Patents Assigned to Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6626660
    Abstract: A fermented or yeast leavened dough is continuously fed to a plurality of nozzles and extruded and twisted into a plurality of continuous twisted dough ropes without substantially increasing the density of the dough. The dough is fed to the nozzles by an extruder or pump which supplies the dough at a substantially constant pressure without substantial surging of the dough. Each nozzle may produce a plurality of dough ropes which are twisted together to form a continuous twisted dough rope. By avoiding a substantial increase in dough density during extrusion and twisting, a hard, glassy texture in the baked product is avoided and a crispy, non-vitreous texture is achieved. The dough twisting apparatus includes a manifold having a plurality of dough passageways and extruder pipes which extend from the downstream ends of the dough passageways. A rotary die cup is mounted on each of the stationary extruder pipes. Each die cup contains one or more die orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Olson, Kevin Addesso, Brian Armstrong, Wayne Krachtt, Richard Heimbruch, Michael Sutkay
  • Patent number: D643178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howe, Ferdinand Huber, Gary Olson
  • Patent number: D683106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howe, Ferdinand Huber, Gary Olson
  • Patent number: D694987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howe, Ferdinand Huber, Gary Olson
  • Patent number: D697688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howe, Ferdinand Huber, Gary Olson
  • Patent number: D711617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howe, Ferdinand Huber, Gary Olson
  • Patent number: D721867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howe, Ferdinand Huber, Gary Olson
  • Patent number: D772526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Baptista's Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howe, Ferdinand Huber, Gary Olson, John Susko