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Product portion enrobing machines and methods

  • US 10,306,916 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2017
  • Issued: 06/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for enrobing a product portion comprising:

  • a) at least one polymer spray head adapted to create at least one flow of polymeric fibers to produce at least one polymer enrobing zone; and

    b) a conveyor system adapted to move at least one product portion from at least one position below at least one polymer enrobing zone to at least one position above at least one polymer enrobing zone to drop each product portion through one or more polymer enrobing zones a plurality of times at different orientations to enrobe each product portion with polymeric fibers,wherein said conveyor system is adapted to move at least one product portion from at least one position below a first polymer enrobing zone to at least one position above the first polymer enrobing zone to drop each product portion through the first polymer enrobing zone a plurality of times.

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