Dough cutting and stamping apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9220279
APP PUB NO 20140110878A1
SERIAL NO

14145502

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An apparatus is provided for forming, cutting and stamping a dough sheet into a plurality of uniformly stamped, imprinted dough pieces. The apparatus engages a leading portion of a dough sheet as it travels along a conveyor. The apparatus includes a drum rotatably disposed relative to the conveyor, a plurality of cutter molds disposed on the rotatable drum and a plurality of pattern imprinters formed within internal cavities defined by the plurality of cutter molds. Each of the cutter molds simultaneously cuts a dough piece received in the internal cavity and imprints on the dough piece to form a rounded edge roll. The pattern imprinter preferably has a star configuration for stamping the dough to form Kaiser-type rolls.

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GENERAL MILLS INCNUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Francis, Ed Carl Junction, US 5 45
Huberg, Peter A Shoreview, US 19 221
Konkle, Frank Elko, US 9 51
Suski, Geoff Inver Grove Heights, US 6 49

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