Patent ID: 7669527

Claim:
A moving belt conveyor dough press comprising: a pair of vertically opposing platens, at least one of which is movable toward and away from the other, the platens each having a horizontal dimension in a first direction of at least 32 inches and a horizontal dimension in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of at least 32 inches and a weight of at least 350 pounds, a continuous belt arranged to pass between said pair of platens, and to carry on an upper surface thereof, a supply of dough masses to be pressed by the platens, both of the platens having at least a portion being formed of a cast metal material, and at least one electrical resistance heating element cast in place within the cast metal portion of each of the platens, the total power consumed by the at least one electrical resistance heating element in each of the platens comprising at least 2355.2 watts, and wherein the electrical resistance heating element is sized to heat the platen to between 150 and 550° F.