Processes for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-031/40
B65D-085/804
A23L-002/385
A47J-031/44
출원번호
US-0092143
(2016-04-06)
등록번호
US-9408493
(2016-08-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Roberts, Matthew P.
Kalenian, Paul
Hoon, Douglas M.
출원인 / 주소
Meltz, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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초록▼
Techniques are provided for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents. A container is configured for insertion into an apparatus. The container includes a frozen content, a receptacle defining an opening and a cavity for receiving and storing the frozen content, and
Techniques are provided for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents. A container is configured for insertion into an apparatus. The container includes a frozen content, a receptacle defining an opening and a cavity for receiving and storing the frozen content, and a closure formed over the opening of the receptacle for sealing the frozen content within the cavity of the receptacle. The receptacle is perforable, and the container is configured for insertion into an apparatus that is configured to create a consumable liquid beverage from the frozen content within the container, such that the frozen content is extracted through a perforation created in the receptacle by the apparatus.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of producing a melted food or beverage liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents, comprising the steps of: disposing a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser, the receptacle having a tapered sidewall and an end layer disposed at an end of the receptacle and defin
1. A method of producing a melted food or beverage liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents, comprising the steps of: disposing a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser, the receptacle having a tapered sidewall and an end layer disposed at an end of the receptacle and defining an inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents, the frozen liquid contents being in a position proximate to the end layer of the receptacle and in contact with at least a portion of the sidewall adjacent to the end layer, and the frozen liquid contents and receptacle defining a void region within the receptacle having no frozen liquid contents;causing the dispenser to perforate the end layer of the receptacle with a first needle at a first position and contact the frozen liquid contents with the first needle, wherein contacting the frozen liquid contents with the first needle dislodges the frozen liquid contents from the portion of the sidewall and displaces the frozen liquid contents away from the end layer and into the void region, the displacement forming a flow path from the void region, around the frozen liquid contents, to the first needle;causing the dispenser to melt the frozen liquid contents in the receptacle to generate a melted food or beverage liquid product; andcapturing the melted food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle in a container. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein capturing the melted food or beverage liquid product comprises receiving the melted food or beverage liquid product from a channel of the first needle. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein capturing the melted food or beverage liquid product comprises causing the dispenser to retract the first needle thereby allowing the melted food or beverage liquid product to be captured through the perforation of the end layer at the first position. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the frozen liquid contents are at least partially melted before capturing the melted food or beverage liquid product. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the causing the dispenser to melt the frozen liquid contents comprises causing the dispenser to heat the first needle. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising causing the dispenser to perforate the receptacle at at least one position that differs from the perforation of the end layer at the first position. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receptacle is filterless. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the dispenser to melt the frozen liquid contents comprises: causing the dispenser to perforate the receptacle with a second needle at a second position that differs from the perforation of the end layer at the first position; andcausing the dispenser to heat the second needle. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein causing the dispenser to perforate the end layer with the first needle in the first position occurs after causing the dispenser to heat the second needle. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein causing the dispenser to perforate the end layer with the first needle in the first position occurs before causing the dispenser to heat the second needle. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the dispenser to melt the frozen liquid contents comprises: causing the dispenser to perforate the receptacle with a second needle at a second position that differs from the perforation of the end layer at the first position; andcausing the dispenser to inject a liquid above a freezing temperature of the frozen liquid contents into the receptacle via a channel of the second needle to melt and dilute the frozen contents in the receptacle. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein capturing the melted food or beverage liquid product comprises receiving the melted food or beverage liquid product from a channel of the first needle. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the dispenser to melt the frozen liquid contents includes causing the dispenser to melt the frozen liquid contents via at least one of (a) applying heat to an outside surface of the receptacle, (b) adding a dilution liquid to an inside space of the receptacle, and (c) applying electromagnetic radiation to the frozen liquid contents. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein causing the dispenser to apply heat to the outside surface of the receptacle includes at least one of disposing the receptacle in contact with a heater and disposing the receptacle near a heater. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein causing the dispenser to apply heat to the outside surface of the receptacle includes causing the dispenser to irradiate the receptacle with a heat source. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein causing the dispenser to apply heat to the outside surface of the receptacle includes causing the dispenser impinging a heated gas against an outside surface of the receptacle. 17. The method of claim 13, further comprising causing the dispenser to identify a characteristic of the frozen liquid contents of the receptacle. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein causing the dispenser to identify the characteristic of the frozen liquid contents of the receptacle includes causing the dispenser to read an optical code on the outside surface of the receptacle. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein causing the dispenser to identify the characteristic of the frozen liquid contents of the receptacle includes causing the dispenser to read a shape of the receptacle. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising: providing a desired temperature for the melted food or beverage liquid product;providing a desired volume for the melted food or beverage liquid product; andcausing the dispenser to perform at least one of (a) selectively apply heat to the outside surface of the receptacle and (b) selectively add the dilution liquid inside of the receptacle based on at least one of the identified characteristic, the desired temperature, and the desired volume for the melted food or beverage liquid product. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the characteristic of the frozen liquid contents includes a dilution threshold. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein causing the dispenser to selectively add the dilution liquid to the inside of the receptacle is further based on the dilution threshold. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein the characteristic of the frozen liquid contents includes a temperature threshold. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein causing the dispenser to selectively apply heat to the outside surface of the receptacle is further based on the temperature threshold. 25. The method of claim 23, wherein causing the dispenser to selectively add the dilution liquid to the inside of the receptacle is further based on the temperature threshold. 26. The method of claim 23, further comprising causing the dispenser to adjust a temperature of the dilution liquid added to the inside of the receptacle based on at least one of the desired temperature, the desired volume, and the temperature threshold. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the dispenser to melt the frozen liquid contents comprises causing the dispenser to apply motion to the receptacle to accelerate a rate of melting of the frozen liquid contents. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the motion is rotary. 29. The method of claim 27, wherein the motion is reciprocating or vibrational.
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