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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James S. Thorson, Scandia, MN (US);
Cheryl L. Mitchell, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lochi D. Munasinghe, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C 5/00 ; B26D 7/06 ; B26F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C 5/00 ; B26D 7/06 ; B26F 3/00 ;
Abstract
A cutting apparatus cuts a rolled dough product. The apparatus includes a conveyor conveying a rolled dough cylinder along a dough travel path. A nozzle is coupled to a liquid source providing liquid under pressure and is directed toward the dough travel path. The nozzle is offset from a surface of the dough cylinder by an offset distance sufficient so the cutter can cut a portion from the dough cylinder and provide sufficient separation between the cut portion and the dough cylinder so the cut portion does not stick to the dough cylinder.