System of ultrasonic processing of pre-baked food product

A system for forming pre-baked food product into an agglomerated food product, said system comprising:

• a forming member for receiving pre-baked food product;
• an ultrasonic horn, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress said pre-baked food product between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member to form an agglomerated food product;
• and
• an ejection member for ejecting said formed agglomerated food product away from said forming member;
• wherein said ejection member is an ejection piston.

A system for forming pre-baked food product into an agglomerated food product, said system comprising:

• a forming member for receiving pre-baked food product;
• and
• an ultrasonic horn, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress said pre-baked food product between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member to form an agglomerated food product;
• wherein said forming member is a forming cylinder having a hemispherical protrusion that conforms to a contour of a hemispherical forming cavity located on a compressive surface of said ultrasonic horn.

A system for forming pre-baked food product into an agglomerated food product said system comprising:

• a forming member for receiving pre-baked food product;
• and
• an ultrasonic horn, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress said pre-baked food product between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member to form an agglomerated food product;
• wherein said forming member includes a forming chamber formed within a forming block;
• wherein said forming member includes a fill plate having a fill recess, and wherein said fill plate is positioned on said forming block such that said fill recess is aligned with an opening of said forming chamber.

A system for forming food product rework into an agglomerated food product, said system comprising:

• a forming member for receiving food product rework;
• an ultrasonic horn, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress said food product rework between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member to form an agglomerated food product;
• and
• an ejection member for ejecting said formed agglomerated food product away from said forming member.

A system for forming food product rework into an agglomerated food product, said system comprising:

• a forming member for receiving food product rework;
• an ultrasonic horn, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress said food product rework between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member to form an agglomerated food product;
• and
• an ejection member for ejecting said formed agglomerated food product away from said forming member,
• wherein said ejection member is an ejection piston.

A system for forming food product rework into an agglomerated food product, said system comprising:

• a forming member for receiving food product rework;
• and
• an ultrasonic horn, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress said food product rework between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member to form an agglomerated food product;
• wherein said forming member is a forming cylinder having a hemispherical protrusion that conforms to a contour of a hemispherical forming cavity located on a compressive surface of said ultrasonic horn.

A system for forming food product rework into an agglomerated food product, said system comprising:

• a forming member for receiving food product rework;
• and
• an ultrasonic horn, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress said food product rework between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member to form an agglomerated food product;
• wherein said forming member includes a forming chamber formed within a forming block;
• wherein said forming member includes a fill plate having a fill recess, and wherein said fill plate is positioned on said forming block such that said fill recess is aligned with an opening of said forming chamber.

A system for ultrasonic product forming, said system comprising:

• a forming member receiving material to be formed into a product, said forming member having a curvilinear forming member product contact surface;
• and
• an ultrasonic horn having a curvilinear horn product contact surface, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress material between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member into a product,
• wherein said curvilinear forming member product contact surface and curvilinear horn product contact surface conform to each other over a curvilinear shape.

A system for ultrasonic product forming, said system comprising:

• a forming member receiving material to be formed into a product, said forming member having a forming member product contact surface;
• and
• an ultrasonic horn having a horn product contact surface, said ultrasonic horn actuating to compress material between said ultrasonic horn and said forming member into a product,
• wherein at least one of said forming member product contact surface and horn product contact surface include a convex hollow-forming structure.