Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
062001000 | CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY COOLING | 23 |
20090077980 | Method and system for forming beaded ice cream products - A system and mechanism for forming discrete units of ice cream is disclosed utilizing cryogenically cooled rotating rollers to form the ice cream units during the manufacturing process. | 03-26-2009 |
20090277186 | System and method for making dot clumps - A method for producing clumped frozen food products includes the steps of forming a plurality of cryogenically manufactured ice cream units; conveying the units along a conveyor to a rotating container; disposing a liquid on the units while the units are within the rotating container, wherein the liquid hardens into a binder that facilitates fusion of individual units with one another to form a plurality of clumps, each of the clumps respectively comprising a plurality of fused units coupled with the binder. After forming into clumps, the clumps may be removed from the rotating container and stored in a frozen form. | 11-12-2009 |
20100050655 | Device for the preparation and distribution of cold products - A device for the production and distribution of cold products, in particular for machines for the production of soft ice-cream, comprises a cylindrical chamber ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100050656 | CONTINUOUS FOOD PRODUCT COOLING SYSTEM - A multi-stage continuous liquid chilling system for chilling particulate food product with a chilling liquid. Particulate product is conveyed through a rotating drum as vanes inside the drum control and move the product from the inlet towards the outlet. As the product is conveyed it is tumbled and mixed with the chilling liquid in a succession of processing sections, each including a flood portion and a drain portion. In both sections the food product is exposed to a spray of chilled liquid, which Is drained off and used in an earlier stage in the processing cycle. While product is moved from the inlet to the outlet of the drum the chilling liquid is pumped in the opposite direction with a series of transfer pumps each connected to the drain sections in each chilling zone. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058772 | BATCH FREEZER WITH CLEANING SYSTEM - A batch freezer for frozen food products comprises—a freezing cylinder,—a dasher designed to propel the product toward a discharge port of the cylinder, and—a refrigeration unit arranged for cooling the cylinder, wherein the discharge port can be selectively connected to a cleaning pipe leading from the discharge port into the casing of the batch freezer. | 03-11-2010 |
20100058773 | POINT OF SALE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND DISPENSING AERATED FROZEN FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for making and dispensing frozen aerated products includes a rotating horizontal freeze plate with an upper surface for receiving a chilled aerated mix. The chilled aerated mix includes, in one embodiment, a base that has been sufficiently aerated, and at least one flavor. The horizontal freeze plate rotates about its central axis. The apparatus also includes a spreader body for distributing the chilled aerated mix on the rotating freeze plate. The spreader body extends radially across at least a portion of the upper surface of the freeze plate. The apparatus further includes a scraper for scraping frozen aerated mix off of the rotating freeze plate. The scraper includes a scraper blade with a leading edge that extends radially across the portion of the freeze plate and that engages the upper surface of the freeze plate. The scraper blade is directed opposite the direction of rotation of the freeze plate. The scraper further includes a body that forms an elongated semi-cylindrical channel above the scraper blade that extends radially above the freeze plate for the collection of scraped, frozen and aerated mix. The apparatus also includes a plow for pushing the scraped, frozen and aerated mix through the channel towards a cup held by a cup-lifter mechanism disposed at an end of the channel. The action of the plow pushes the scraped frozen aerated mix through the channel and into the cup resulting in a generally round scoop of scraped frozen aerated mix in the cup that resembles a serving scoop experienced at a traditional ice cream shop. | 03-11-2010 |
20100101235 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING LIQUID AND SEMI-LIQUID FOOD PRODUCTS WITH A CONTINUOUS CYCLE - A machine for producing liquid and semi-liquid food products with a continuous cycle comprises a containment tank ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100122539 | MACHINE FOR MAKING AND DISPENSING FOOD PRODUCTS SUCH AS ICE CREAMS, ICE CREAM SHAKES AND THE LIKE - The invention relates to a machine ( | 05-20-2010 |
20100162727 | FREEZER WITH PULSE FLOW GENERATOR - An apparatus and process for reducing temperature of food products on a conveyor disposed within a chamber including transporting the food products on the conveyor moving in a direction within the chamber; introducing a mixture of a gas and solid or liquid cryogen into the chamber; and pulsing a turbulent flow of the mixture of gas and solid or liquid cryogen alternately back and forth across the conveyor in a direction transverse or perpendicular to the direction of movement of the conveyor. | 07-01-2010 |
20100175390 | Machine For Producing Ice-Cream and the Like - A machine for producing ice-cream and the like provided with an outer boxlike housing and, within the boxlike housing, with a substantially cylindrical-shaped processing tub that extends into the boxlike housing, from the upper wall of the latter, while remaining coaxial to a substantially vertical reference axis; with cooling means adapted to cool the processing tub so as to bring and hold the content thereof at a temperature lower than 0° C.; and with a mixing member rotatably mounted within the processing tub about a rotation axis substantially coinciding with the reference axis of the tub; the mixing member being structured so as to mix the various ingredients that are poured into the processing tub, and so as to scrape at least the inner side surface of the processing tub to prevent the high viscosity mixture formed within the processing tub from stably adhering to the side wall of the tub; the machine for producing ice-cream and the like also comprising a containing collar which is dimensioned so as to be fitted in a stable, but easily releasable manner, in the processing tub, above the mixing member, and is structured so as to retain within the processing tub the high viscosity mixture that the mixing member tends to push upwards, along the side wall of the tub. | 07-15-2010 |
