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Patent drawing for Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Manufacturing Food Products
US 20,150,216,204 A1
Consumer & health US 20,150,216,204 A1 Expired

Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Manufacturing Food Products

This invention describes a process for making pet jerky treats that appear to be of random sizes and shapes, rather than uniform. It involves grinding protein, mixing it with other ingredients, extruding it through an irregular die, and then cutting the resulting strips twice at different angles. The surviving claims specifically describe the resulting animal treat product, which features two textured extruded surfaces, a defined thickness, and a combination of linear and non-linear rough-cut edges.

Why it matters: The challenge of consistently producing "randomly varying" shapes and sizes in a continuous process has become more manageable. Advances in industrial automation and vision systems since 2014 could now enable more precise control over the extrusion and multi-stage cutting operations, making the desired irregular product features reliably achievable at scale.

Status
ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedIndustrial extruders, custom dies, multi-stage cutters

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