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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:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vijay Arora, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 1/900 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reforming small pieces of natural cheese or other dairy products, such as shreds, trim, or offcuts, wherein the small pieces are fed through a mechanical pump and a die that form the product into a cohesive larger chunk. The mechanical pump and the die operate such that natural cheese pieces may be formed into a larger chunk of natural cheese having a very similar texture and appearance to that of the original product.