Apparatus and methods for fabricating food items

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8465272
APP PUB NO 20100055274A1
SERIAL NO

12373035

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Apparatus and methods for fabricating food items include extruding a first hot plastic food mass through multiple passages (14) and co-extruding a second hot plastic food mass through a feed stem (22) received in each of the multiple passages (14) and through nozzles (42). Each nozzle (42) includes a first portion (42b) in communication with the feed stem (22) but not the passage (14) and a second portion (42a) in communication with the passage (16) but not the feed stem (22). The nozzles (42) are rotatable in gearing relation with the drive gear (70) of a servomotor (72). The co-extruded ropes are conveyed at a linear speed rate less than or equal to the discharge speed from the nozzles (42), cooled, and cut into individual pieces in the form of peelably separable strands.

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  • GENERAL MILLS, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burgess, Laurie Maple Grove, US 6 42
Huberg, Peter A Shoreview, US 19 221
Leuhrs, Thomas Rogers, US 2 3
Mcaab, Jennifer M Minneapolis, US 2 0
Olive, James M St. Paul, US 4 142
Weinstein, James N Maple Grove, US 57 891

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