20100186420 | FROZEN AERATED FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING SURFACE-ACTIVE FIBRES - The invention relates to a frozen aerated frozen food product having an overrun of at least 30% comprising 0.001 to 10 weight-% (wt-%), based on the total weight of the frozen aerated food product, of surface-active fibres. | 07-29-2010 |
20100242497 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING BEVERAGES - An apparatus for producing beverages. The apparatus comprises a dispensing system, a mixing unit, and a control unit comprising a user interface, which interact to prepare a particular beverage when requested by a user. When the control unit receives user input requesting the particular beverage via the user interface, it causes the dispensing system to dispense various ingredients (e.g., fragmented ice, water, flavoring ingredients, milk product) that are mixed by the mixing unit in order to prepare the particular beverage, which is served in a cup. In various embodiments, the apparatus may produce frozen beverages that include fragmented ice (e.g., shaved or crushed ice) as one of their ingredients, such as slush beverages and smoothie beverages, and/or hot beverages that include heated water as one of their ingredients, such as coffee and flavored coffee beverages (e.g., French Vanilla, Mocha, etc.). | 09-30-2010 |
20100287951 | Method and apparatus for flash frozen drinks mixes - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method that formulates a drink mixer according to a predetermined recipe and then flash freezing the mix into the form of small frozen pellets. The pellets are used by a person to make one drink or a batch of drinks by mixing a base beverage, or beverages, with the pellets. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293965 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCED ENERGY IN A BEVERAGE MACHINE - The disclosure provides an improved method and system for reducing energy in a beverage machine. The disclosure provides for a reduced operation of a mixer motor in the beverage machine that still allows for testing product conditions and ensuring product quality unique to the needs of beverage dispensing. The product remains cooled or frozen longer, thus reducing compressor operation in a refrigeration system and heat input into the surrounding environment, such as a store, that further reduces the cooling needs of the environment for an overall reduced energy consumption with the beverage machine. The invention departs from the standard of continuous mixing to ensure product quality and reduces the energy input into the mixer motor and energy input into the product chamber, thus reducing the compressor reactivation frequency for significant energy savings. | 11-25-2010 |
20110011097 | Device and Method for Chilling or Deep-Freezing Food Products by Impacting Jets - The invention proposes a device for chilling or deep-freezing by impacting jets which consists of a tunnel comprising a moving belt, at least one plate and preferably at least two plates located parallel to each other on either side of said moving belt, at least one plate, and preferably both plates, being provided with through-holes, and at least one means for injecting a cold fluid, said tunnel having a zone under pressure P | 01-20-2011 |
20110167836 | Method and Apparatus for Making Frozen Comestibles - An apparatus for preparing frozen comestibles including a container having an interior portion holding a refrigerant solution, and a mold insert attached to the container. The mold insert includes a base, molding cavities extending therefrom, and a heat exchanger in communication with the molding cavities. The mold insert is received within the container such that the molding cavities are housed within the interior portion of the container and the heat exchangers are submerged within the refrigerant solution. The molding cavities include exposed openings that receive fluids to be frozen. When the refrigerant solution is at a sufficiently cool temperature, the fluids freeze into a shaped frozen comestible. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173992 | APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES FOR FREEZING AND THAWING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE - Apparatus for preserving fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce including a chamber operative to remove moisture from the fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce in an amount equal to between 5%-20% of the weight of the fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce and at least one freezing device operative to freeze the fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce. | 07-21-2011 |
20110265492 | FREEZER WITH CRYOGEN INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A freezer for reducing the temperature of product is provided which includes a controller in communication with and for receiving signals from the cryogen delivery assembly, the cryogen flow assembly, the conveyor, the product measurement assembly and the first heat sensor, the controller responsive to the signals for controlling the cryogen flow assembly to provide an amount of the cryogen to the cryogen delivery assembly for application to the product. | 11-03-2011 |
20110271690 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AND DISPENSING LIQUID OR SEMILIQUID FOODSTUFFS - A machine for producing and dispensing liquid or semiliquid foodstuffs, comprising: a holding vat ( | 11-10-2011 |
20120000206 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE CONTINUOUS OR SEMI-CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF FLAVORED ICE - An ice making system includes a flavored liquid, an ice machine and a refrigerated storage bin. The ice making system provides for the continuous production of flavored ice pieces with features to facilitate stabilization of the flavored ice and maintain the quality. | 01-05-2012 |
20120017606 | HOME AND PROFESSIONAL ICE CREAM PRODUCT MAKING MACHINE - A home and professional ice cream product making machine comprises a main body ( | 01-26-2012 |
20130232992 | NOVEL ICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ICE - A novel ice for beverages and methods of manufacturing thereof. The novel ice includes liquid and solid contents frozen together to provide ice with a cooling, flavor, and visual appeal effects. The ice may also be manufactured to be cooperatively used with water bottles and sports bottles that have limited-diameter openings. | 09-12-2013 |
20150335058 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLASH FROZEN DRINK MIXES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method that formulates an alcohol-containing drink mixer according to a predetermined recipe and then flash freezing the mix into the form of small frozen pellets. The pellets are used by a person to make one drink or a batch of drinks by mixing a base beverage, or beverages, with the pellets. | 11-26-2015 |