Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLORED EXTRUDED FOOD PRODUCTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004093568
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus and associated method for varying the color and/or flavor of an extruded food product during a single production run of a single extrusion device. The apparatus includes a mufti-additive injection system, which is attached to a fluid supply line of an extrusion device. The injection system is comprised of a plurality of additive supply tanks, which are each in fluid communication with the fluid supply line via an injection manifold, and a metering mechanism which selectively controls the amount of additive injected into the supply line by each individual supply tank. The injection system may also include a central control mechanism for calibrating the amount of additive injected into the supply line and for maintaining a constant fluid volume added to the extrusion device. Each of the additive supply tanks may contain a different colorant and/or flavoring. Two variants of the injection manifold are provided as well as a novel injection sequence for use with the disclosed system.
Inventors:
BORTONE EUGENIO (US)
HANSON PERRY (US)
SUTARIA DEVANG JITENDRA (US)
HANSON PERRY (US)
SUTARIA DEVANG JITENDRA (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/008775
Publication Date:
July 28, 2005
Filing Date:
March 22, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FRITO LAY NORTH AMERICA INC (US)
BORTONE EUGENIO (US)
HANSON PERRY (US)
SUTARIA DEVANG JITENDRA (US)
BORTONE EUGENIO (US)
HANSON PERRY (US)
SUTARIA DEVANG JITENDRA (US)
International Classes:
A21C11/16; A23L1/00; A23L5/40; A23L29/00; A23P1/12; B29C48/29; B29C48/92; B29C48/08; B29C48/17; (IPC1-7): A23L1/27
Foreign References:
| US5993054A | 1999-11-30 |
Other References:
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MOBLEY R.K. ET AL: "Fluid Powers Dynamics.", ELSEVIER., 2000, XP003007975, Retrieved from the Internet
PUMPS K. ET AL: "Industrial Pump Range.", 10 January 2003 (2003-01-10), XP003007976, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20050411]
"About actuators.", VALCO INSTRUMENTS COMPANY., 2001, XP003007977, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20050411]
MOBLEY R.K. ET AL: "Fluid Powers Dynamics.", ELSEVIER., 2000, XP003007975, Retrieved from the Internet
PUMPS K. ET AL: "Industrial Pump Range.", 10 January 2003 (2003-01-10), XP003007976, Retrieved from the Internet
"About actuators.", VALCO INSTRUMENTS COMPANY., 2001, XP003007977, Retrieved from the Internet
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