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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert M. Stacy, Sandusky, OH (US);
Andrew A. Johnson, Sandusky, OH (US);
Keith A. Gildenmeister, Victory, OH (US);
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A coating system () includes a conveyor system (), a coating distribution assembly (), and a coating adherence system (). The coating material (M) may be recycled via a coating collection and return system (). The coating distribution assembly () includes a container () for receiving and distributing the coating using a coating distribution roller (). The roller () has a plurality of longitudinal channels () extending along the length of the roller to receive the coating material and apply the coating material onto food products by rotation of the distribution roller. A coating distribution device distributes the material metered by the coating distribution roller onto the food products.