Metering the Disposition of a Food Product into Cavities Forming a Pellet

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15172869

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A process for metering the disposition of a food product into cavities forming a pellet. The cavities are defined in one of a conveyor as individual cavities and in a tray moved by the conveyor. Each cavity defines a specific volume. The process includes supplying a quantity of food product in a supply chamber which includes a plurality of nozzles aligned above the conveyor. The nozzles are aligned with a predetermined portion of the cavities. A predefined supply of food product is dispensed and metered through each nozzle. The food product is dispenses through the nozzles into the cavities without exceeding the specific volume of the cavity. The food product is frozen into an individual quick frozen pellet starting immediately upon disposition in one of the cavities. The step of metering the predefined amount of food product includes metering a predetermined weight of the food product.

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KERRY LUXEMBOURG S A R L1820 LUXEMBOURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hackl, Craig Fond du Lac, US 4 18
Linck, Karl Kohler, US 3 18
Vue, Chay Sheboygan, US 5 46

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