Oscar Ortiz;Davor Juravic;Yomayra Alvarez;Geoffrey Chase Thornhill;Mark P. Donatucci;Franjo Baltorinic;Dwayne P. McDowell, II
发明人:
Davor Juravic,Yomayra Alvarez,Oscar Ortiz,Dwayne P. McDowell, II,Geoffrey Chase Thornhill,Mark P. Donatucci,Franjo Baltorinic
申请号：
US13036847
公开号：
US08535745B2
申请日:
2011.02.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing slices of sausages that appear to have been cut from a conventional round sausage log at an angle. An illustrative embodiment provides a manufacturing process for making portions to be finished into angled pet treats comprising: (a) providing a ground mix of proteinaceous material, flavor enhancers and preservatives to a forming chamber comprising: a fixed base surface, a fixed top surface, and a movable intermediate section insertable between said base and top surfaces, said intermediate section having a plurality of die cavities that each have a central axis oblique to the surface of said intermediate plate, said top surface having a plurality of feeder holes that overlap at least partially with said die cavities, (b) filling said plurality of die cavities via said feeder holes with said foodstuff, thereby forming a plurality of portions in shapes and dimensions that generally correspond to the shapes and dimensions of said die cavities, (b) moving said intermediate section containing said plurality of portions out of said chamber, (c) forcibly ejecting said portions with a plurality of longitudinal elements that reciprocate in and out of said die cavities along said central axis, thereby forming angled pet treats.
