Automatic flavor-injected blending apparatus and method
US6945157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J2043/04463
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An automatic flavor-injected blending apparatus includes a base, a processor, and a user input in signal communication with the processor. A blending spindle is rotatably affixed at an upper end to the base and is rotatable under processor control. A container support is movably affixed to the base and is movable between a lower position for placing a container thereon and an upper position closer to the spindle's upper end. A selected flavor is injectable into the container. Software is resident in the processor that is adapted to receive the flavor selection and actuate the injection. The software is further adapted to actuate the spindle rotation. Since the blending process is automated, the server can start the apparatus, step away and attend to other duties while the apparatus is functioning, and return at a later time after a timer has turned off the spindle rotator.
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