Appeal No. 2004-0842
Application No. 09/539,454
1. A system for producing par-baked pizza crusts,
comprising:
a mixer operable to mix a plurality of ingredients to
produce pizza crust dough;
a sheeter operable to form the dough into a sheet;
a cutter operable to cut a plurality of dough portions out
of the sheet;
a pan adapted to support a plurality of dough portions, the
pan comprising a plurality of recesses, each recess adapted to
receive a corresponding dough portion;
a proofer through which the pan travels to proof the dough
portions;
a lid assembly positioned over the dough portions after the
pan exits the proofer, the lid assembly comprising:
a frame comprising a plurality of elongate members; and
a plurality of lids mounted to the elongate members in an
array, each lid being substantially separated from each other lid
and corresponding to an associated recess of the pan; and
a first oven operable to par-bake the dough portions while
the lid assembly is positioned over the dough portions to produce
par-baked pizza crusts.
5. The system of Claim 1, further comprising a lidding
apparatus operable to position the lid assembly over the dough
portions.
9. A system for producing par-baked pizza crusts,
comprising:
a pan adapted to support a plurality of dough portions, the
pan comprising a plurality of recesses, each recess adapted to
receive a corresponding dough portion;
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