Patents Assigned to RECOT, Inc.
  • Adjustable cutting mechanism
    Patent number: 6315226
    Abstract: An adjustable cutting mechanism for mounting on an extruder. The cutting mechanism incorporates a square stock blade holder that is axially adjustable and holds a shortened cutting blade. The axial adjustment allows for uniform contact of the cutting mechanism blades with an associated extruder die surface. A shorter blade, along with the adjustability of the mechanism for contact with the die face, prevents deflection of the cutting blade and, thereby, insures the precise cutting action needed for the product to maintain shape integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Matthew Trick, George Anthony Vindiola
  • System for debris elimination and item separation and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 6293407
    Abstract: A item separating or debris eliminating system includes a tank and a pump for circulating water from one end of the tank around through a duct and back into the opposite end of the tank. A medium density object collector is located within the tank, and a light debris collector is located within the tank. A conveyor filter is included through which substantially all of the water in the tank is circulated. The debris eliminating system preferably also includes a high density object collector within the tank. The system can be used to separate a variety of objects having different densities and terminal velocities in a fluid. Most preferably, the system is utilized for separating debris from potatoes and the like produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Rick W. Bajema
  • Dual-stage, highly seasoned snack chip products and method of making
    Patent number: 6294208
    Abstract: Dual-stage seasoned snack chips are prepared by providing a base snack chip, applying an oleaginous coating to the base chip and then adhering a dry seasoning material to the oleaginous coating. The oleaginous coating serves as a binder and adhesive for the dry seasoning material, as well as a source of flavor and other hedonistic properties such as “mouthfeel.” The oil content of the base chip is pre-selected. The presence of two types of seasoning materials on a base chip having a pre-selected oil content results in a snack chip that provides intense flavor characteristics, excellent seasoning adhesion and a total oil content within a desirable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Vaughn Neel
  • Method for cooking bowl-shaped snack food products
    Patent number: 6291001
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making bowl-shaped snack food products, e.g. tortilla chips. The method features placing chip preforms in open bowl-shaped cavities and partially frying the chip preforms by filling them with hot oil from above. Additionally, the preforms are partially fried from below by immersing the lower portions of the preforms in a vat of hot oil and transporting them through the hot oil. After cooking the preforms to a desired moisture content, at which point the preforms retain their bowl shapes outside of or independent of the mold cavities, the preforms are removed from the mold cavities and subsequently cooked to completion in a secondary frying operation. The invention also features an apparatus to carry out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Fink, James William Stalder, Kevin Matthew Trick
  • Sheeter wire apparatus
    Patent number: 6268005
    Abstract: An improved sheeter wire device providing constant tension on a feeder spool even during wire breakage. A constant speed motor draws wire across the face of the sheeter while a drag motor maintains constant tension on the wire. A pair of pinch rollers prohibits unwinding of the feeder spool in the event of wire breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Marvin Vincent Brewer
  • Process for preparing pretzel chips
    Patent number: 6254917
    Abstract: A novel pretzel chip is produced by extruding pretzel dough to form a dough extrudate comprising concentric dough rings that are interconnected and partially fused. The extrudate is sliced, and the slices are cooked following conventional pretzel cooking procedures. The dough is extruded through a die that includes a dough inlet having a plurality of metering passages arranged in concentric circles, a die interior comprised of a dough passageway containing a plurality of arcuate divider walls arranged in concentric circles, with each of said arcuate divider walls comprised of a base portion affixed to said dough inlet and a tip portion that is recessed from a dough exit port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Lillian Regina Juranovic, Paul V. Tuzzio
  • Process for producing sheetable potato dough from raw potato stock
    Patent number: 6251465
    Abstract: Methods for making improved flavor potato products by using raw potato stock as a starting material to form a sheetable dough. The methods comprise controlled processing steps that result in a potato gel suitable for sheeting or extruding. Use of raw potato stock greatly enhances the potato flavor of the snack product ultimately produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Bamidele Bello, Christopher Patric Friend, Keith Eric Petrofsky
  • Bread product
    Patent number: D443972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: John Denis Reardon
  • Consumables container
    Patent number: D445030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Croft, Jim Frances Warner
  • Consumables container
    Patent number: D445337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Croft, Jim Frances Warner
  • Consumables container
    Patent number: D447057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Robert John Croft, John Joseph Michels, Jim Frances Warner
  • Consumables container with removable cap
    Patent number: D447418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Robert John Croft, John Joseph Michels, Jim Frances Warner
  • Planar soccer ball snack food
    Patent number: D448138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Erdem Gokturk
  • Bread product
    Patent number: D448139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: John Denis Reardon
  • Information panel attachable to vend machine spirals
    Patent number: D450773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Bade, Stephen Bishop, Douglas Gee Fowler, Stephen Springfield
  • Information panel with kicker attachable to vend machine spirals
    Patent number: D451965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Bade, Stephen Bishop, Douglas Gee Fowler, Stephen Springfield
  • Snack packaging
    Patent number: D452437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, David Charlton McFadden, III
  • Snack packaging
    Patent number: D452438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, David Charlton McFadden, III
  • Snack packaging
    Patent number: D452439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, David Charlton McFadden, III
  • Snack packaging
    Patent number: D452441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, David Charlton McFadden, III