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US 2003/0207012 A1Published application
Casting food products to controlled dimensions
AssigneeSchreiber Foods, Inc.
InventorsFranco Milani, Shawn Owens
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Abstract
A device and process for adjustably controlling the dimensions of an extruded food product cast into a sheet using, for example, a pressure manifold mounted on a casting belt, or a chill roll/gauge roller combination.
Claims15
A casting apparatus for extruding and casting a food product into a sheet having predetermined dimensions, comprising:
- a moving, chilled support surface for the food product;
- means for depositing the food product in molten form onto the moving support surface;
- means for distributing the food product along the support surface;
- and
- means for controlling the width and thickness of the sheet of the food product.
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A process for casting a food product into a sheet having a predetermined thickness, comprising the steps of:
- providing a moving support surface;
- depositing the food product in molten form onto the support surface;
- distributing the food product over the support surface;
- and
- controlling the width of the sheet of the food product using opposing side rails adjacent at least a portion of a longitudinal periphery of the support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.