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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
Applicants:
John Booth, Cheshire, GB;
James M. Whitham, Cheshire, GB;
Inventors:
John Booth, Cheshire, GB;
James M. Whitham, Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for spraying a food product is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of disposing a first sprayer along an axis defining, at least in part, a path of movement for a food product. The method also includes the step of disposing a second sprayer along the axis axially and radially spaced from the first sprayer. The method also includes the step of directly communicating with the first and second sprayers disposed along the axis with a cavity operable to receive edible ink such that the first and second sprayers concurrently spray the edible ink to the axis.