Apparatus and method in the manufacture of low oil potato chips

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8726793
APP PUB NO 20140030405A1
SERIAL NO

13982466

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An apparatus for lipophilically conditioning potato slices, the apparatus with an elongate tank for containing a reservoir of oil, the tank having an upstream end and a downstream end, an elongate longitudinal conveyor disposed in the tank, the conveyor being adapted to pass products through the reservoir of oil from the upstream end to the downstream end, the conveyor defining therealong a plurality of compartments for containing respective groups of products during passage from the upstream end to the downstream end, and at least one oil jet located on the tank for causing turbulent flow in the reservoir of oil.

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FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY GMBH3011 BERN

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Bartlett, Glynn R Boerne, US 20 599
Dobson, Lindsay Anne Oxfordshire, GB 2 3
Newberry, Brian Richard Leicester, GB 10 84
Spurr, Michael Alfred James Leicester, GB 5 4
Tomlinson, Paul Fredrick Leicestershire, GB 2 3
Warburg, Barbara Louise Warwickshire, GB 2 3

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