Patent ID: 7521077
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: A22C,A23P,G01F

Abstract:
1. A method for portioning flowable material, the method comprising: urging the flowable material through a fill hole to a mold having a first mold cavity and a second mold cavity; reciprocatively moving the mold along a path, at one of first and second positions; filling the first mold cavity with the flowable material and removing a second portioned material from the second mold cavity when the mold is at the first position; and filling the second mold cavity with the flowable material and removing a first portioned material from the first mold cavity when the mold is at the second position, urging particles of flowable material out of an air chamber in communication with at least one of the first and second mold cavities, said urging of particles being performed by at least one auger member.