System and method for breaking sheets of frozen pizza into individual pieces

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10368551
APP PUB NO 20170251678A1
SERIAL NO

15057501

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A system and a method include breaking a sheet of frozen pizza into individual pieces for packaging. In an embodiment, the frozen pizza sheet includes five individual pieces separated by frangible lines. The breaking process includes a first step, wherein two end pieces are broken off by a first breaking mechanism, and a second step, wherein two additional end pieces are broken off a remainder of the frozen pizza sheet by a second breaking mechanism arranged downstream of the first breaking mechanism. In preferred embodiments, each breaking mechanism includes multiple holding wheels and multiple camming wheel rotatably mounted on a common driven axle.

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  • GENERAL MILLS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Erickson, Robert Crystal, US 44 682
Fee, Lily Leung St. Anthony, US 2 1
Hall, Anita J Bloomington, US 2 1
Huffman, Darin T Minneapolis, US 1 1
McCalley, Rodney Eden Prairie, US 4 1
Reishus, Terry G Eagan, US 7 94
Schoo, Steve J Maple Grove, US 1 1
Stenvik, Ralph A Plymouth, US 26 39

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