Patent ID: 11896021
Assignee: LYCO MANUFACTURING, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A food processing apparatus comprising:
a pressure vessel defining at least one compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product;
a conveyor mechanism mounted in the compartment and operable to move food product from the inlet end and toward the outlet end; and
a transfer mechanism including a rotating component disposed near at least one of the first end and the second end; and
wherein the conveyor mechanism includes an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and movable relative to the compartment between a first position, for food processing, and a second position, to facilitate cleaning, and a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen, the auger being operable to advance food product within the compartment from the inlet end toward the outlet end.