Abstract: An elevated flooring system for use in a drying trailer including a truss, a bottom surface of the truss fixedly attachable to a trailer floor of the drying trailer; a drying floor including a floor panel defining openings sized to allow passage of drying air, the floor panel lying on the truss and separable from the truss, the truss sized to elevate the drying floor a spaced distance from the trailer floor; and a support attachable to a side wall of the drying trailer, the drying floor detachably connected to the support.

Abstract: A cutting device for cutting twisted-shape food pieces is disclosed. The cutting device includes at least one tube, the tube having an open inlet end and an open outlet end, wherein the tube defines a longitudinal passage extending from the inlet end to the outlet end. At least three cutting blades are coupled to the tube downstream of the inlet end of the tube. Each cutting blade includes a blade edge facing the inlet end, and each blade edge extends from an upstream edge end to a downstream edge end across a portion of the bore.

Abstract: A semiconductor device (400) for improved charge dissipation protection includes a substrate (426), a layer of semiconductive or conductive material (406), one or more thin film devices (408) and a charge passage device (414). The thin film devices (408) are connected to the semiconductive or conductive layer (406) and the charge passage device (414) is coupled to the thin film devices (408) and to the substrate (426) and provides a connection from the thin film devices (408) to the substrate (426) to dissipate charge from the semiconductive/conductive layer (406) to the substrate (426).

Abstract: A rotary blade assembly for cutting a food product into helical strips is disclosed. The rotary blade assembly includes a substantially spiral-shaped blade holder for mounting in a food product flow path, and a plurality of axially extending slitter blades connected to the blade holder. The blade holder includes an axis of rotation, an upstream surface, an upstream end and a downstream end. The upstream end is axially spaced apart from the downstream end to define a radial slot. A radial cutting edge is positioned adjacent the radial slot. Each slitter blade extends upstream of the upstream surface and includes a slitter cutting edge. At least a portion of the slitter cutting edge of at least one of the slitter blades extends substantially non-perpendicularly to the upstream surface toward or away from the axis of rotation.

Abstract: A blade assembly is disclosed. The blade assembly includes a mounting ring, at least two elongate cutting blades, and a substantially circular central support positioned substantially at the center of the mounting ring. Each cutting blade may have a proximal end connected to the mounting ring. Each cutting blade may extend from the mounting ring toward a center of the mounting ring. Each cutting blade may be twisted along a length of the cutting blade. A distal end of each cutting blade may be connected to the central support.