Patent ID: 7182683
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A food production system, comprising: a plurality of shells arranged in an endless travel path, the shells configured with at least one emulsion entry port and first and second detachably matable shell portions, the shell portions are configured to mate together to provide an enclosed cavity having a predetermined configuration, and to separate to allow access to the interior of the cavity; a flowable food emulsion source comprising a flow nozzle that is configured to inject emulsion into the shells; a transport system that is configured to move the plurality of shells along the endless travel path so that each shell is positioned in cooperating alignment with the flowable food emulsion source at least once during each cycle of travel along the endless travel path; and a processing region operably associated with the endless travel path so that, in operation, the processing region exposes the emulsion in the attached shells to a predetermined condition as the shells travel along a portion of the endless travel path.