Systems for and methods of agitation in the production of beverage and food receptacles from frozen contents
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A23F-005/24
B65D-085/804
A47J-031/40
출원번호
US-0265379
(2016-09-14)
등록번호
US-9615597
(2017-04-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Roberts, Matthew P.
Kalenian, Paul
Hoon, Douglas M.
Winkler, Karl
출원인 / 주소
Meltz, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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초록▼
Systems for and methods of agitation in the production of beverage and food receptacles from frozen contents are provided. A method of producing a melted food or beverage liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents includes receiving a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser. T
Systems for and methods of agitation in the production of beverage and food receptacles from frozen contents are provided. A method of producing a melted food or beverage liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents includes receiving a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser. The receptacle defines an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents. The method also includes melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents to generate a melted food or beverage liquid product by applying motion to at least one of the receptacle and the frozen liquid contents, perforating the receptacle, and dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle.
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;melting at least a
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;melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents to generate a melted food or beverage liquid product by applying motion to at least one of the receptacle and the frozen liquid contents without injecting liquid into the inner volume of the receptacle and while applying heat to at least one of an outside surface of the receptacle and the frozen liquid contents;perforating the receptacle; anddispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein melting at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents by applying motion to at least one of the receptacle and the frozen liquid contents includes applying motion to the frozen liquid contents relative to the receptacle. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein perforating the receptacle comprises perforating the receptacle with a first perforator, and dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product comprises dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product from a channel of the first perforator. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein perforating the receptacle comprises perforating the receptacle with a first perforator and retracting the first perforator from the receptacle, and dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product comprises allowing the melted food or beverage liquid product to flow through the perforation of the receptacle. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising inverting the receptacle after perforating the receptacle with a first perforator. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein perforating the receptacle comprises perforating the receptacle at a plurality of locations. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising injecting a liquid of ambient temperature into the inner volume of the receptacle while applying motion to at least one of the receptacle and the frozen liquid contents. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising injecting a liquid above the freezing temperature of the frozen liquid contents into the inner volume of the receptacle. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein supplying 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. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein supplying heat to the outside surface of the receptacle includes irradiating the receptacle with a heat source. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein supplying heat to the outside surface of the receptacle includes impinging a heated gas against the outside surface of the receptacle. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein melting the at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents includes applying electromagnetic radiation to at least one of the frozen liquid contents and at least a portion of the receptacle. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising injecting a diluting liquid into the inner volume of the receptacle in a tangential direction relative to a sidewall of the receptacle. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion is rotary. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion is at least one of reciprocating and vibrational. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion is at least one of rocking. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein a portion of the receptacle and a non-melted portion of the frozen liquid contents define an empty space lacking frozen liquid contents. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein perforating the receptacle comprises perforating the receptacle with a first perforator that penetrates the empty space. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein perforating the receptacle comprises perforating the receptacle with a first perforator and moving at least part of the non-melted portion of the frozen liquid contents into the empty space. 20. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing a non-melted portion of the frozen liquid contents from the receptacle via the perforation. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising melting at least part of the non-melted portion of the frozen liquid contents outside of the receptacle. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein melting the at least part of the non-melted portion of the frozen liquid contents outside of the receptacle includes flowing a liquid around the at least part of the non-melted portion of the frozen liquid contents. 23. The method of claim 21, further comprising completely melting the non-melted portion of the frozen liquid contents within a cavity of the dispenser before dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product. 24. The method of claim 20, further comprising crushing or macerating at least part of the non-melted portion the frozen liquid contents. 25. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining a diluting agent with the dispensed melted food or beverage liquid product. 26. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a characteristic of at least one of the frozen liquid contents of the receptacle and the receptacle. 27. The method of claim 26, further comprising selectively diluting the melted food or beverage liquid product based on the identified characteristic. 28. The method of claim 1, wherein applying motion to at least one of the receptacle and the frozen liquid contents without injecting liquid into the inner volume of the receptacle and while applying heat to at least one of an outside surface of the receptacle and the frozen liquid contents occurs while the frozen liquid contents remains in the receptacle. 29. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion is applied to the receptacle and the heat is applied to the outside surface of the receptacle. 30. The method of claim 29, further comprising injecting a liquid into the inner volume of the receptacle while applying motion to the receptacle.
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