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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Robert Edouard Chatel, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Gary S. Moore, Johnsburg, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Edouard Chatel, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Gary S. Moore, Johnsburg, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An extrusion die for extruding cooked dough includes at least one slot having an inlet, an outlet and a land. The land has a length and a depth, with the depth extending between the inlet and the outlet and the length extending between a first side and a second side of the land. The depth of the land varies along at least a portion of the length. A process for forming cereal flakes using the extrusion die includes the steps of extruding and cutting.