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US 12,721,354 B2Granted
Macerator design for portioned chicken breast for fast food restaurants
AssigneeJBT Marel Corporation
InventorDale R. Hunt
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Abstract
A method for processing a protein-containing foodstuff portion to control the thickness. The method includes cutting a raw protein-containing foodstuff portion to make cuts on a surface of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion, the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion has a first initial thickness; and after the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion is cut, pressing the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion, wherein after pressing a thickness of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion is reduced from the initial thickness.
Claims23
A macerator, comprising:
- a conveyor for conveying raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, wherein the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions have an initial variation with respect to thickness;
- a first pair of rollers to make cuts on a surface of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, the first pair of rollers includes a first roller having cutting blades and a second roller having a non-cutting surface;
- a second pair of rollers below the first pair of rollers, the second pair of rollers to press the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, the second pair of rollers includes a third roller having a non-cutting surface and a fourth roller having a non-cutting surface;
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- a controller configured to adjust a first spacing between protrusions of the first and second rollers in 1 mm increments and to further adjust a second spacing between protrusions of the third and fourth rollers in 1 mm increments.
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A method for processing a protein-containing foodstuff portion to control at least the thickness comprising:
- providing a macerator, including:
- a conveyor for conveying raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, wherein the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions have an initial variation with respect to thickness;
- a first pair of rollers to make cuts on a surface of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, the first pair of rollers includes a first roller having cutting blades and a second roller having a non-cutting surface;
- a second pair of rollers below the first pair of rollers, the second pair of rollers to press the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, the second pair of rollers includes a third roller having a non-cutting surface and a fourth roller having a non-cutting surface;
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- a controller configured to adjust a first spacing between protrusions of the first and second rollers in 1 mm increments and to further adjust a second spacing between protrusions of the third and fourth rollers in 1 mm increments;
- cutting a raw protein-containing foodstuff portion to make cuts on a surface of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion, the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion has a first initial thickness;
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- after the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion is cut, pressing the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion, wherein after pressing a thickness of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion is reduced from the initial thickness.
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A method for processing a protein-containing foodstuff portion to control the thickness, comprising:
- providing a macerator, including:
- a conveyor for conveying raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, wherein the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions have an initial variation with respect to thickness;
- a first pair of rollers to make cuts on a surface of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, the first pair of rollers includes a first roller having cutting blades and a second roller having a non-cutting surface;
- a second pair of rollers below the first pair of rollers, the second pair of rollers to press the raw protein-containing foodstuff portions, the second pair of rollers includes a third roller having a non-cutting surface and a fourth roller having a non-cutting surface;
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- a controller configured to adjust a first spacing between protrusions of the first and second rollers in 1 mm increments and to further adjust a second spacing between protrusions of the third and fourth rollers in 1 mm increments;
- passing a raw protein-containing foodstuff portion between the first pair of rollers to make cuts on a surface of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion;
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- after the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion passes from the first pair of rollers, passing the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion between the second pair of rollers to press the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.