公开(公告)号：US20160288990A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15185744

申请日：2016-06-17

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: B65D85/804 ,  A23F5/24

CPC classification number: A23F5/243 ,  A23L2/42 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A47J31/407 ,  B65D85/8043

Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for providing support for displaceable frozen contents in beverage and food receptacles are provided. A receptacle includes a sidewall extending from a first end of the receptacle to a second end of the receptacle, an end layer disposed at the first end of the receptacle, and a closure disposed at the second end of the receptacle. The sidewall, the end layer, and the closure define a sealed cavity of the receptacle. The receptacle includes a frozen content disposed in the sealed cavity of the receptacle and a movable platform disposed in the sealed cavity of the receptacle and in contact with at least a portion of the frozen content proximate to the end layer.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于为饮料和食品容器中的可置换冷冻内容物提供支撑的装置和方法。 容器包括从容器的第一端延伸到容器的第二端的侧壁，设置在容器的第一端的端层和设置在容器的第二端的封闭件。 侧壁，端层和封闭件限定了容器的密封腔。 容器包括设置在容器的密封空腔中的冷冻内容物和设置在容器的密封空腔中并与接近端层的冷冻内容物的至少一部分接触的可移动平台。

公开(公告)号：US20200178553A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16615753

申请日：2018-05-30

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Douglas Martin HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A23F5/38 ,  B65D85/804 ,  A23G9/04

Abstract: Methods are described for creating shapes for the frozen liquid contents stored within single-serve pods used in dispensing machines for products such as coffee. Shapes may include freezing a liquid held statically in the pod in various orientations. Methods may include freeze/thaw/refreeze strategies, freezing the liquid while the pod is spinning or tumbling, use of preforms from molds, preforms made with probes, and/or use of preforms that have been formed by extrusion or pressing. In some embodiments, a shape is produced that does not interfere with the entrance of entrance or exit needles projected into the pod by the dispenser and shapes that do not interfere with the flow of a melting/diluting liquid during its transit from entrance to exit needle.

公开(公告)号：US20200085231A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16389552

申请日：2019-04-19

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/44 ,  A23F5/24 ,  A23L2/385 ,  A47J31/36 ,  A47J31/06 ,  B65D85/804 ,  A23L2/54 ,  A23L3/36

Abstract: Systems for controlled heating and/or agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle includes a chamber configured to hold a receptacle containing the contents and a dilution liquid inlet configured to supply a dilution liquid to the interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a product outlet from the receptacle for the liquid product and an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle and/or the contents in the receptacle that increases a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by at least a portion of dilution liquid, when supplied, relative to a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by the portion of dilution liquid without the imparted motion.

公开(公告)号：US20170065121A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-09

申请号：US15347591

申请日：2016-11-09

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/44 ,  A23F5/24

CPC classification number: A47J31/407 ,  A23F5/243 ,  A23L2/385 ,  A23L2/54 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A47J31/0615 ,  A47J31/0673 ,  A47J31/3695 ,  A47J31/4403 ,  A47J31/441 ,  A47J31/4492 ,  A47J31/462 ,  A47J43/042 ,  B65D85/8043

Abstract: Systems for and methods of controlling liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle includes a chamber configured to hold the receptacle and a non-diluting heater configured to heat the receptacle and/or the frozen contents within the receptacle; the non-diluting heater does not add liquid to an interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid. The reservoir includes a reservoir outlet configured to withdraw liquid from the reservoir. The dispenser further includes a product outlet configured to withdraw a food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle and a controller that causes the dispenser to selectively perform at least one of: heating at least one of the receptacle and the frozen contents using the non-diluting heater and withdrawing liquid from the reservoir through the reservoir outlet.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于控制液体食品或饮料产品的系统和方法。 用于从容器中的冷冻内容物生产食品或饮料液体产品的分配器包括：构造成保持容器的室;以及构造成加热容器内的容器和/或冷冻容器的非稀释加热器; 非稀释加热器不会将液体添加到容器的内部。 分配器还包括构造成容纳液体的储存器。 储存器包括构造成从储存器中抽出液体的储存器出口。 所述分配器还包括产品出口，所述产品出口构造成从所述容器中抽出食品或饮料液体产品;以及控制器，其使所述分配器选择性地执行以下中的至少一个：使用所述非稀释剂加热所述容器和所述冷冻内容物中的至少一个 加热器并通过储存器出口从储存器中取出液体。

