Patent SG-11201808980U-A (SG)
Title: Systems for and methods of controlled liquid food or beverage product creation
Inventor: ROBERTS MATTHEW
IPC: A47J31/40
Filed: 2017-04-12
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MD 1111101110101011111 HO 11111 01110111101110111 010110111110111011# International Bureau ... .jd .... ..or::,„, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/180710 Al 19 October 2017(19.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agents: HOBGOOD, John, V. et al.; Wilmer Cutler Pick- A47J 31/40 (2006.01) A47J 31/36 (2006.01) ering Hale and Dorr LLP, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (US). (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/027149 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, 12 April 2017 (12.04.2017) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (25) Filing Language: English DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (26) Publication Language: English KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (30) Priority Data: MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, 15/099,156 14 April 2016 (14.04.2016) US NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 62/344,212 1 June 2016 (01.06.2016) US RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, 62/350,928 16 June 2016 (16.06.2016) US TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, 15/185,744 17 June 2016 (17.06.2016) US ZA, ZM, ZW. 62/380,170 26 August 2016 (26.08.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 15/265,379 14 September 2016 (14.09.2016) US kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 15/347,591 9 November 2016 (09.11.2016) US GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, 15/352,245 15 November 2016 (15.11.2016) US TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 15/351,911 15 November 2016 (15.11.2016) US TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (71) Applicant: MELTZ, LLC [US/US]; 76 Clark Road, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, — — Ipswich, MA 01938 (US). — Road, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Inventors: ROBERTS, Matthew, P.; 76 Clark (72) = Ipswich, MA 01938 (US). KALENIAN, Paul; 87 Lodge Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87506 (US). HOON, Douglas, M.; 93 Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = Water Street, Guilford, CT 06437 (US). WINKLER, . Karl; 5 Lido Lane, Bedford, MA 01730 (US). = [Continued on next page] = LIQUID FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCT CREATION (54) Title: SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF CONTROLLED = = 430 451 450 = IIzo 452 : — 457 %,- c.o.s. , \" = 453 456 = I \" I I ...- r0 455 = 1\ 454 _ IL - ...,_ 11 FIG. 4B 440 © Il IN © GC (57) : Systems for controlled heating and/or agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dis- penser (400) for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents (120) in a receptacle (110, 1700) includes a N chamber configured to hold a receptacle containing the contents and a dilution liquid inlet configured to supply a dilution liquid to C the interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a perforator (1720) configured to perforate the receptacle (1700) and form N a product outlet from the receptacle for the liquid product and an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle (110, 1700) 0 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 li - .,- quid without the imparted motion. WO 2017/180710 Al IMEDIMOMMEREMOMOEIDENDIONINVOIMIE — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and amendments to be (Rule republished 48.2(h)) in the event of receipt of