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Title:
EXTRUSION PROCESSING OF HIGH MEAT QUANTITY FEEDS USING PRECONDITIONER WITH HOT AIR INPUT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/139404
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to improved preconditioners (12) especially useful for the production of high meat-content pet foods. The preconditioners (12) include an elongated housing (16) with one or more elongated, axially rotatable mixing shafts (18, 20) therein, each having a plurality of outwardly extending mixing elements (42, 44). The preconditioner ( 12) is provided with apparatus (56) for directing relatively large quantities of heated non-steam gas into the preconditioner (12) in lieu of most or all of the steam normally used with preconditioners. This serves to heat material passing through the preconditioner (12) without the addition of substantial moisture.

Inventors:
WENGER MARC (US)
BAUMGARTNER DENNIS H (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/026853
Publication Date:
February 23, 2012
Filing Date:
March 02, 2011
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Assignee:
WENGER MFG (US)
WENGER MARC (US)
BAUMGARTNER DENNIS H (US)
International Classes:
A23N17/00; A23K1/10; A23P1/12; B01F7/00
Foreign References:
US20040076718A12004-04-22
US20090175119A12009-07-09
US20020031589A12002-03-14
US20040142081A12004-07-22
US6432463B12002-08-13
US20010015138A12001-08-23
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SKOCH, Gregory, J. (10801 Mastin Blvd. Suite 100084 Corporate Wood, Overland Park KS, US)
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