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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Douglas George Brawn, Rushden, GB;
Paul Edward Cheney, Peterborough, GB;
Andrew Hoddle, Rushden, GB;
Assignee:
Conopeo, Inc., Engelwood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 9/48 (2006.01); A23G 1/30 (2006.01); A23G 9/24 (2006.01); A23G 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 9/48 (2013.01); A23G 1/305 (2013.01); A23G 9/04 (2013.01); A23G 9/245 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a coated frozen confection, the process comprising the steps of (a) manufacturing a frozen confection, followed by; (b) imparting thermal energy to the surface of the frozen confection, sufficient to cause at least partial melting of the surface of the frozen confection, followed by; (c) allowing the surface of the frozen confection to refreeze, followed by; (d) coating the frozen confection in a liquid coating, which subsequently solidifies to provide a solid coating.