Method and apparatus for collating and consolidating natural cheese blocks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5175014
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07080462

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Blocks of natural cheese (11) are packed in layers in an open-ended upright container (17), for maturing by depositing each layer of cheese blocks (11) on an elevator (18) within the container (17) and lowering the elevator (18) as successive layers of cheese blocks (11) are fed into the top of container (17). The cheese blocks (11) for each layer are assembled on a platform (52) which is moved into a position above the container (17) and the cheese blocks (11) slid off the platform (52) to drop into the container (17). The cheese blocks (11) are freshly made and at a temperature between 24.degree. 32.degree. C. so that the cheese blocks (11) fuse together in the container (17) to form a homogeneous mass of cheese in the container (17).

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ALFA-LAVAL CHEESE SYSTEMS LIMITEDYEOVIL SOMERSET

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brockwell, Ian P Edina, GB3 7 99
Hancock, deceased Herbert W late of Somerset, GB3 1 20

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