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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Lyco Manufacturing Inc., Columbus, WI (US);
Inventors:
David R. Zittel, Columbus, WI (US);
Daniel D. Maupin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Lyco Manufacturing, Inc., Columbus, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23N 12/00 (2006.01); A47J 27/04 (2006.01); A23B 7/06 (2006.01); A23N 12/04 (2006.01); A21B 5/08 (2006.01); A47J 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23N 12/04 (2013.01); A21B 5/08 (2013.01); A23B 7/06 (2013.01); A47J 27/04 (2013.01); A47J 37/1214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A food processing apparatus includes a tank defining an inner compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and positioned relative to the tank in a first position, and a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen for advancing food product within the tank from the inlet end of the tank toward the outlet end.