US4855151A
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Potato product with asymmetric corrugations
Assignee: CURTICE-BURNS FOODS Inc
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Filing: 1988-02-12
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Granted: 1989-08-08
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Expires: 2008-02-12
Abstract
Abstract A potato chip or snack product having corrugated upper and lower surfaces. The corrugations are defined by an asymmetric waveform. The waveforms on the upper and lower surfaces are in phase which each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Mimi S. Fielding
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:59
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L19/00; A23L19/10; A23L19/12; A23L19/18; A23L19/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A food product comprising a slice or sheet of edible material having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface and said lower surface having substantially parallel corrugations thereon, said corrugations being characterized by a sawtooth function having substantially the same frequency and amplitude, each tooth being asymmetric about its peak, each tooth having first and second sides, said first side being longer than said second side, the corrugations on said upper surface being in phase with the corrugations on said lower surface to yield a relatively thick section adjacent the first side of said tooth and a relatively thin section adjacent the second side of said tooth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A food product comprising a slice or sheet of edible material having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface and said lower surface having substantially parallel corrugations thereon, said corrugations being characterized by a sawtooth function having substantially the same frequency and amplitude, each tooth being asymmetric about its peak, each tooth having first and second sides, said first side being longer than said second side, the corrugations on said upper surface being in phase with the corrugations on said lower surface to yield a relatively thick section adjacent the first side of said tooth and a relatively thin section adjacent the second side of said tooth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The food product of claim 1 wherein the sides of said sawtooth function are straight, the first side being from one and one-half to two times the length of said second side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The food product of claim 1 wherein said sheet or slice comprises potato.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
A food product comprising a potato sheet or potato slice having substantially parallel corrugations on opposite surfaces thereon, said corrugations each defined by a periodic waveform having substantially the same amplitude and frequency, said waveform being asymmetric about its peak, each wave having first and second sides, said first side being longer than said second side, the waveforms on said opposite surfaces being in phase to yield a relatively thick section adjacent the first side of said wave and a relatively thin section adjacent the second side of said wave.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
A food product comprising a potato sheet or potato slice having substantially parallel corrugations on opposite surfaces thereon, said corrugations each defined by a periodic waveform having substantially the same amplitude and frequency, said waveform being asymmetric about its peak, each wave having first and second sides, said first side being longer than said second side, the waveforms on said opposite surfaces being in phase to yield a relatively thick section adjacent the first side of said wave and a relatively thin section adjacent the second side of said wave.
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