System and method for making dot clumps
US8272226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G9/222
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for producing clumped frozen food products includes the steps of forming a plurality of cryogenically manufactured ice cream units; conveying the units along a conveyor to a rotating container; disposing a liquid on the units while the units are within the rotating container, wherein the liquid hardens into a binder that facilitates fusion of individual units with one another to form a plurality of clumps, each of the clumps respectively comprising a plurality of fused units coupled with the binder. After forming into clumps, the clumps may be removed from the rotating container and stored in a frozen form.
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