice food is moving forward on a transfer belt surface, the slice food is attached and positioned on the transfer belt surface; and a left and right lateral ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7322177 | Machine for gathering ground strewn articles A machine for removing articles strewn on a tract of ground generally consisting of a wheel unit; a support frame mounted on the wheel unit, having device for advancing the machine along the tract of ground; an endless conveyor mounted on the support frame, having d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293501 | Press with compact worm unit A press includes an arm mechanism to input force transferred to upper and lower rollers by a worm unit. The worm unit occupies less space so that even if the size of the press is increased, the worm unit can be used without too much change. The handle is located on ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284477 | Needleless injection device and method of injecting A needleless injection device and method for injecting a food subject is disclosed in which one or more types of liquid food additive are individually and/or simultaneously delivered to a food subject within a sealed injection chamber or compartment. The needleless ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7192267 | Power dough and food materials press A cookie press includes a helically-threaded rod that advances forward as it is being rotated about its axis by a gear. As a result, a plunger is advanced and pushes dough down a barrel and squeezes the dough through an aperture at the end of the barrel. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156642 | Dough rolling apparatus and method An improved dough-rolling apparatus and method for rolling sheeted dough. The proposed invention comprises a dough-rolling apparatus having a dough sheeter, a sheeting conveyor having a ramped section, a roll-initiating curtain positioned above the ramped section, a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132120 | Method and apparatus for producing a continuous food shaped as a bar and a belt conveyor used for its production A method for producing a food shaped as a continuous bar by placing a continuous inner material on a continuous strip of an outer layer material that is transferred on a former belt, comprising the steps of placing food material that includes the inner material plac... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090881 | Method of continuous production of dried, ground meat reconstituted as thin slabs The invention concerns a method comprising the following steps: chopping up more or less noble meat, in a chopper; at the output of the chopper conveying the minced meat into a meat pump, continuously presented in the form of a tube or a continuous flattened strip; ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077558 | Dough treatment facility A dough treatment facility comprises, among other things, a dough kneading arrangement, which comprises an inner kneading drum, an outer kneading drum which is moved in relation thereto within the scope of a kneading motion, and a plurality of kneading compartments ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069845 | Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of articles, in particular sausages or other alimentary products Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of single cylindrical or spherical pieces. The equipment includes a first conveyor for the feeding of a sequence of single pieces along a first direction and a second intermittent advancement conveyor for the feeding of s... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036427 | Rising crust manufacturing apparatus An apparatus for forming a rising crust comprises a dough-manipulating unit adapted to apply a vacuum at the peripheral edge portion of an underlying sheet of dough to hold and lift the peripheral portion. The manipulating unit is inwardly contractible while holding... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021205 | Production line for bread preforms A production line for bread blanks comprising a dough dispenser unit with a first rolling unit for preparing a dough sheet; a first conveyor receiving the dough sheet; at least one spreading/rolling unit operable in conjunction with the first conveyor, each unit hav... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022362 | Method of forming confectionery articles The present invention is directed to a process for making confectionery pieces, comprising the steps of (a) providing a solid or semi-solid edible slab having at least three layers to at least two forming elements having a nip defined by the forming elements; and (b... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015436 | Apparatus for the heat treatment of foodstuffs and feedstuffs, in particular for the production of bakery products An apparatus for the heat treatment of foodstuffs and feedstuffs, in particular for the production of bakery products, such as wafer products, has a continuously moving conveying device, a device for depositing the product on the conveying device, and a device for r... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994881 | Device for the formation of croissants made of puff pastry or the like A device for the formation of croissants made of puff pastry or the like, said croissants being initially shaped into pastry rolls (12) starting from flat puff pastry, wherein there are at least two gripping or clasping and folding elements (13, 14, 15... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955533 | Apparatus and method for extending food dough An apparatus for extending food dough is provided that is compact and has a relatively long conveying path for food dough that extends the food dough. Also, the apparatus can be easily cleaned and maintained. It includes a lower frame (3) having a food-convey... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948423 | Apparatus for producing confectionery Disclosed is an apparatus for producing confectionery. In the apparatus for producing confectionery, a material injection unit for supplying materials into a confectionary mold includes a hopper, an injector, a hose, and a piston actuator, which are detachably conne... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939215 | Method for reducing viscosity of mechanically separated meats and ground meats The present invention is directed to a method and system for reducing viscosity of mechanically separated meat in an amount effect to allow the mechanically separated meat to be transported through processing equipment at reduced pumping pressures. In accordance wit... