Self-clearing dough ball loader
US11744252B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C11/006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A comestible processing machine including a loader plate comprising a plurality of spaced apart openings passing through the loader plate, a first flattener and a second flattener pivotably attached to the loader plate at each of the openings, a sensor configured to detect a comestible disposed within one or more of the plurality of openings, and an actuator coupled to the loader plate and configured to assist in removal of the comestible from the one or more of the plurality of openings.
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