Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Direct application of electrical or wave energy to food... – Involving wave energy of the sonic or pulsating type
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-28
2006-11-28
Bhat, N. (Department: 1764)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Direct application of electrical or wave energy to food...
Involving wave energy of the sonic or pulsating type
C426S518000, C426S660000, C083S318000, C083S325000, C083S407000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07141259
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (30) and method for ultrasonically energized slitting of a slab of confectionary material wherein a slitting tool (33a) incorporates a plurality of slitting knives (37a) spaced apart in accordance with the desired width of the product, which strips are further processed by transverse cutting and/or molding or other processing steps such as chocolate enrobing to provide improved confectionary products.
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Mars Incorporated
McAndrews Held & Malloy
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