Title: Figure cutter for food slices
Application Number: 96112756 Application Date: 1996.10.11
Publication Number: 1155374 Publication Date: 1997.07.30
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: A01J25/12;A22C7/00
Applicant(s) Name: Kraft Foods, Inc. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Stephen Chris Jens;Leon Alberto Espinel;Gilbert Ge
Attorney & Agent: CAO GYONGLAI
Abstract:
    A sliced food product such as a cheese product or meat product having a design or figure cut or otherwise formed therein. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the design or figure is cut entirely or substantially through the slice so that the design or figure may be removed from a surrounding peripheral portion of the slice. A method and apparatus for forming the figure or design are also disclosed. The preferred method and apparatus employ a rotary figure cutter which cuts entirely through the slice to outline a pattern or figure, and which cuts or penetrates partially through the slice to form details of the figure by embossing or indenting design components on the slice.
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