Appeal 2007-1390
Application 10/842,392
According to Appellants, the invention is directed to a process for
preparing filled cracker snacks comprising the preparation of a smooth,
textured, bakable filling comprising an oil phase, an aqueous phase, and a
solids phase by blending the filler ingredients and mixing with shear
sufficient to effect emulsification and form a homogeneous filler with a
specified viscosity (Br. 3). The process further includes the steps of
preparing top and bottom sheets of dockered cracker dough, moving the
bottom sheet along a supported surface while depositing a plurality of
streams of the bakable filling from a depositor, placing the top sheet of
dockered dough over the bottom sheet with the fillings thereon, applying
pressure to seal the filling between the two sheets of dough, and baking the
composite (id.). Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A process for preparing filled cracker snacks containing a creamy.
lubricious low Aw and bake stable filler encased within crisp oven-
baked cracker, comprising:
preparing a smooth textured bakable filling comprising an oil
phase, an aqueous phase and a solids phase by a process comprising
blending filler ingredients and mixing with shear sufficient to effect
emulsification and form a homogeneous filler having a viscosity of
greater than 1.5 x 105 centipoise;
preparing top and bottom sheets of dockered cracker dough;
moving a bottom sheet of dockered cracker dough along a
supported surface at a predetermined horizontal velocity;
depositing a plurality of streams of said [bakable filling] onto
the bottom sheet of dough from a depositor comprising a plurality of
openings by causing the filling to flow at a predetermined rate from
each of the plurality of openings;
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