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US 10,119,743 B2Granted
Product cooling apparatuses
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsDaniel Amsinger, John Schaaf, William Cahoon, Sam Orr, Enes Okic
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Abstract
Coolers for cooling pet food products and methods regarding same are presented. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a cooler comprising a chamber having product inlet, a product outlet and an air outlet, and at least one air duct having an exit opening so constructed and arranged for providing airflow into the product outlet.
Claims17
A method for manufacturing a pet food product, the method comprising:
- transferring the pet food product to a cooling chamber having a product inlet, a product outlet, wherein the product outlet is in the shape of a rectangle having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, an air outlet and a conveyor positioned below the product outlet, wherein the pet food product is deposited in the cooling chamber through the product inlet and accumulates in the cooling chamber and on the conveyor through the product outlet;
- providing airflow to the product outlet of the cooling chamber while the pet food product is settling on the conveyor, wherein the airflow travels through the pet food product exiting the product outlet and through the pet food product accumulated in the chamber;
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- removing the pet food product that has settled on the conveyor after the pet food product has been sufficiently cooled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.