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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10010107 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013

Ultrasonic rotary molding

Applicant:

Mars, Incorporated, McClean, VA (US);

Inventors:

Robert Nagle, Hackettstown, NJ (US);

Alfred Camporini, Hackettstown, NJ (US);

David Pontzer, Hackettstown, NJ (US);

Paul Capar, Hackettstown, NJ (US);

David Fyock, Lititz, PA (US);

John Stough, Lititz, PA (US);

Curt Knepper, Litiz, PA (US);

Joseph Edward Massie, Danbury, CT (US);

Jeffrey Frantz, Danbury, CT (US);

Carlos Aponte, Danbury, CT (US);

Gary Lee McQuilkin, Plymouth, MN (US);

Assignee:

Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Michele L Jacobson

Assistant Examiner:

Philip Dubois

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C 1/00 (2006.01); A23P 1/10 (2006.01); B26D 7/08 (2006.01); A22C 7/00 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01); B26D 7/18 (2006.01); B26F 1/38 (2006.01); A23G 3/34 (2006.01); A23G 3/02 (2006.01); A21C 11/04 (2006.01); A21C 11/10 (2006.01); A21C 11/12 (2006.01); A21C 15/04 (2006.01); B29C 69/00 (2006.01); A23P 10/00 (2016.01); A23P 20/00 (2016.01); A23P 30/10 (2016.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 1/105 (2013.01); A21C 11/04 (2013.01); A21C 11/10 (2013.01); A21C 11/12 (2013.01); A21C 15/04 (2013.01); A22C 7/00 (2013.01); A22C 7/003 (2013.01); A22C 17/0006 (2013.01); A23G 3/0025 (2013.01); A23G 3/0252 (2013.01); A23P 10/00 (2016.08); A23P 20/00 (2016.08); A23P 30/10 (2016.08); B26D 7/0625 (2013.01); B26D 7/086 (2013.01); B26D 7/1854 (2013.01); B26F 1/384 (2013.01); B29C 69/001 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/752 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure describes an ultrasonic rotary molding system that is used to form edible compositions or food products as they move along a conveyor belt. The food products are formed by an ultrasonic rotary wheel that includes one or more cutting tools that cut, and perhaps three dimensionally mold, food product strips. The system may include a movable backing plate that is located below the point where the ultrasonic rotary wheel cuts the food product strips. The movable backing plate may be spring loaded and it may exert force upwards against the conveyor belt and in turn against the food product.

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