Processes for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-085/804
A23L-002/385
A47J-031/40
A47J-031/44
출원번호
US-0093037
(2016-04-07)
등록번호
US-9468230
(2016-10-18)
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: receiving a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser, the receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents, and the frozen liq
1. A method of producing a melted food or beverage liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents, comprising the steps of: receiving a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser, the receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents, and the frozen liquid contents occupying substantially the entire enclosed inner volume of the receptacle;the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents to generate a melted food or beverage liquid product after the dispenser receives the receptacle;the dispenser perforating the receptacle after the dispenser melts at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents; andthe dispenser dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product into a container after the dispenser perforates the receptacle. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents includes at least one of softening and liquefying a portion of the frozen liquid contents proximate to the receptacle perforation. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents to generate the melted food or beverage liquid product includes melting that portion of the frozen liquid contents inside the receptacle. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser perforating the receptacle comprises the dispenser perforating the receptacle with a first needle, and the dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product comprises flowing the melted food or beverage liquid product through a channel of the first needle. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser perforating the receptacle comprises the dispenser perforating the receptacle with a first needle, and the dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product comprises the dispenser retracting the first needle thereby allowing the melted food or beverage liquid product to flow through the perforation of the receptacle. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser perforating the receptacle comprises perforating the receptacle at a plurality of locations. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the frozen liquid contents are completely melted before perforating the receptacle. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the receptacle is filterless. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser melting the at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents includes the dispenser melting the portion of the frozen liquid contents by applying heat to an outside surface of the receptacle. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the dispenser applying 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. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the dispenser applying heat to the outside surface of the receptacle includes the dispenser irradiating the receptacle with a heat source. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein the dispenser applying heat to the outside surface of the receptacle includes the dispenser impinging a heated gas against the outside surface of the receptacle. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents includes applying electromagnetic radiation to the frozen liquid contents. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents comprises the dispenser applying motion to the receptacle to accelerate a rate of melting of the frozen liquid contents. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the motion is rotary. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the motion is reciprocating or vibrational. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispenser removes at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents from the receptacle via the perforation. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents to generate the melted food or beverage liquid product includes melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents outside of the receptacle. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents outside of the receptacle includes the dispenser flowing a liquid around at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the frozen liquid contents are completely melted within a cavity of the dispenser before dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product. 21. The method of claim 17, further comprising the dispenser crushing or macerating at least a portion the frozen liquid contents. 22. The method of claim 1, further comprising the dispenser combining a diluting agent with the melted food or beverage liquid product in the container after the dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product. 23. The method of claim 1, further comprising the dispenser identifying a characteristic of the frozen liquid contents of the receptacle. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the dispenser melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents includes at least one of (a) selectively heating the frozen liquid contents and (b) selectively applying motion to frozen liquid content based on the identified characteristic of the frozen liquid contents. 25. The method of claim 23, further comprising the dispenser selectively diluting the melted food or beverage liquid product based on an identified characteristic of the frozen liquid content.
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