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(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION 

(43) Date of publication: 07.04.2021 Bulletin 2021/14 

(21) Application number: 20204494.7 

(22) Date of filing: 20.12.2012 

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR 

(30) Priority: 27.12.2011 US 201161580367 P 19.12.2012 US 201213719282 

(62) Document number(s) of the earlier application(s) in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: 16193144.9 / 3 156 198 12862132.3 / 2 800 652 

(71) Applicants: 

• URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INC. Chesterton, IN 46304 (US) 

• Frito-Lay North America, Inc. Plano, TX 75024 (US) 

(72) Inventors: 

• MICHEL, Enrique Dallas, TX Texas 75252 (US) 

(54) APPARATUSES FOR CUTTING FOOD PRODUCTS 

(57) Apparatuses forcuttingfoodproductare provid- ed having a cutting head (12,112,212).The cutting head (12,112, 212) includes one or more knife assemblies. Each knife assembly includes a knife (14,114, 214) ex- tending toward the food productand isadapterto secure the knife (14,114, 214) to the cutting head (12,112,212). 

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(51) Int Cl.: 

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• HILDEBRAND, John Poole Flower Mound, TX Texas 75022 (US) 

• BARBER, Keith Alan Frisco, TX Texas 75033 (US) 

• JACKO, Michael Scot Valparaiso, IN Indiana 46383 (US) 

• KING, Daniel Wade Valparaiso, TX Texas 46385 (US) 

(74) Representative: Kent, Miranda Jacket et al Mathys & Squire The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG (GB) 

Remarks: This application was filed on 28.10.2020 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62. 

The knife (14,114, 214) has a corrugated shape to pro- duce a food product slice with generally parallel cuts wherein the food product slice has a periodic shape and a large-amplitude cross-section and the knife assembly has a rake-off angle of less than 23 degrees. 

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# (11) EP 3 800 019 A1 

