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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Keith A. Chisholm, Chattanooga, TN (US);
William R. Ricketts, Cleveland, TN (US);
Inventors:
Keith A. Chisholm, Chattanooga, TN (US);
William R. Ricketts, Cleveland, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mars Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G001/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A split-pan for a panning apparatus, a panning apparatus incorporating a split-pan, and a method of coating two distinct masses of centers simultaneously with the split-pan are described. The split-pan is formed as a hollow drum, having first and second ends, an interior volume, and at least one partition, positioned between the first and second ends. The partition divides the interior volume into a plurality of coating vessels that allow the simultaneous coating of a plurality of masses of centers in the respective coating vessels.