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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

May. 02, 2022
Applicant:

General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Crosby, Shakopee, MN (US);

Ryan D. Gifford, Golden Valley, MN (US);

Todd A. Rasmussen, Scandia, MN (US);

Jeffrey David Reinke, Waconia, MN (US);

Geoffrey P. Suski, Saint Paul Park, MN (US);

Kara M. Hobart, New Hope, MN (US);

Assignee:

General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C 11/10 (2006.01); A21C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C 11/10 (2013.01); A21C 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A plurality of dough pieces are produced using a rotary dough cutter comprises an annular cutter body configured to be rotatably driven, a plurality of arcuate sidewalls extending circumferentially about the cutter body, a plurality of radial divider walls extending across respective sidewalls, and a plurality of interior blades extending radially relative to the body between the sidewalls. The plurality of walls define a plurality of dough cutter molds. During conveying of a sheet of dough to the rotary dough cutter, the plurality of dough pieces are cut by the plurality of walls and scored with the plurality of interior blades. After being cut and scored, the dough pieces are removed from within the dough cutter molds with the assistance of a sequentially timed, regulated and adjustable fluid ejection system, and then frozen.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Crosby, Christopher. (2026). Pre-scored frozen dough sub and steak rolls (U.S. Patent No. 12765564). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12765564

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