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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976303 | Method and moulding devices for moulding three-dimensional products The invention provides a method for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mold cavity, which is open on one side, with... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7134865 | Device for forming a dough strand Apparatus for forming a dough strand from a preferably large-volume dough mixture (28) has a receptacle (2) for holding this dough mixture, which is provided at the bottom with a discharge opening (4) for the dough. Connected to this discharge o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6132199 | Equipment for producing cereal bars on an industrial scale Measured quantities of cereal flakes are loaded into suitable forming moulds in which they are subjected to successive pressure pulses spaced by respective periods in which the pressure is released, so as to compact the cereal flakes, producing cereal agg... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5919495 | Dough transfer hopper A dough transfer hopper and method for partitioning dough pieces having a precise volume from a dough mass is disclosed. The dough transfer hopper includes a hopper assembly having a pair of inwardly angled end walls and a pair of arcuate side walls defin... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5895668 | Dough divider A dough divider is operable within a mixer bowl to divide the dough into preset weights (e.g., for bread, loaves, buns). A pendulum assembly has a retractable divider to cut a charge of dough, which is compressed by a piston. The charge of dough is expell... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5811145 | Method and apparatus for continuously cutting and discharging a constant amount of bread dough An apparatus is provided that can always and continuously cut and discharge a constant amount of bread dough, regardless of its properties, from a mass of bread dough in a hopper. The apparatus is characterized by projections (5,6) mounted on pairs of opp... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5486048 | Apparatus for treating dough An apparatus for the treatment of dough, in particular portioning and kneading, has a drum (2) rotatable around a horizontal axis and provided on its periphery with receiving openings (3, 4) for the dough. In these receiving openings the dough is treated,... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5211968 | Dough dividing machine A machine for dividing dough in which a dough supply unit delivers dough under pressure at an outlet end into dividing chambers of a rotatable carrier, the carrier having double measurement pistons in the dividing chambers for selectively delivering large... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5110610 | Dough piece rounder and method A dough piece rounder and method where the belt used for conveying the dough pieces past the rounder bar is supported by a thin film of air between the underside of the conveyor belt and a perforated plate which forms the upper flat side of a plenum chamb... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5039295 | Apparatus for forming viscous flowable material into specific shapes An apparatus for forming viscous flowable material, such as meat and food, into specific shapes such as meatballs and cylindrical fillings for egg rolls. The apparatus includes a container having side walls and a curved pressure plate positioned between t... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4995804 | Apparatus for quantitatively extruding food material An apparatus for quantatively extruding food material is provided. In this apparatus the material is introduced into a space formed between the periphery of a drum and the side wall of a housing. The space is divided into sections defined by flanges, and ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4900241 | Machine for portioning and cutting dough The invention regards a universal machine for making cakes in usual bakeries all the way from a finished dough to baking. The machine extrudes soft or thick dough, makes portions and forms cakes for arranging on baking plates and baking, and extrudes crea... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4828863 | Method and apparatus for supplying a uniform amount of a loose food material An apparatus for supplying a uniform amount of a loose food material comprising a hopper, a rotating drum and a pushing mechanism. In the apparatus, the material is introduced in pockets on the periphery of the drum and then compressed by a piston mechani... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4801258 | Apparatus for quantitatively extruding food material An apparatus for quantitatively extruding food material is provided. In this apparatus the material is introduced into the space formed between the periphery of a drum and the side wall of a housing. The drum has an inner chamber between its inner wall an... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4684040 | Rotary volumetric piston dispenser with adjustable camming assembly, and rinsing device A rotary volumetric piston dispenser is provided which receives material from a manifold assembly, portions that material while it traverses a path to a dispensing location, and dispenses the portioned material at the dispensing location. The rotary volum... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4634026 | Bread dough dispensing machine A bread dough dispensing machine consisting of a drum (2) with a cylindrical hole (3) which runs from end to end and in which a piston (4) moves, both the drum (2) and the piston (4) having alternating movement which is transmitted to the drum (2) through... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4573898 | Positive pressure dough divider A positive pressure dough divider comprising a hopper (14) for dough, and a pair of rotatable sheeting rolls (15) which carry the dough from said hopper (14) into a transfer passage (16) leading to a volumetric measuring chamber (28) inside a rotating bod... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4503995 | Quantity-metering depositor for flowable food products A positive-displacement volumetric metering depositor particularly but not exclusively useful in food production equipment has a continuously-rotating cylinder with a diametrically-disposed metering piston or plunger having the general form of an elongate... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4391576 | Rotary drum dough divider A rotating drum divider and an improved assembly for use in a cylinder of the rotating drum type dough divider comprising a sleeve positioned in the cylinder forming seals on both sides of a pair of diametrically opposed guide slots connected to atmospher... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4338341 | Stiff dough make-up machine and method of using same Means for enhancing the operation of a make-up machine with a rotating drum type scaling means for stiff dough, comprising hopper means and means operatively associated with the hopper means for simultaneously mildly degassing and positively feeding dough... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4298326 | Molding apparatus Improvements in molding apparatus and method for forming a plurality of patties from a mass of agglomerable edible material such as, chopped meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, or the like. The molding apparatus includes a rotatable turret having a plurality... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4218207 | Dough-dividing and toroid-forming apparatus Dough-dividing and forming apparatus particularly adapted for forming toroid-shaped articles such as bagels, or the like, is disclosed. A first rotary plate member containing a plurality of cylindrical openings receives a cylindical ribbon of dough into t... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4094623 | Dough dispensing and support apparatus A dough dispensing device and support is illustrated including a rotatable molding means having axially spaced dough receiving cavities formed therein with a stationary separator therebetween to facilitate rapid dispensing of molded dough configurations. ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 3988090 | Filling cheese moulds with a curd portion An apparatus for filling cheese moulds with curd portions issuing from vertical sieve cylinders with a feed for a whey/curd mixture at their top, the cylinders cooperate with the upperside of a table having an aperture. Under the table a conveyor is advan... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3941538 | Apparatus for forming edible rings An apparatus for forming rings which are made from a formable food mass, made, for example, from onion pieces and a binder. The apparatus includes a hopper for containing the food mass. A rotating cylindrical member is horizontally mounted within the hopp... | 03/02/1976 |
