Product portion enrobing machines and methods
US9693582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04H13/001
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for enrobing a product portion can include at least one polymer spray head adapted to create at least one flow of polymeric fibers to produce at least one polymer enrobing zone and a conveyor system adapted to move at least one product portion from at least one position below at least one polymer enrobing zone and to at least one position above at least one polymer enrobing zone to drop each product portion through one or more polymer enrobing zones a plurality times at different orientations to enrobe each product portion with polymeric fibers.
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