Dough transfer hopper

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5919495
SERIAL NO

08931998

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A dough transfer hopper and method for partitioning dough pieces having a precise volume from a dough mass is disclosed. The dough transfer hopper includes a hopper assembly having a pair of inwardly angled end walls and a pair of arcuate side walls defining an upper and lower opening. A cutting assembly is operatively disposed within the lower opening and includes a pair of cutters which operate in a counter-rotating manner to partition a dough piece having a precise volume from a dough mass and deposit the dough piece on a horizontal conveyor assembly. The horizontal conveyor transports the dough piece to an inclined conveyor assembly. The inclined conveyor assembly includes a pair of counter-rotating conveyor belts for transporting the dough piece from the horizontal conveyor to a transfer conveyor assembly for further processing.

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SHAFFER MANUFACTURING CORP2031 COMMERCE DRIVE SIDNEY OH 45365

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fletcher, Jack Sidney, OH 4 16
Hayden, Michael Sidney, OH 76 372

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