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US 2021/0235709 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Producing Scored Dough Pieces
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsSteven J. Cox, Kara M. Hobart
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Abstract
Scored dough pieces are produced by forming a dough piece, freezing the dough piece to produce a frozen dough piece and scoring the frozen dough piece to produce a scored dough piece having at least one score. The frozen dough piece can be scored with a saw blade, water knife or laser. In addition, a coating or treatment can be applied to the at least one score of the scored dough piece.
Claims18
A method for producing a scored dough piece, the method comprising:
- forming a dough piece;
- freezing the dough piece to produce a frozen dough piece;
- and
- scoring the frozen dough piece to produce a scored dough piece having at least one score.
1 more element
An automated production line for producing scored dough pieces, the production line comprising:
- a freezer configured to freeze a dough piece to produce a frozen dough piece;
- and
- a scoring mechanism configured to score the frozen dough piece to produce a scored dough piece having at least one score.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.