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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Michael L. Talbot, Lenexa, KS (US);
James C. Cross, Overland Park, KS (US);
Shade Foods, Inc., New Century, KS (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for the preparation of composite food products is provided wherein the apparatus (,) has a conveyor (,), a pair of spaced-apart primary and secondary apertured rakes (,), a cooling tunnel (,), a cutting device (,) and a packaging system (,). In use, a first, relatively high viscosity food material (,) is deposited upstream of the primary rake (,) so as to drag or pull the first material through the rake (,) as continuous streams (,). The streams (,) are partially cooled and relatively low viscosity second material (,) is applied thereover adjacent the secondary rake (,). At the secondary rake (,), the second material (,) is pulled through the rake apertures to form continuous streams or sections (,) of the material (,) disposed around the inner sections formed by the streams (,). The composite streams are then cooled in the tunnel (,) and cut by the device (,).