Patent ID: 9439443
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A22C,A23P,B65B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for formation of products comprising an edible material and an interleaver, the apparatus comprises: a drum with mould cavities, each with a bottom and a sidewall, in which the edible material is formed, an interleaver storage having one or more interleavers, and a transportation means configured to transport the one or more interleavers from the interleaver storage to a circumference of the drum where the edible material is placed on the interleaver, wherein the bottom and/or the sidewall is made from a porous material and pressurized gas is forced through the porous material to eject the edible material from the mould cavities, wherein after ejection, the products are stacked such that one interleaver is between two edible materials, wherein the apparatus comprises a programmable logic controller configured to control a speed of the transportation means to match a rotational speed of the drum in order to place the interleaver in a predetermined location where a formed product is discharged from the drum, and wherein the transportation means comprises an attachment means including a vacuum means configured to attach the interleaver to the transportation means, wherein a speed of the vacuum means is configured to match the rotational speed of the drum.