Potato chip manufacturing machine
Patent 4706556 Issued on November 17, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 13, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 13, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1086248 1520860 1629355 1674555 2538937 2886439 3154187 3635149 3744475 Coin controlled golf ball washer InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/818609 filed on 01/13/1986US Classes:99/330, Of cooking fluid99/353, Changing form or shape99/404, With conveyer99/407, With feeding and/or discharging99/408With crumb or sediment segregating or handlingExaminersPrimary: Simone, Timothy F.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA47J 37/12 (20060101)AbstractA potato chip manufacturing machine comprising a frame, an elongated oil cooking kettle mounted on the frame, and an oil circulation circuit connected to the oil for causing flow of cooking oil in a longitudinal direction through the cooking kettle. Flow retarding paddles are horizontally mounted in a transverse direction over the oil in the kettle and are adapted to retard the flow of potato slices longitudinally in the kettle. A powered conveyor device is mounted on one end of the kettle to remove cooked potato slices from the oil. A potato slicing means is pivotally mounted on one end of the frame. The potato slicing means, the paddle and the conveyor are powered by variable speed motors. Either a gas or electrical heat means is provided over the kettle to heat the oil therein. Elongated, spaced apart heat exchanger bars are located on the bottom of the kettle. The vanes of the retarding paddles are sand blasted and bent slightly to prevent adhesion by potato slices. A potato washing device is mounted on the frame adjacent the potato slicing means. | |
