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US 12,168,204 B2Granted
Fiber orienting technology for a fill plate
AssigneesFormtec, LLC., Spherical IP, LLC.
InventorJames B. Wolff
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for accelerating food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product.
Claims5
A fill plate for a food patty molding machine comprising:
- a multiplicity of orifices in said fill plate;
- said fill plate being flat;
- each of said orifices extending from top of said fill plate to bottom of said fill plate;
- each of said orifices adapted to create a venturi effect on a moldable food product as it passes through said fill plate which results in a product acceleration with a corresponding pressure drop through said orifices.
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