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Gum manufacturing system with loafing and conditioning features
US9028894B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9028894-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213483638-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jan 12, 2009 |
| Publication date | May 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
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Gum manufacturing machinery and method of manufacturing gum is illustrated in which a gum loafing machine generates loaves of finished gum that are then subsequently run through a gum conditioner to more uniformly set the temperature and viscosity of the gum material prior to further processing. Upon achieving the appropriate conditioning level, a further forming extruder may be used to generate a continuous gum ribbon for subsequent rolling and scoring operations. The gum conditioner may include vertically stacked conveyors that have different operational modes including a first mode that provides a serpentine path for a long residence time and a second mode that provides a cascading path that avoids or bypasses much of the length of some of the conveyors to provide a shorter residence time. The gum manufacturing machinery may be used in an adjustable manner so as to accommodate difference gum recipes for different batches of gum product.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing gum, comprising: mixing a plurality of gum ingredients into a finished gum; forming the finished gum into a substantially uniform output shape; conditioning the formed finished gum in a controlled temperature environment of a gum conditioner for a residence time, said gum conditioner including a first conveyor vertically stacked with at least a second conveyor and a third conveyor, said conditioning including: transporting the…
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- What does patent US9028894B2 cover?
- Gum manufacturing machinery and method of manufacturing gum is illustrated in which a gum loafing machine generates loaves of finished gum that are then subsequently run through a gum conditioner to more uniformly set the temperature and viscosity of the gum material prior to further processing. Upon achieving the appropriate conditioning level, a further forming extruder may be used to generat…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Olejarski Jim, Roarty Joseph, Upmann Arthur W, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B29C48/07. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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