Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – With conveyor or movably supported
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-26
2011-10-04
Pierce, William (Department: 3711)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
With conveyor or movably supported
C099S44300R, C099S477000, C099S516000, C198S493000, C198S494000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08028618
ABSTRACT:
A continuous cooker having a conveyor capable of repositioning product and cleaning itself of debris and a method for its operation. The cooker includes a conveyor that transports food atop a conveyor belt to a cooking chamber. Upper and lower diverting rollers guide the belt along an S-shaped product-repositioning path segment. The lower diverting roller is rotated at a speed different from the speed of the conveyor belt to cause the belt to slip on the roller's periphery, which effects a scraping action against the conveying side of the belt to dislodge debris.
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Laitram Machinery, Inc., “Model FC Cooker” brochure, copyright 2007, Laitram Machinery, Inc.
Cronvich James T.
Laitram L.L.C.
Pierce William
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