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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:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
May. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Skene, Meadowvale, CA;
John M. Martin, Blairstown, NJ (US);
Dennis Delaney, Dublin, OH (US);
Laura Paluch, Yorda Linda, CA (US);
Roberto A. Capodieci, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Mars Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/31 ; A23P 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/31 ; A23P 1/00 ;
Abstract
A system and method for forming a cooked, shaped product (e.g., an animal food) is provided. A flowable substrate is introduced into one or more shaping chambers in a fixture configured to both shape and cook the substrate. An ultrasonic energy source in communication with the fixture vibrates the walls of the one of more shaping chambers to cook the substrate in a desired manner. The fixture also may be configured to produce a shaped, hollow product and a multi-layer product.