公开(公告)号：US20200146308A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16420633

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A23F5/24 ,  A23F3/16 ,  A23L2/385 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/44 ,  A47J31/36 ,  A47J31/06 ,  B65D85/804 ,  A23L2/42 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A47J31/40

Abstract: Systems for and methods of controlled liquid food or beverage product creation are provided. A method of producing a liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents includes receiving the receptacle containing a frozen liquid contents in a dispenser, identifying a characteristic of the receptacle, the contents, and/or a desired product, melting at least a portion of the contents to generate the product by selectively heating the receptacle and/or the contents without adding liquid to the interior of the receptacle and/or supplying a liquid to the interior of the receptacle, wherein the selectively heating without adding liquid to the interior of the receptacle and/or supplying the liquid is based on the identified characteristic. The method also includes perforating the receptacle and dispensing the product from the receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US20180042258A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15688471

申请日：2017-08-28

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A23F5/24 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A23L2/42 ,  B65D85/804 ,  A47J31/40

CPC classification number: A23F5/243 ,  A23F3/163 ,  A23L2/385 ,  A23L2/42 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A47J31/0615 ,  A47J31/0673 ,  A47J31/3695 ,  A47J31/407 ,  A47J31/4403 ,  A47J31/441 ,  A47J31/4492 ,  A47J31/462 ,  A47J43/042 ,  B65D85/8043

Abstract: Systems for and methods of controlled liquid food or beverage product creation are provided. A method of producing a liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents includes receiving the receptacle containing a frozen liquid contents in a dispenser, identifying a characteristic of the receptacle, the contents, and/or a desired product, melting at least a portion of the contents to generate the product by selectively heating the receptacle and/or the contents without adding liquid to the interior of the receptacle and/or supplying a liquid to the interior of the receptacle, wherein the selectively heating without adding liquid to the interior of the receptacle and/or suppling the liquid is based on the identified characteristic. The method also includes perforating the receptacle and dispensing the product from the receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US20170055557A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US15351911

申请日：2016-11-15

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A23L3/36 ,  A23L2/54 ,  B65D85/804 ,  A47J31/40

CPC classification number: A47J31/407 ,  A23F5/243 ,  A23L2/385 ,  A23L2/54 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A47J31/0615 ,  A47J31/0673 ,  A47J31/3695 ,  A47J31/4403 ,  A47J31/441 ,  A47J31/4492 ,  A47J31/462 ,  A47J43/042 ,  B65D85/8043

Abstract: Methods of controlled heating and/or agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A method of producing a melted food or beverage liquid product includes receiving a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents in a chamber of a dispenser and identifying a characteristic of the receptacle and/or the contents. The method also includes melting at least a portion of the contents by selectively performing at least one of: heating the receptacle and/or the contents, supplying a dilution liquid to an interior of the receptacle, and/or applying motion to the receptacle and/or the contents in the receptacle. The selectively performing at least one of heating, supplying dilution liquid, and/or applying motion is based on the identified characteristic. The method further includes perforating the receptacle and dispensing the melted food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于液体食品或饮料产品创造的受控加热和/或搅拌的方法。 一种生产熔化的食品或饮料液体产品的方法包括在分配器的腔室中容纳含有冷冻液体内容物的容器并且识别容器和/或内容物的特性。 该方法还包括通过选择性地执行以下至少之一来熔化至少一部分内容物：加热容器和/或内容物，将稀释液体供应到容器的内部，和/或将运动施加到容器和/ 或容器中的内容物。 选择性地执行加热，供应稀释液体和/或施加运动中的至少一个是基于所识别的特征。 该方法还包括穿孔容器并从容器分配熔化的食品或饮料液体产品。

