The 10 patents cover a range of innovative solutions.
The filling in a sandwich biscuit can be formed from yogurt powder, live lactic cultures and dry starch. The amount of dry starch is based on the total weight of the filling, and the live lactic cultures improve shelf stability.
US Patent No. 10,278,400 (May 7, 2019), P. Aymard and R. Wahl, assigned to Generale Biscuit, Clamart, France.
This pan is designed to bake a tilted cake. A rim defines the first plane, and the second plane is defined by a tilted bottom. Both planes are connected by a sidewall, and a support positions the pan on an oven’s surface so the first plane is parallel to the surface.
US Patent No. 10,251,403 (April 9, 2019), R. Hartman, Glendale, CA.
In the first design, an ice cream cone has a straight, flat wafer composition with a straight base. In the second design, an ice cream cone has a smooth, sculptured wafer composition with a curved ornamental base.
US Patent No. D845,580, D845,581 (April 16, 2019), J. van Borstel, assigned to JVB Industrial Design Gmbh, Hamburg, Germany.
To reduce the time required to mount a cutting accessory onto an extruder for snacks, this automatic cutting apparatus has a main support, an annular support with a vertical axis and a main shaft connected to the annular support. The main shaft moves in a rotary motion about its own axis, and the annular support can be attached to an extruder with at least one blade acting on the lower die face.
US Patent No. 10,285,406 (May 14, 2019), M. Niccolai and M. Niccolai, assigned to Niccolai Trafile SRL, Pistoia, Italy.
This machine includes a working chamber that houses ingredients, an extrusion die and a rotation shaft to stir the ingredients and extrude the product. A driving system moves the rotation shaft and separates the extrusion by at least one time period, during which the shaft rotates in the opposite direction of its extrusion rotation. This process allows buildup inside the working chamber to be removed.
US Patent No. 10,264,797 (April 23, 2019), J. Zhang and T. Song, assigned to Koninklijke Philips NV, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Relating to frozen biscuit dough, this process combines grain flour, water, a fat and a leavening system that includes monocalcium phosphate and an alkali. After proofing and forming, the dough is placed in the freezer. This frozen biscuit dough can be baked without thawing.
US Patent No. 10,278,399 (May 7, 2019), J. Conley et al., assigned to General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis.
To improve the efficiency of a tube heat exchanger within a hot-air oven, this invention arranges the tubes horizontally in an intermediate section of crossflow. Each heat exchanger has an elongated tube with a wall and an interior with a wall, which decreases air friction on the exterior side of the heat exchanger tubes.
US Patent No. 10,258,049 (April 16, 2019), O. Engstrom, assigned to Revent International AB, Upplands Vasby, Sweden.
A first cake layer is placed on a tray inside a ring-shaped rim, leaving a gap for icing to be spread on the top and sides of the layer. This process is continued on the additional layers, which stack on top of one another. Tools for shaping spreadable material — one straight and the other wave-like — are also included in this patent.
US Patent No. 10,285,416 (May 14, 2019), G. Lipari, Morris Plains, NJ.
A flour tortilla, including whole wheat or multi-grain, is made by using a fatty substance - any lipid or emulsifier - in the form of a powder, granulate or crystal. This method treats the tortilla dough by applying a fatty substance to part of or all of the surface for improved folding and rolling characteristics, crust color, layering and puffing, stacking stickiness, and stack height.
US Patent No. 10,299,485 (May 28, 2019), M. Sturkenboom et al., assigned to Mauri Technology B.V., Made, The Netherlands.
An automatic sandwich maker assembles both bread pieces and the food in between including patties, meats, vegetables, condiments and sauces. One assembly system incorporates a control system, an indexing conveyor system, a scale dispensing system, a bulk sauce and a cartridge metering system, a stainless steel frame, and a supervisory control system with display.
US Patent No. 10,271,558 (April 30, 2019), V. Donisi and C. Harrington, assigned to Kevin Bishop, Brentwood, TN.