# US 11,076,721 B2 · Method and device for making nut butter and nut milk > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,076,721 B2 - Document ID: US11076721B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/456,159 - Filed: 2019-06-28 - Published: 2019-12-19 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-13 - Assignees: Eternal East (Hk) Ltd. - Applicants: Eternal East (HK) Ltd. - Inventors: Charles Brian Gross; Nile Robert Fedewa; Leah Nicole Rich; Brian Sullivan Lutz; Peter Schuyler Livingston; Momo Anna Hayashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11076721B2 ## CPC - A47J 43/0722: {Mixing, whipping or cutting tools} - A23L 25/30: {Mashed or comminuted products, e.g. pulp, pastes, meal, powders; Products made therefrom, e.g. blocks, flakes, snacks; Liquid or semi-liquid products (A23L25/10 and A23L25/40 take precedence)} - A47J 43/046: with tools driven from the bottom side - A47J 43/0716: {for machines with tools driven from the lower side (A47J43/0727 - A47J43/08 take precedence)} - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract A device for producing nut butter and/or nut milk from nuts. The device includes a base having a motor, an outer container positioned above the base, a mixing container positioned within the outer container, and a cutting device positioned within the mixing container and configured to be driven by the motor during operation. The mixing container has inner sidewalls and at least one screen, the inner sidewalls being substantially vertical and the at least one screen having a plurality of holes particularly sized to allow emulsified nut milk to freely pass therethrough. The cutting device has a central hub and at least two blades, the at least two blades vertically offset and each having a blade tip, with each blade tip positioned a certain radial distance from the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. A method for producing nut butter and/or nut milk is further described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for producing nut and/or seed milks using a device, the device having a base with a motor, an outer container positioned above the base, and a mixing container positioned within the outer container, the method comprising the steps of: adding a desired amount of nuts and/or seeds into the mixing container of the device, wherein the mixing container has inner sidewalls and a bottom surface, the inner sidewalls being substantially vertical; activating a cutting device positioned within the mixing container between two and twenty minutes until the nuts and/or seeds are pulverized into a butter, the cutting device being driven by the motor, wherein the cutting device comprises a central hub and at least two blades, the at least two blades are vertically offset and each have a blade tip, each blade tip is positioned a radial distance from the inner sidewalls of the mixing container, the radial distance between the inner sidewalls and each blade tip is approximately 2.29 to 2.79 mm (0.09 to 0.11 inches), and a bottom blade of the at least two blades is spaced approximately 1.02 to 1.78 mm (0.04 to 0.07 inches) from the bottom surface of the mixing container; adding a liquid to the mixing container after the step of pulverizing the nuts and/or seeds into the butter, wherein the mixing container has at least one screen arranged in the inner sidewalls thereof, the at least one screen having a plurality of holes which are initially clogged by the butter which prevents the liquid from exiting the mixing container through the at least one screen when the liquid is added to the mixing container; activating the cutting device for one to three minutes until the butter and the liquid are emulsified into a milk, wherein the plurality of holes of the at least one screen are sized just large enough to allow the milk to freely pass therethrough; and draining the milk through a pour spout arranged on the outer container, whereby the milk inside the mixing container passes through the at least one screen into the outer container and then out of the outer container through the pour spout. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the nuts and/or seeds are raw, roasted, and/or toasted and need not be presoaked beforehand, and wherein oil need not be added. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein during the step of pulverizing the nuts and/or seeds into the butter, one or more mixing arms arranged within the mixing container scrape the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein during the step of emulsifying the butter in the liquid to form the milk, one or more mixing arms arranged within the mixing container scrape the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein during the steps of pulverizing the nuts and/or seeds into the butter and emulsifying the butter in the liquid to form the milk, one or more mixing arms arranged within the mixing container scrape the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the radial distance between the inner sidewalls and each blade tip is approximately 2.54 mm (0.10 inches). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of holes of the at least one screen are approximately 100 mesh. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one screen is two screens, each screen being approximately 75 mm by 40 mm (2.95 by 1.57 inches). ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one screen forms a majority of the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the central hub of the cutting device comprises radially-extending ribs. ### Claim 11 A method for producing nut and/or seed milks using a device, the device having a base with a motor, an outer container positioned above the base, and a mixing container positioned within the outer container, the steps of the method consisting of: adding a desired amount of nuts and/or seeds into the mixing container of the device, wherein the mixing container has inner sidewalls and a bottom surface, the inner sidewalls being substantially vertical; activating a cutting device positioned within the mixing container between two and twenty minutes until the nuts and/or seeds are pulverized into a butter, the cutting device being driven by the motor, wherein the cutting device comprises a central hub and at least two blades, the at least two blades are vertically offset and each have a blade tip, each blade tip is positioned a radial distance from the inner sidewalls of the mixing container, the radial distance between the inner sidewalls and each blade tip is approximately 2.29 to 2.79 mm (0.09 to 0.11 inches), and a bottom blade of the at least two blades is spaced approximately 1.02 to 1.78 mm (0.04 to 0.07 inches) from the bottom surface of the mixing container; adding a liquid to the mixing container after the step of pulverizing the nuts and/or seeds into the butter, wherein the mixing container has at least one screen arranged in the inner sidewalls thereof, the at least one screen having a plurality of holes which are initially clogged by the butter which prevents the liquid from exiting the mixing container through the at least one screen when the liquid is added to the mixing container; activating the cutting device for one to three minutes until the butter and the liquid are emulsified into a milk, wherein the plurality of holes of the at least one screen are sized just large enough to allow the milk to freely pass therethrough; and draining the milk through a pour spout arranged on the outer container, whereby the milk inside the mixing container passes through the at least one screen into the outer container and then out of the outer container through the pour spout. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the nuts and/or seeds are raw, roasted, and/or toasted and need not be presoaked beforehand, and wherein oil need not be added. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein during the step of pulverizing the nuts and/or seeds into the butter, one or more mixing arms arranged within the mixing container scrape the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein during the step of emulsifying the butter in the liquid to form the milk, one or more mixing arms arranged within the mixing container scrape the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein during the steps of pulverizing the nuts and/or seeds into the butter and emulsifying the butter in the liquid to form the milk, one or more mixing arms arranged within the mixing container scrape the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the radial distance between the inner sidewalls and each blade tip is approximately 2.54 mm (0.10 inches). ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of holes of the at least one screen are approximately 100 mesh. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one screen is two screens, each screen being approximately 75 mm by 40 mm (2.95 by 1.57 inches). ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one screen forms a majority of the inner sidewalls of the mixing container. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the central hub of the cutting device comprises radially-extending ribs.