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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Applicant:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel R Green, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jekaterina Severova-Epp, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Thomas M Jarl, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 20/10 (2016.01); A23G 3/34 (2006.01); A23P 20/12 (2016.01); A23L 7/122 (2016.01); A23G 3/20 (2006.01); A23G 3/26 (2006.01); B05C 3/08 (2006.01); B05C 5/00 (2006.01); B05C 19/06 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B05C 11/10 (2006.01); B05C 19/04 (2006.01); B05C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 20/10 (2016.08); A23G 3/0063 (2013.01); A23G 3/20 (2013.01); A23G 3/26 (2013.01); A23L 7/122 (2016.08); A23P 20/12 (2016.08); B05C 3/08 (2013.01); B05C 5/005 (2013.01); B05C 5/02 (2013.01); B05C 11/1039 (2013.01); B05C 19/008 (2013.01); B05C 19/04 (2013.01); B05C 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for continuously coating food pieces. The methods include a steps of directing and uncoated food stream through an enrober to apply a first coating to at least a portion of a surface of each food piece to form a coated stream and continuously redirecting a portion of the coated stream back through the enrober along with the stream of uncoated food pieces to apply at least one additional coating to the portion of the coated stream.