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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:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Josef Slanik, Kirkland, Quebec, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23P / ; A47J / ; A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99349 ; 99353 ; 99372 ; 99439 ; 993234 ; 100 / ; 425261 ; 425447 ;
Abstract
A device for preparing puffed food products from cereals such as rice wherein the cereal is subjected to pressure and heat, the device comprising a mold having a cavity defined by a wall thereabouts, an interior surface extending about the cavity, a piston moveable into and out of the cavity, there being provided a recess formed in the interior surface of the cavity wall with an insert being located within the recess. The insert permits greater tolerances in the manufacture of the device and also acts as a thermal insulator to minimize thermal changes.