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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Marc Wenger, Sabetha, KS (US);
Dennis H. Baumgartner, Sabetha, KS (US);
Marc Wenger, Sabetha, KS (US);
Dennis H. Baumgartner, Sabetha, KS (US);
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to improved preconditioners () especially useful for the production of high meat-content pet foods. The preconditioners () include an elongated housing () with one or more elongated, axially rotatable mixing shafts () therein, each having a plurality of outwardly extending mixing elements (). The preconditioner () is provided with apparatus () for directing relatively large quantities of heated non-steam gas into the preconditioner () in lieu of most or all of the steam normally used with preconditioners. This serves to heat material passing through the preconditioner () without the addition of substantial moisture.