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US 5,277,924 AGranted
Radio frequency proofing and convection baking apparatus and method for making pizza
AssigneeProctor & Schwartz, Inc.
InventorJames A. Padilla
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for making pizza in a continuous process and in commercial quantities using radio frequency energy and hot air impingement ovens in a conveyorized system.
Claims14
Apparatus for preparing pizza comprising:
- conveyor means having a loading station and an unloading station downstream therefrom such that a pizza dough shell placed at said loading station is moved by said conveyor through stages of processing to said unloading station;
- a radio frequency chamber located downstream of said loading station for proofing by means of radio frequency energy pizza dough shells passing through said radio frequency chamber on said conveyor;
- an ingredient loading station located above said conveyor means downstream of said radio frequency chamber for enabling topping ingredients to be added on top of said pizza dough shells as they advance;
- and
- a final baking oven located downstream of said topping loading station for finish baking the prepared pizza dough shells and topping into pizza,
- whereby pizza is prepared in an efficient, continuous process.
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A method for preparing pizza in commercial quantities, which comprises:
- loading pizza dough shells onto a conveyor;
- proofing the shells by means of radio frequency energy in a radio frequency chamber associated with the conveyor downstream from the loading station;
- loading ingredients onto the proofed shells as the shells travel past the ingredient loading station;
- baking the fully topped pizzas in an oven located downstream from the ingredient loading station;
- and
- unloading the fully baked pizzas at an unloading station located downstream from the oven.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.