Apparatus for matting and milling of cheese curd
CA 1330277 C · Owner: Damrow Company, Inc. · Inventors: Blodgett, Frank W.; Bokelmann, Paul R.
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An apparatus for matting and milling cheese curd. A mixture of curds and whey is fed onto a porous endless belt of a first conveyor to form a layer of curds with the whey draining through the belt. As the leading end of the curd layer reaches the downstream end of the first conveyor, the speed of the first conveyor is reduced to match the speed of a second conveyor which is located at a slightly lower level than the first conveyor, so that the curd layer is transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor while the conveyors are operating at the same speed. A third conveyor is positioned beneath the second conveyor and operates at the same speed as the second conveyor. As the curd …
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- Granted June 21, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 21, 2011.
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