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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Gerald A. Sus, Frankfort, IL (US);
Glenn Schackmuth, Montgomery, IL (US);
Craig Conley, Oswego, IL (US);
Ron Dorsten, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Henry T. Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);
Jenny M. Hong, Palatine, IL (US);
David Bone, Nashville, TN (US);
Brian Rudesill, Hudson, WI (US);
Mario G. Ceste, Wallingford, CT (US);
Doug Christian Greening, Calgary, CA;
Kevin Keough, Canton, MA (US);
John Meisner, New Richmond, WI (US);
Curtis Clarence Pinnow, Libertyville, IL (US);
John A. J. Wedel, Stillwater, MN (US);
Gerald A. Sus, Frankfort, IL (US);
Glenn Schackmuth, Montgomery, IL (US);
Craig Conley, Oswego, IL (US);
Ron Dorsten, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Henry T. Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);
Jenny M. Hong, Palatine, IL (US);
David Bone, Nashville, TN (US);
Brian Rudesill, Hudson, WI (US);
Mario G. Ceste, Wallingford, CT (US);
Doug Christian Greening, Calgary, CA;
Kevin Keough, Canton, MA (US);
John Meisner, New Richmond, WI (US);
Curtis Clarence Pinnow, Libertyville, IL (US);
John A. J. Wedel, Stillwater, MN (US);
Restaurant Technology, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A device and method are provided for dispensing a quantity of food to be cooked. The device includes a freezer, a storage container located in the freezer, means located in the freezer for dispensing a predetermined quantity of food from the storage container into a secondary container, and means for dispensing the quantity of food from the secondary container to a location outside the freezer. The means for dispensing a predetermined quantity of food may be, for example, a magazine with dual spiral flights for dispensing food items one at a time, or a vibratory conveyor cooperating with a device for determining a quantity of food in the secondary conveyor and means for terminating the dispensing when a predetermined quantity of food is sensed. The secondary container may have an opening in its bottom and be movable laterally to align its opening with an opening in the freezer.