Patent ID: 8820214

Claim:
A foamed beverage system for creating foamed beverage from a powder, a liquid, and pressurized air from an air system, comprising: a mixing chamber; the mixing chamber comprising a mixing zone and a pressurized zone, the mixing zone defined within an upper portion of the mixing chamber and the pressurized zone defined within a lower portion the mixing chamber, the upper portion of the mixing chamber located above the lower portion of the mixing chamber; and a rotating impeller positioned between the mixing zone and the pressurized zone, the impeller comprising a shaft extending vertically through the mixing zone and a plurality of blades extending horizontally from the shaft, the blades positioned between the upper and lower portions of the mixing chamber, segregating the mixing zone and the pressurized zone; an air inlet in direct communication with the pressurized zone, wherein the air inlet is configured to provide the pressurized air to the pressurized zone; wherein the powder and the liquid are added to the mixing zone of the mixing chamber; and wherein the pressurized air from the air system is entrained within the mixture of the powder and the liquid within the pressurized zone.