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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:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susan L Kamper, Waconia, MN (US);
Vinod W Padhye, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 89 ; 426 94 ; 426238 ; 426274 ; 426275 ; 426502 ; 426620 ; 426621 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for bonding together the layers of a laminated food product, such as farinaceous dough layers. The method comprises applying ultrasonic energy (12 kPa-25 kHz, 1,000 to 4,000 watts) to form acoustically created bonds between the food layers. The method is particularly suitable for use in preparing multilayered R-T-E cereal pieces, especially those that are center filled, exhibiting greater seam integrity and reduced leakage of the center filling.