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US 12,667,109 B2Granted
Multi-layered food product and method for forming
AssigneeArlington Valley Farms LLC
InventorPeter Jacobson
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Abstract
A multi-layered food product comprises a filling encapsulated by a partially or fully baked dough layer, and wherein the dough layer is optionally partially or fully encapsulated by a partially or fully baked batter layer that was applied to the dough layer after the dough layer had been partially or fully baked, and the multi-layered food product can optionally include one or more toppings atop the outer dough or batter layer.
Claims54
A method for forming a plurality of filled food products on an automated assembly line system;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a food insert;
- said food insert includes a filling and a dough layer;
- said dough layer encapsulates at least 80% of said filling;
- a composition of said filling and dough layer is different;
- b. providing an automated assembly line;
- said automated assembly line including I) a plurality of plate assemblies, II) a drive arrangement to cause said plurality of plate assemblies to continuously move through various regions of said automated assembly line, III) an automated food insert feeder arrangement, IV) an automated mating arrangement, V) a preheat heating system, and VI) an oven system;
- each of said plate assemblies includes a first plate and a second plate;
- said first plate includes a depression that is configured to at least partially receive said food insert;
- said second plate is configured to be inserted over said first plate to form a closed cavity that at least partially encapsulates said food insert when said food insert is positioned in said closed cavity;
- c. continuously moving each of said plate assemblies into said preheat heating system to heat said plate assemblies to a predetermined temperature;
- d. causing said automated food insert feeder arrangement to place said food insert into said depression in said first plate of each of said plate assemblies after said plate assembly has been heated to said predetermined temperature;
- e. moving said plurality of said plate assemblies by said drive arrangement into said oven system;
- f. baking said food insert in each of said plate assemblies for a period of time as said plate assemblies are moved by said drive arrangement through said oven system to form a baked food insert;
- g. causing said automating mating arrangement to mate said second plate with said first plate of each of said plate assemblies while said plate assemblies are moved through said automated assembly line assembly so that said food insert in each of said plate assemblies is at least partially encapsulated in said closed cavity during at least a portion of time said food insert is moved through said oven system;
- h. moving said plurality of plate assemblies by said drive arrangement so as to cause said plurality of plate assemblies to be removed from said oven system after said period of time;
- i causing said first and second plates to move away from one another to open said cavity after at least partially baking of said food insert while in said closed cavity;
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- j. causing said baked food insert in each of said cavities of said plate assemblies to be automatically removed from said plate assembly after said first and second plates have been separated.
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A method for forming a plurality of filled food products on an automated assembly line system;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a food insert;
- said food insert includes a filling and a dough layer;
- said dough layer encapsulates at least 80% of said filling;
- a composition of said filling and dough layer is different;
- b. providing an automated assembly line;
- said automated assembly line including I) a plurality of plate assemblies, II) a drive arrangement to cause said plurality of plate assemblies to continuously move through various regions of said automated assembly line, III) an automated food insert feeder arrangement, IV) an automated mating arrangement, V) a preheat heating system, VI) a proofing system, and VII an oven system;
- each of said plate assemblies includes a first plate and a second plate;
- said first plate includes a depression that is configured to at least partially receive said food insert;
- said second plate is configured to be inserted over said first plate to form a closed cavity that at least partially encapsulates said food insert when said food insert is positioned in said closed cavity;
- c. continuously moving each of said plate assemblies into said preheat heating system to heat said plate assemblies to a predetermined temperature;
- d. moving said food insert through said proofing system to proof said dough layer of said food insert;
- e. causing said automated food insert feeder arrangement to remove said food insert from said proofing system and to place said food insert into said depression in said first plate of each of said plate assemblies after said plate assembly has been heated to said predetermined temperature;
- f. moving said plurality of said plate assemblies by said drive arrangement into said oven system;
- g. baking said food insert in each of said plate assemblies for a period of time as said plate assemblies are moved by said drive arrangement through said oven system to form a baked food insert;
- h. causing said automating mating arrangement to mate said second plate with said first plate of each of said plate assemblies while said plate assemblies are moved through said automated assembly line assembly so that said food insert in each of said plate assemblies is at least partially encapsulated in said closed cavity during at least a portion of time said food insert is moved through said oven system;
- i. moving said plurality of plate assemblies by said drive arrangement so as to cause said plurality of plate assemblies to be removed from said oven system after said period of time;
- j. causing said first and second plates to move away from one another to open said cavity after at least partially baking of said food insert while in said closed cavity;
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- k. causing said baked food insert in each of said cavities of said plate assemblies to be automatically removed from said plate assembly after said first and second plates have been separated.
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A method for forming a plurality of filled food products on an automated assembly line system;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a food insert;
- said food insert includes a filling and a dough layer;
- said dough layer encapsulates at least 80% of said filling;
- a composition of said filling and dough layer is different;
- b. providing an automated assembly line;
- said automated assembly line including I) a plurality of plate assemblies, II) a drive arrangement to cause said plurality of plate assemblies to continuously move through various regions of said automated assembly line, III) an automated food insert feeder arrangement, IV) an automated mating arrangement, and V) an oven system;
- each of said plate assemblies includes a first plate and a second plate;
- said first plate includes a depression that is configured to at least partially receive said food insert;
- said second plate is configured to be inserted over said first plate to form a closed cavity that at least partially encapsulates said food insert when said food insert is positioned in said closed cavity;
- c. causing said automated food insert feeder arrangement to place said food insert into said depression in said first plate of each of said plate assemblies;
- d. moving said plurality of said plate assemblies by said drive arrangement into said oven system;
- e. baking said food insert in each of said plate assemblies for a period of time as said plate assemblies are moved by said drive arrangement through said oven system to form a baked food insert;
- f. causing said automating mating arrangement to mate said second plate with said first plate of each of said plate assemblies while said plate assemblies are moved through said automated assembly line assembly so that said food insert in each of said plate assemblies is at least partially encapsulated in said closed cavity during at least a portion of time said food insert is moved through said oven system;
- g. moving said plurality of plate assemblies by said drive arrangement so as to cause said plurality of plate assemblies to be removed from said oven system after said period of time;
- h. causing said first and second plates to move away from one another to open said cavity after at least partially baking of said food insert while in said closed cavity;
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- i. causing said baked food insert in each of said cavities of said plate assemblies to be automatically removed from said plate assembly after said first and second plates have been separated.
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