Patents Represented by Attorney The Quaker Oats Company
  • Patent number: 7140292
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method is provided for injecting a fluid additive into a viscous fluid food flow stream. A fluid additive injector device is utilized to inject the fluid additive which has structure to prevent or minimize the amount of fluid additive that contacts or pools along the periphery of the fluid food flow stream. A fluid additive delivery system is provided to deliver equal amounts of fluid additive to a plurality of fluid additive injectors using a single pump without adjustable flow control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Marcus Parsons, Robert Chatel