Andrew D Voyatzakis

6769898, Aug 3, 2004

Sep 6, 2002

10/236630

Andrew D Voyatzakis - Carlisle MA
George Athanasiadis - Lexington MA

Somerset Industries, Inc. - N. Billerica MA

A21C 1100

425182, 425318, 425394, 425412, 99349, 426496, 426512

A manually operated dough press comprising a frame with a base and a housing, an upper platen having a working surface, and a lower platen attached to the base and having a working surface opposed to, substantially parallel to, and spaced from the upper platen working surface. The upper platen is attached to the lower end of a shaft that extends from the housing and mounted for reciprocating motion. A pair of mated interlocking components, one attached to the shaft and one attached to the housing, provide stability for vertical reciprocation. The drive mechanism includes a rack on the shaft interlocking component, a mating pinion fixed to an axle that is part of a handle that an operator uses to raise and lower the upper platen. Counterbalance for the upper platen/shaft is provided by a torsion spring assembly.

6773254, Aug 10, 2004

Sep 17, 2002

10/245136

Andrew D. Voyatzakis - Carlisle MA
George Anthanasiadis - Lexington MA

Somerset Industries, Inc. - N. Billerica MA

A21C 1100

425318, 425394, 425404, 425412, 99349, 426496, 426512

A dough shell mold for use with a dough press having lower and upper platens with opposed working surfaces. The shell mold has a hub integral with or secured to the lower platen and a ring resting on the lower platen with a hole that mates with the hub. The ring includes an annular groove adjacent to the ring perimeter for producing a raised rim on the shell. In a second embodiment, the ring may have an inner ring mating with the hub and an outer ring around the inner ring. The junction of the rings is the annular groove. Another aspect of the present invention is a notch in the shell mold surface between the mold perimeter and annular groove. A spatula is inserted through the notch between the dough and upper platen to put downward pressure on the dough in order to prevent the dough from shrinking after the upper platen is raised.

6942479, Sep 13, 2005

Sep 4, 2003

10/655436

Andrew D. Voyatzakis - Carlisle MA, US

Somerset Industries, Inc. - N. Billerica MA

A21C011/00

425182, 425318, 425394, 425412, 425496, 425512

A manually operated dough press comprising a frame with a base and a housing, an upper platen having a working surface, and a lower platen attached to the base and having a working surface opposed to, substantially parallel to, and spaced from the upper platen working surface. The upper platen is attached to the lower end of a shaft that extends from the housing and mounted for reciprocating motion. A pair of mated interlocking components, one attached to the shaft and one attached to the housing, provide stability for vertical reciprocation. The drive mechanism includes a rod fixed perpendicularly to the shaft interlocking component, a pair of cam with spiral slots within which the ends of the rod ride, and an axle to which the cams are mounted and driven by a handle that rotates the cams to raise and lower the upper platen. Counterbalance for the upper platen/shaft is provided by a torsion bar assembly.

7001170, Feb 21, 2006

Sep 4, 2003

10/655392

Andrew D. Voyatzakis - Carlisle MA, US
George Athanasiadis - Lexington MA, US

Somerset Industries, Inc. - N. Billerica MA

A21C 11/00

425183, 425318, 425394, 425412, 99349, 426496, 426512

A manually operated dough press comprising a frame with a base and a housing. A shaft mounted for reciprocating motion extends from an opening in the housing and an upper platen is attached to the lower end of the shaft. A pair of lower platens are pivotally mounted to the base so that they can be alternately aligned with the upper platen. A drive mechanism moves the shaft between an open position where the upper platen is spaced from the aligned lower platen and a closed position where dough on the aligned lower platen is compressed between the upper and lower platens. The drive mechanism includes a mechanism for latching the upper platen in the closed position.

8512026, Aug 20, 2013

Nov 21, 2011

13/301661

Andrew D. Voyatzakis - Carlisle MA, US
George Athanasiadis - Lexington MA, US

Somerset Industries, Inc. - North Billerica MA

B29C 55/18

425290, 425308, 425374, 425194

The present invention is a dough sheeter with integral dough docker. The dough docker is a removable assembly with a docker subassembly and a scraper subassembly. The docker subassembly includes the docker roller and grate. The docker sprocket, driven by the sheeter motor, has a disk that meshes with a complimentary disk on the docker roller. The scraper subassembly includes the scraper, the backer attached to the scraper, and the gap adjuster, which includes a semicircular shaft that abuts the backer, a rectangular shaft attached to the scraper, and a threaded rod extending from the semicircular shaft through a hole in the scraper and a threaded hole in the rectangular shaft. The gap is adjusted by turning the rod in or out of the threaded hole.

20110212207, Sep 1, 2011

Feb 28, 2011

13/036694

Andrew D. Voyatzakis - Carlisle MA, US
George Athanasiadis - Lexington MA, US

A21C 3/02
A21C 11/00

425332

A dough rounder with a base, motor, turntable, drum, and auger. The auger mounts to the base and the drum mounts to the turntable to rotate about the auger. The auger has a hollow cylindrical center. Dough dropping into the auger strikes a flexible plate extending at an angle from the cylinder wall. The plate deflects downwardly when struck by the dough and pushes the dough out of an opening in the side of the cylinder when it rebounds.

20110212208, Sep 1, 2011

Feb 28, 2011

13/036627

Andrew D. Voyatzakis - Carlisle MA, US
George Athanasiadis - Lexington MA, US

A21C 11/00

425333

A dough rounder with a base, motor, turntable, drum, and auger. The auger mounts to the base and the drum mounts to the turntable to rotate about the auger. The drum/auger mounting mechanism has a shaft or annular extension from the auger bottom captured by the turntable or a pin extending upwardly from the base into an opening in the bottom of the auger. Horizontal handles at the top of the auger are captured by supports extending upwardly from the base, supporting the auger and preventing lateral motion relative to the drum.

57832226, Jul 21, 1998

Oct 25, 1996

8/739114

Andrew D. Voyatzakis - Arlington MA
George Athanasiadis - Arlington MA

Somerset Industries, Inc. - N. Billerica MA

A21C 1100
B29C 4346
B29C 5332

425151

A dough molder including a stainless steel case, a sheeter, a former, a compressor, and a removable cleaning tray. The sheeter includes a fixed roller, adjustable roller, and a scraper for each roller, where the gap between the rollers is adjustable. The dough from the sheeter is directed to a conveyor belt that moves the dough to the former, a reticulated surface, such as a chain link screen, flexible in the direction of belt movement, that forms the dough into a roll. The belt directs the rolled dough from the former to the compressor that compresses the rolled dough into a cylindrical shape. The cleaning tray is located between the upper and lower legs of the belt, accumulating bits of flour and dough. The tray is removable for emptying.