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6903841 | Decorating system for edible items A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then sel... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874296 | Labelless, rolled food item and its fabrication A rolled food item (110) is fabricated by rolling a strip of support material (16) and food (14) about its leading end (136) into a roll. Prior to its rolling into the roll, a deposit (144) of water is sprayed onto the food (14 | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860195 | Food winding apparatus and system A food winding apparatus, system, and method of forming a rolled food item utilizing a slotted spool or cup and a push plate to eject the rolled food item from the spool. A food winding unit utilizes a motor to rotate a slotted spool. The leading end of a supported ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6838105 | Dough product rolling apparatus and method for rolling dough products The leading edge of a sheet of dough product impacts an impacting feature and causes the leading edge to roll over onto itself thereby initiating a roll. Engagement enhancement is utilized to increased to increase the ability of the sheet of dough product to resist ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6817285 | Machines for making sushi rolls A machine for making sushi rolls has a support base (10) supporting a foldable plate (12) made of four strips of metal pivotally mounted one to the next along three parallel hinge lines (17). Four frame members (13a, 13b,... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6802248 | Automatic filling stuffing apparatus An automatic filling stuffing apparatus aims to automatically stuff filling in an elongated and unprocessed pastry. It includes a transporting unit and a pastry supply unit to supply the elongated pastry, a cutting unit to cut off the elongated pastry to individual ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6761921 | Sushi mold apparatus and method of making same The present invention provides a kit (200) for producing a high quality sushi product with uniformity and at a high rate of production. The kit (200) includes a Nigiri Sushi mold (10, 110) and a California Sushi Roll apparatus (54, 154.) ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6745672 | Transport module for handling softened dough intermediates The present invention is directed to an improved apparatus for processing dough intermediates that are less developed, softer or which have enhanced water or moisture levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of an improved dough transport ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6736053 | Method and device for making crab-leg-meat-like product made with boiled fish paste An apparatus for automatically producing at low cost a paste food product resembling in appearance a crab's leg meat tissue causing a sensation of a crab's leg meat upon eating, comprises: a first feed device (1) for feeding a cooked paste sheet; a sheet cutt... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6701828 | Automatic cookie press An apparatus that dispenses a food substance has a housing and a barrel removably connected to the housing. A rod connected to a plunger is disposed within the housing and the barrel. A drive mechanism including a dual-direction electric motor is located ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698338 | Domestic machine for making, cutting and shaping pasta The machine comprises a pair of risers and a head comprising a plurality of operating roller units with rollers supported on the top and between the risers. According to the invention, the machine comprises a cover pivotally mounted by a pin with respect ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6626091 | Pizza screen manufacturing apparatus A pizza screen manufacturing apparatus (10) having a folder (24L), crimper (24R), and flattener (26) to manufacture a pizza screen from a single sheet of screening by double folding over the peripheral edge in order to produce a product that evenly distri... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622617 | Apparatus for the folding of croissants An apparatus for the folding of croissants comprising, in series, downstream of at least one preparation station of rolls of pastry, obtained from triangles of pastry rolled up with one pointed central external end, and fed one after another, a positionin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6546847 | Device for producing pizza The invention is an apparatus for producing pizza by a mechanical, automated system without using baking tins for the dough bases and without using pre-prepared or pre-shaped bases. Dough bases are individually prepared from fresh pre-proportioned dough i... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6477943 | Food product and apparatus for making the food product A food product and a method for making the same. The food product is comprised of a tortilla (either flour or corn) and a pliable, tabular food filling member. The food filling member may be an omelet, for example. The food filling member is dimensioned t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6477944 | Molding device for pastry products A molding device for pastry products includes an upper rotary disc, a set of cutting tools and a central through hole formed at the front aspect of a cutting edge portions of a plurality of cutting tools; wherein the intermittently obverse and reverse rot... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6443055 | Apparatus for producing food products in two layers An integrated unit for producing double-layered spherical products (23) in two rows on a belt conveyor (25) under it is disclosed. The length of the integrated unit is aligned with the traveling direction of the conveyor (25) in order to reduce the space ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435079 | Machine for preparing food products A machine for preparing food products, for example lasagne, comprising a feeder which is suitable to take a plurality of lines of product and to feed each line to a respective product conveyor; each line comprises product distribution units suitable to di... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6393974 | Apparatus for production of a small tortilla The subject invention is an apparatus for production of rolled tortillas where small tortillas or flakes of raw dough of nixtamalized corn are rolled up in a continuous manner. The apparatus of the present invention utilizes an acceleration conveyor that ... | 05/28/2002 |
