| US 7,455,873 B2 | ||
| Method for processing an aerated confectionery foam rope | ||
| Philip K. Zietlow, Wayzata, Minn. (US); James N. Weinstein, Maple Grove, Minn. (US); and Michael P. Waldherr, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 09, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/888,459. | ||
| Application 10/888459 is a division of application No. 09/887702, filed on Mar. 01, 2001, granted, now 6,761,550. | ||
| Application 09/887702 is a division of application No. 09/392182, filed on Sep. 09, 1999, granted, now 6,197,355. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0247761 A1, Dec. 09, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A23G 3/52 (2006.01); A23P 1/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 426—660 [426/516; 426/517; 426/518] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A method of processing at least one rope of aerated confectionery foam, the method comprising:
extruding at least one rope of aerated confectionery foam from an extruder;
conveying the rope from the extruder to a rotary cutter having a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades;
applying an anti-sticking agent to the rope as the rope is conveyed from the extruder to the rotary cutter; and
cutting the rope into pieces solely by rotation of the rotary cutter in which successive ones of the blades cut through an
entire thickness of the rope without axial movement of the rotary cutter.
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