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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.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard E Jones, Duluth, MN (US);
Donald F Jago, Duluth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Jeno's, Inc., Duluth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426289 ; 426292 ; 118 24 ;
Abstract
A method of coating a surface of an article of food with a granular material at a selected density by transporting the food along a preselected path at a preselected speed, enclosing and agitating the granular material with a rotating auger, metering the granular material with height adjusting augers, while adjusting the height of the agitating auger, the orifice for metering the granular material and rotating the distributing auger at selected speeds to meter a selected quantity of food onto the food surface; reclaiming excess granular material and reconveying the excess back to the enclosed quantity.