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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:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne L Covington, Boise, ID (US);
Steven C Price, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2211 / ; 222 77 ; 99407 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a heating system which includes a product dispensing assembly, a heating basket mounted for rotation within a closed-loop air heating system, a separator for removing entrained particulates from the circulating air stream, and an air exchange system for refreshing air in the closed-loop air heating system. The product dispensing assembly accurately meters a portion of the product, and includes a hopper with an helix auger, a weigh scale and a trap door for dispensing the metered product into the heating basket.