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Method for the production of food and novel food product

US5190780A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1991
Grant dateMar 2, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA21C11/16
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for the production of a generally-cylindrical overlapped-folded, loaded, rolled dough food product. The method includes the following interrelated steps: a) providing a substantially square sheet of dough at a diamond orientation at a first discrete stationary zone; b) advancing that sheet of dough at its diamond orientation from the first discrete stationary zone to at least one foodstuff dispensing zone downstream thereof, stopping the advancing at the foodstuff dispensing zone, and loading at least one foodstuff thereon in a particular manner as fully described; c) advancing that sheet of dough which is loaded with at least one foodstuff to a loaded dough sheet folding zone downstream thereof, stopping the advancing at the folding zone, and folding opposed transverse corners of the diamond-shaped, loaded sheet of dough inwardly in a particular manner as fully described to form a substantially-hexagonally-shaped sheet of dough; d) advancing that substantially hexagonally-shaped, overlapped-folded, loaded sheet of dough to a loaded, folded dough sheet rolling zone downstream thereof, stopping the advancing at the rolling zone, and rolling the substantially-hex…

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