Patent ID: 9380790
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A21C,A22C,A23L,A23V

Claim Text:
1. A food product forming apparatus to produce patties with a form member which comprises: a plurality of moulds for forming the patties, the plurality of moulds are arranged in rings around a circumference of the form member, the plurality of moulds extend below a surface of the form member, a convexity extending above the surface of the form member between adjacent moulds in each of the rings allowing an extension of the patties beyond the surface of the form member, wherein the form member is at least partially made from a porous material, and is located adjacent to a pressure member, the pressure member is in contact with the surface of the form member between the rows, wherein the patties are removed from the plurality of moulds by ejecting a gas, wherein the form member is a rotating drum, and the pressure member is 3D-shaped and the surface of the form member, which interacts with the pressure member, is 3D-shaped and is configured to produce a respective patty that does not comprise a constant thickness over an entire extension thereof, and wherein the pressure member is in contact with the surface of the form member between adjacent rings and has an area corresponding to a respective convexity extending above the surface of the form member.