Device for preparation of gelatin-based products
AssigneeFood & Beverage Innovations, LLC
InventorsJeff Jetton, Jordan Blakley, Kenneth Tarlow, Brant Proden
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Abstract
Systems and methods for preparing and dispensing single serving gelatin-based food products in an efficient and cost-effective way. A gelatin-based product making device includes a container receiving portion configured to removably receive one or more disposable dry ingredients containers that store dry ingredients used to make the gelatin-based products. The device is operative to automatically mix the dry ingredients with a liquid, heat the mixture, and rapidly cool the mixture to form a batch of gelatin-based product. The device includes a dispenser operative to dispense single servings of the gelatin-based product into cups that may be provided to consumers.
Claims20
A device for preparing a gelatin-based product, comprising:
- a container receiving portion configured to receive a dry ingredients container comprising gelatin;
- a mixer coupled to the container receiving portion and operative to mix the gelatin with a liquid to form a liquid mixture;
- a heater coupled to the mixer and operative to heat the liquid;
- a plurality of dispensers coupled to the mixer and operative to dispense a predetermined amount of the gelatin-based product into a fluid vessel positioned adjacent to the plurality of dispensers;
- a chilling device positioned adjacent to the mixer and operative to chill the liquid mixture after mixing at the mixer and before dispensing the gelatin-based product via the plurality of dispensers;
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- a housing enclosing each of the mixer, the heater, the chilling device, the plurality of dispensers, and the fluid vessel and wherein the container receiving portion is coupled inside the housing, wherein the heater is adjacent to a first wall of the housing, the mixer is adjacent to a second wall of the housing, and the chilling device is adjacent to a third wall of the housing, wherein the fluid vessel is a tray disposed within the housing and below a dispenser, the tray having a base, and wherein the tray is accessible from an aperture in a front of the housing.
A device for preparing a gelatin-based product, comprising:
- a container receiving portion configured to receive a dry ingredients container and to extract dry ingredients stored within the dry ingredients container, wherein the dry ingredients comprise gelatin;
- a mixer coupled to the container receiving portion and operative to mix the gelatin with a liquid to form a liquid mixture;
- a heater coupled to the mixer and operative to heat the liquid;
- a dispenser coupled to the mixer;
- a chilling device positioned adjacent to the mixer and operative to chill the liquid mixture after mixing at the mixer and before dispensing the gelatin-based product via the dispenser;
- a tray positioned below the dispenser, wherein the dispenser is operative to dispense the gelatin-based product into the tray;
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- a housing enclosing each of the mixer, the heater, the chilling device, the dispenser, and the tray, wherein the housing includes an aperture in a first wall of the housing, wherein the tray is accessible from the aperture, and wherein the heater, the mixer, and the chilling device are positioned inside walls of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.