Food item fabricating apparatus and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5876777
SERIAL NO

09144620

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Apparatus (10) is disclosed including first and second forming rollers (18, 21) which rotatably abut with an anvil roller (20). The forming rollers (18, 21) each include a periphery forming a continuous forming surface including a plurality of axially and circumferentially spaced patterns each formed including depressions (196, 198) and/or grooves (24). Food (14) is simultaneously fed by a saddle (36, 36') between a continuous strip of support material (16) and a continuous ribbon of film material (66) as they pass between a first abutment nip of the first forming roller (18) and the anvil roller (20). In the preferred form, the food items include one or more continuous strings (14e, 14f) and one or more continuous, thin strips (14c, 14d) of food adhered to the support material (16).

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GENERAL MILLS INCNUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA 55426 55426

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benham, Richard O New Hope, MN 12 237
Holmstrom, Julie L Savage, MN 5 78
Zimmermann, Craig E Waconia, MN 35 477

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