公开(公告)号：US20170055761A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US15352245

申请日：2016-11-15

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A47J31/40 ,  A23F5/24

CPC classification number: A47J31/407 ,  A23F5/243 ,  A23L2/385 ,  A23L2/54 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A47J31/0615 ,  A47J31/0673 ,  A47J31/3695 ,  A47J31/4403 ,  A47J31/441 ,  A47J31/4492 ,  A47J31/462 ,  A47J43/042 ,  B65D85/8043

Abstract: Systems for controlled heating and/or agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle includes a chamber configured to hold a receptacle containing the contents and a dilution liquid inlet configured to supply a dilution liquid to the interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a product outlet from the receptacle for the liquid product and an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle and/or the contents in the receptacle that increases a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by at least a portion of dilution liquid, when supplied, relative to a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by the portion of dilution liquid without the imparted motion.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于液体食品或饮料产品创造的用于受控加热和/或搅拌的系统。 用于从容器中的冷冻内容物生产食品或饮料液体产品的分配器包括：被配置为容纳容纳内容物的容器的腔室和构造成将稀释液体供应到容器内部的稀释液入口。 分配器还包括穿孔器，其构造成使容器穿孔并形成用于液体产品的容器的产品出口，以及搅拌器，其构造成将运动传递到容器和/或容器中的内容物，从而增加从液体入口 至少一部分稀释液体所产生的产品出口相对于从所述液体入口到所述产品出口的流动路径而被供应，所述流动路径由所述稀释液部分所取代，而没有给予所述运动。

公开(公告)号：US20170000151A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-05

申请号：US15265379

申请日：2016-09-14

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: A23F5/24 ,  A47J31/40 ,  B65D85/804

CPC classification number: A23F5/243 ,  A23L2/42 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A47J31/407 ,  B65D85/8043

Abstract: 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.

Abstract translation: 提供了从冷冻内容物生产饮料和食品容器的搅拌系统和方法。 从含有冷冻液体内容物的容器中生产熔化的食品或饮料液体产品的方法包括在分配器的腔室中容纳容器。 容器限定包含冷冻液体内容物的封闭内部容积。 该方法还包括熔化至少一部分冷冻液体内容物，以通过向容器和冷冻液体内容物中的至少一个施加运动，对容器穿孔并分配熔化的食物或饮料来产生熔化的食品或饮料液体产品 来自容器的液体产品。

公开(公告)号：US20160288988A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15099156

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: Meltz, LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. ROBERTS ,  Paul KALENIAN ,  Douglas M. HOON ,  Karl WINKLER

IPC: B65D85/804 ,  A23F5/36 ,  A23L2/385

CPC classification number: B65D85/8043 ,  A23F5/36 ,  A23L2/38 ,  A23L2/385 ,  A23L2/56 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A47J31/407

Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents is provided. A receptacle is configured for insertion into an apparatus. The receptacle includes a tapered sidewall, an end layer, and a closure defining a cavity; a frozen content is disposed within the cavity. The cavity has empty space not occupied by the frozen content. The receptacle is perforable, and the frozen content is displaceable from a first position in contact with the end layer into a second position in the empty space. When melted and/or diluted with a liquid, the frozen content provides a final food or beverage product.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于从冷冻内容物制造消耗性液体食品或饮料产品的设备和方法。 插座配置成插入到设备中。 容器包括锥形侧壁，端层和限定空腔的闭合件; 冷冻内容物设置在空腔内。 空腔中没有被冻结内容占据的空间。 容器是可穿孔的，并且冻结的内容物可从与端层接触的第一位置移动到空的空间中的第二位置。 当用液体熔化和/或稀释时，冷冻内容物提供最终的食品或饮料产品。