In one example embodiment, a system for treating a tissue site is disclosed comprising a dressing adapted to contact the tissue site and provide a fluid seal between a therapeutic environment and a local external environment, and a solution source fluidly coupled to the dressing and adapted to deliver an antimicrobial solution comprising a peroxy -keto carboxylic acid, such as peroxy pyruvic acid, to the tissue interface. The system may further comprise a negative-pressure source fluidly coupled to the dressing and adapted to provide negative pressure to the therapeutic environment after delivery of the antimicrobial fluid to the therapeutic environment. In another example embodiment, a method for treating a tissue site is disclosed comprising positioning a tissue interface to contact the tissue site, covering the tissue interface and the tissue site with a drape to provide a fluid seal between the therapeutic environment and the local external environment, and delivering an antimicrobial solution comprising peroxy -keto carboxylic acid to the therapeutic environment before providing negative pressure to the therapeutic environment.

An automated pan shaker has a central longitudinal axis and a central lateral axis. The automated pan shaker includes a shaker assembly that is configured to induce a plurality of modes of movement in the baker pan. The pan shaker assembly includes a carriage assembly, a clamping assembly supported by the carriage assembly and an actuation assembly. The carriage assembly resides below the conveyor belt of the automated pan shaker. The actuation assembly further includes an actuator post connected to the carriage assembly, a first actuator assembly that includes a first actuator linkage connected to the actuator post, and a second actuator assembly that includes a second actuator linkage connected to the actuator post.

A rolling dough mat or tray device for rolling dough securely and safely without spilling flour and other ingredients such as butter, eggs, and more on a countertop and floor is disclosed. The device includes a planar member and a raised wall extending along or around an edge of the planar member. The raised walls extend at an angle that departs away from the horizontal plane of the planar member and each wall is beveled. The raised walls function as a barrier for the flour and other ingredients from spilling out of the device onto the countertop or floor. In different embodiments, the device has a logo for marketing, a QR code encoded with dough recipes, and a plurality of measurement guides for assessing different rolled dough sizes. The device is made of food-grade material and can include an anti-bacterial coating.

A vehicle-based, automated pizza-making system including a two-piece pizza pan conveyed between pizza-making components on a series of pan drive rails. The two-piece pizza pan can include a base and a removable ring for containing the unfinished pizza and toppings. The rails can include timing belts for conveying the two-piece pizza pan through the system with improved positional control and accuracy.

Mechanisms and methods for producing a baked or fried cake product are disclosed herein that include: a mold, wherein the mold comprises a top half, a bottom half and an end opening and wherein the mold is designed to hold a raw dough or batter product, a product handle insertion mechanism, wherein a handle is inserted into the raw dough or batter product, a heating element, wherein the heating element is designed to bake the raw dough or batter product or heat oil to fry the raw dough or batter product to form a baked or fried cake product, a dipping tray, wherein the dipping tray is designed to hold a plurality of the baked or fried cake product, a robotic tool, wherein the tool is designed to grab the handle in the baked or fried cake product and move the baked or fried cake product to the dipping tray, an open container of a liquid coating material, a robotic dipping tool, wherein the dipping tool is designed to place the full dipping tray into the container of the liquid coating material and then remove the full dipping tray from the container after the baked or fried cake product is coated, and a drying station, wherein the drying station is designed to secure the full dipping tray until the coated baked or fried cake product is dried.

An apparatus is provided for filling and/or portioning food mass on a carrier. The apparatus includes a machine frame, a carrier movably arranged on the frame, for receiving dispensed food mass, and a drive means for moving the carrier. In the apparatus, a mechanical separator is provided for mechanically separating the carrier and the drive means, the carrier is arranged above the separator, the drive means is arranged at least partly below the separator, and the carrier and the drive means are coupled with the aid of magnetic and/or electromagnetic means in such a way that the carrier can be moved by the drive means using magnetic or electromagnetic force.

A vehicle-based, automated pizza-making system including a two-piece pizza pan conveyed between pizza-making components on a series of pan drive rails. The two-piece pizza pan can include a base and a removable ring for containing the unfinished pizza and toppings. The rails can include timing belts for conveying the two-piece pizza pan through the system with improved positional control and accuracy.

The topping system (22) of pizza discs for automatic pizza preparation machines comprises:a plurality of dispensing cylinders (23, 24, 25, 26), each containing one ingredient which is usable as a topping for one pizza disc (D) and is deliverable by dropping onto the latter;positioning means (27) which are arranged inferiorly to the dispensing cylinders (23, 24, 25, 26) and are adapted to position the pizza disc (D) at the point where each of the dispensing cylinders (23, 24, 25, 26) is located, the dispensing cylinders (23, 24, 25, 26) being arranged parallel to each other around one substantially vertical common central axis (A).

Pizza ingredient dispensing devices, pizza making apparatuses, and pizza franchise systems are disclosed. The pizza making devices can include computers and pizza ingredient dispensing devices or modules. Each pizza ingredient dispensing devices or module can have a compact design that allows an operator to quickly make high-quality customized pizzas in a relatively small physical space. The small footprint of the equipment allows a pizza franchise to occupy a relatively small kitchen area, which can reduce rent and other operating costs.

An automated transport system is provided for vertically and laterally moving pans or other flat food-supporting objects within a food preparation environment. The system includes a cabinet and a vertical transport device having first and second rotatable elements that define corresponding support surfaces for engaging and vertically advancing a plurality of pans in a stacked arrangement. A lateral transport device extends into a dispensing area beneath the vertical transport device and receives a pan released from the support surfaces. The lateral transport device displaces the pan from a first position beneath the vertical transport device to a second position laterally offset from the cabinet, such as through a pan-receiving opening of an adjacent food preparation station.