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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Ian Andries Baas, Sunnybank, AU;
Michael Rajendra Kalika Singh, Asquith, AU;
Inventors:
Ian Andries Baas, Sunnybank, AU;
Michael Rajendra Kalika Singh, Asquith, AU;
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 19/06 (2006.01); A23L 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a layered seasoning to snack food products such as potato chips or tortilla chips using a vibratory scarf plate that is divided into two or more sections by one or more walls. A different seasoning is placed in each section. The scarf plate is placed into a rotating drum having snack food product. A seasoning from each section falls off the scarf plate to form a curtain. Each curtain provides a layer of seasoning on the snack food product.