Apparatus for delivering frozen confection comprising particulate material
US11712046B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F35/711
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for delivering particulate material (50) to a flowing stream of frozen confectionery material (40) to provide a single serving to a consumer, the apparatus comprising: a dispenser for the particulate material; and a dispenser for providing the flowing stream of confectionery material flowing vertically downwards from an outlet (22), the flowing stream having an outer surface; wherein the dispenser for the particulate material comprises a particulate material deposition device (12) for depositing the particulate material at a common particulate deposition location (30), and a plurality of chutes (26), each chute arranged to catch deposited particulate material and redirect it in a substantially horizontal direction to collide with the outer surface of the flowing stream of frozen confectionery, each chute (26) beginning at the common particulate deposition location (30) and spreading out from each other to each deposit the particulates at a different radial location around the flowing stream of frozen confectionery.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.