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Jonny Fitzgerald

Kenneth C Petri

Thomas G Knodell, Jr

P Blake Svejkovsky

Paul A Svejkovsky

David L Burke

Paul S Svejkovsky

An improved seasoning systemuniformly coats a food product with the desired amount of seasoning, with the seasoning rate preferably being controlled as a function of the product volume signals from the sensorsand. The seasoning system preferably utilizes linear motion conveyors and either a rotating drumor a deflectorand a second seasoning unitbetween linear conveyors. Oil may be sprayed onto food products and tumbled in a drumwhich both rotates and moves in a reciprocating manner with the conveyor tray. An improved seasoning trayhas a planar floorwith an angled discharge edgefor uniformly distributing seasoning on the product. The seasoning system minimizes damage to the food product and uniformly coats the product with a desired amount of seasoning.

Seasoning system and method

An improved tumble drum is provided for mixing one food product with another food product, and includes a rotating tumble drum for rotating the products about a drum axis of rotation, with the drum having a product input in one end and a product output in an axial opposing end. A tumble drive motor rotates the tumble drum. Another drive mechanism reciprocates the tumble drum linearly in a direction aligned with the axis of rotation. The product is discharged from the axial opposing end of the tumble drum. A product tray is providing for inputting food product to the tumble drum, and the rotating tumble drum may be fixed to the product tray such that the drive mechanism linearly rotates both the tumble drum and the product tray in a slow forward/backward manner.

Tumble drum for mixing food product

An improved seasoning system uniformly coats a food product with the desired amount of seasoning, with the seasoning rate preferably being controlled as a function of the product volume signals from the sensors and . The seasoning system preferably utilizes linear motion conveyors and either a rotating drum or a deflector and a second seasoning unit between linear conveyors . Oil may be sprayed onto food products and tumbled in a drum which both rotates and moves in a reciprocating manner with the conveyor tray . An improved seasoning tray has a planar floor with an angled discharge edge for uniformly distributing seasoning on the product. The seasoning system minimizes damage to the food product and uniformly coats the product with a desired amount of seasoning.

A discharge gate mechanism or structure for proportioning a volume of goods between two flow streams. The gate discharge structure includes a one-piece tube having a gate discharge opening therein. A feed trough is connected to tube for reciprocal simultaneous movement with tube for moving the goods along trough and tube . A motor is effective to rotate tube and opening therein relative to feed trough to position discharge opening at a desired location for controlling the discharge of goods between two flow streams.

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Garland, TX, United States of America

Jonny Fitzgerald