Patents Assigned to Interko, Inc.
  • Stress-free dough sheeter with pneumatically assisted release
    Patent number: 5824349
    Abstract: A dough sheeting system having a cutter assembly for pulling and cutting elongated chunks of dough from a hopper containing dough is disclosed. A receiving surface is disposed beneath the cutter assembly. A motor advances the receiving surface in a direction of dough feed. A calendar assembly receives dough output by the receiving surface and outputs a sheet of dough. A level sensor monitors the height of accumulated dough at the input of the calendar assembly and produces a signal when the input exceeds a predetermined level. The motor is responsive to the signal from the level sensor to stop advancing the receiving surface when the level exceeds the predetermined level. A movement sensor monitors the advancement of the receiving surface to actuate the cutter assembly to pull and cut a chunk of dough when the surface has advanced a predetermined distance from the position at which the surface was positioned when a prior chunk of dough was delivered to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Interko, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernardus Wilhelmus Muller
  • Stress-free multiroller dough sheeting system
    Patent number: 5788997
    Abstract: A dough sheeting system comprising a cutter assembly for pulling and cutting elongated chunks of dough from a hopper containing dough is disclosed. A receiving surface is disposed beneath the cutter assembly. A motor advances the receiving surface in a direction of dough feed. A calendar assembly for receives dough output by the receiving surface and outputs a sheet of dough. A level sensor for monitoring the height of accumulated dough at the input of the calendar assembly and for producing a signal when the input exceeds a predetermined level. The motor is responsive to the signal from the level sensor to stop advancing the receiving surface when the level exceeds the predetermined level and is responsive to the signal when the height is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Interko, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernardus Wilhelmus Muller
  • Stress-free dough sheeting system
    Patent number: 5733583
    Abstract: A dough sheeting system having a cutter assembly for pulling and cutting elongated chunks of dough from a hopper containing dough is disclosed. A receiving surface is disposed beneath the cutter assembly. A motor advances the receiving surface in a direction of dough feed. A calendar assembly receives dough output by the receiving surface and outputs a sheet of dough. A level sensor for monitoring the height of accumulated dough at the input of the calendar assembly and for producing a signal when the input exceeds a predetermined level. The motor is responsive to the signal from the level sensor to stop advancing the receiving surface when the level exceeds the predetermined level and is responsive to the signal when the height is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Interko, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernardus Wilhelmus Muller
  • Flour duster
    Patent number: 5553533
    Abstract: There is provided a flour duster having a bin for containing flour, the bin having a bottom, a conveyor belt having a top surface and an underside, the bottom of the bin being formed by the top surface of the conveyor belt, structure is provided for supporting the bin and the conveyor belt, a drive member coupled to the conveyor belt for rotating the conveyor belt to drag flour from the bin toward the underside of the conveyor belt and disperse the flour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Interko, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Loechtenfeldt, Bernardus W. Muller