Camtech, LLC

The Dominion Companies, LLC

Sterrett P Campbell

James Watts

A preferred method of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) providing a mass of dough; (2) providing a length of dough delivery conduit; (3) detaching a first portion of dough from the mass of dough; (4) delivering the first portion of dough into the dough delivery conduit; (5) detaching a second portion of dough from the mass of dough; (6) delivering the second portion of dough into the dough delivery conduit to form a stream of dough within the dough delivery conduit; (7) passing the stream of dough toward a dough piercing sharp for dividing the stream of dough, and; (8) forming the stream of dough into a plurality of dough pieces. Preferably, the step of delivering the portions of dough comprises utilizing a piston.

Method and apparatus for forming and dividing a dough stream

A bakery dough flour applicator 10 for applying flour 12 to a dough piece 22 as the dough piece 22 travels along a processing path 134 includes a hopper 32 for supplying flour 12 and a transfer assembly 54 for providing flour 12 from the hopper 32 to an aerator 34 which creates an airborne flow of flour 40. The airborne flow of flour 40 is delivered to the interior of an enclosure 130 disposed about the dough processing path 134 through a plurality of spray nozzles 44 which direct the airborne flow of flour 40 to a dough piece 22 travelling through the enclosure 130 along the processing path 134 so that flour 12 from the airborne flow 40 adheres to the exterior surface of the dough piece 22. Flour 12 that does not adhere to a dough piece 22 is collected and filtered and provided back to the hopper 32 for later use.

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Dunwoody, GA, United States of America

Sterrett P Campbell