Mold set, compressive device and dumpling forming machine

US9028240B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Mills, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Gregory C. Vargas · White Bear Lake, US
• Christopher J. Field · Greenwood, US
• Michael P. Waldherr · Brooklyn Park, US
• Muan Zhu · Nanjing, CN
• Edward C. Lee · Dallas, US
• Derong Wang · Jiaocheng District, CN
• Shuiyuan Liang · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 2011
• Grant date: May 12, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A21C9/088
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present utility model provides a mold set used for dumpling or dumpling-like food product formation comprising a pair of jaws, the closure of which is configured to clamp a dough pad over a filling thereby forming a raw product of the dumpling or dumpling-like food product, wherein the jaws in a closed condition can be driven to simulate the human action of compressing a filling pocket of the dumpling or dumpling-like food product.