Shelf-stable cookie dough confection, product, packaging apparatus and process
US6193105A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C11/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for metering and dispensing a compressible confection comprises: at least one metering pump having an intake port and a discharge port; at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle; at least one product line interconnecting the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle; and a control mechanism for cyclically operating the at least one metering pump and operating the at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle in synchronization with the metering pump such that generally constant pressure is maintained between the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle.
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