Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Vozella, III

Joseph A. Vozella, III has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for preparing food products for further processing
    Patent number: 6080438
    Abstract: In a method of preparing soft or sticky food products for further processing, the food products are heated from below for setting a surface layer of the food products which forms a crust holding and supporting the food products during further processing. An apparatus for performing this method comprises a belt conveyor having a conveyor belt for conveying the soft or sticky food products along a path upstream of the further processing, and heating element positioned below and on both sides of the conveyor belt in the path upstream of the further processing. The heating elements heat the soft or sticky food products on the conveyor belt from below and laterally for forming a crust which is able to hold and support the food products during the further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Frigoscandia Equipment AB
    Inventors: Mari Hyllstam, Bruce C. Jara, Sten P.ang.hlsson, Joseph A. Vozella, III