IP Library Granted Patent US 9,089,242
Granted Patent B2
US 9,089,242 · App. 13/374,417 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Fiber orienting technology for a grinding machine

Inventor: James B. Wolff (Portland, OR)
Assignee: FORMTEC, LLC.
A47J43/07B02C18/30B02C18/365B02C2018/308
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Patent No.
US 9,089,242
App. No.
13/374,417
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and method for accelerating food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product.

Claims (8)

1. An orifice plate for a grinding machine which comprises a multiplicity of grinding apertures; said grinding apertures comprise a sphere intersecting a cylinder, wherein ratio of diameter of said sphere and diameter of said cylinder are of a ratio to create a venturi effect on moldable food product as it passes through said orifice plate.

2. The orifice plate of claim 1 wherein said grinding apertures improve fiber alignment of said moldable food product.

3. The orifice plate of claim 1 wherein said moldable food product is drawn through said grinding apertures of said orifice plate which stretches said moldable food product like a noodle.

4. The orifice plate of claim 1 wherein said venturi effect created by said grinding apertures aligns fiber of said moldable food product through a blade.

5. The orifice plate of claim 1 wherein said moldable food product is stretched and creates a clean cut of said moldable food product.

6. The orifice plate of claim 1 wherein said moldable food product has little or no release of actin and myosin.

7. The orifice plate of claim 1 wherein said grinding apertures create lowest cross section through the moldable food product.

8. The orifice plate of claim 1 wherein said apertures of said grinding orifice plate change size from a larger to a smaller diameter with vertical or concave sides.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2014
From: SPHERICAL IP, LLC.
To: FORMTEC, LLC.
Reel/Frame 032816/0777 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2013
From: WOLFF, JAMES B.
To: SPHERICAL IP, LLC.
Reel/Frame 031807/0709 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 13199910 · Sep 12, 2011
Related Publication 20130062445A1 · Mar 14, 2013