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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:
Nov. 18, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Grant E Krueger, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kraft, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426478 ; 100110 ; 426491 ; 426582 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for and method of pressing, draining and preparing cheese curd for curing is disclosed. The apparatus and method are particularly adapted for forming large sized blocks of cheese. Cheese curd is placed in a form for pressing and draining. At least one blade, in the form of an elongated wedge and having slots in its face, is disposed in the curd to uniformly drain the curd while it is being pressed. The blade is removed and the curd is subjected to further conditioning and is packaged for curing in containers.