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US 11,608,223 B2Granted
Rapidly cooling food and drinks
AssigneeColdSnap, Corp.
InventorsMatthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Kevin Stillerman, Benjamin Fichera
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Abstract
Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
Claims30
A system for providing a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the system comprising:
- a pod comprising:
- a body having a sidewall and a base attached to the sidewall, the base and the sidewall together defining an interior of the pod, the interior of the pod containing ingredients to produce the single serving of the cooled food or drink;
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- a cap attached to the body, the cap extending over at least part of the base and rotatable relative to the base, the cap having a plurality of axially extending protrusions that define a plurality of recesses located circumferentially around the cap;
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- a machine defining a recess sized to receive the pod, the machine comprising:
- an annular member rotatable relative to an axis of the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine, the annular member comprising a plurality of protrusions configured to be disposed within the plurality of recesses of the cap when the pod is received in the recess of the machine;
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- a refrigeration system operable to cool the ingredients within the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine.
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A machine defining a recess sized to receive a pod for providing a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the machine comprising:
- an annular member rotatable relative to an axis of the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine, the annular member comprising a plurality of protrusions configured to be disposed within a plurality of recesses of a cap of the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine;
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- a refrigeration system operable to cool ingredients within the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine;
- wherein the plurality of protrusions are four protrusions that are arranged at substantially 90 degrees relative to each other.
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A machine defining a recess sized to receive a pod for providing a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the machine comprising:
- an annular member rotatable relative to an axis of the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine, the annular member comprising a plurality of protrusions configured to be disposed within a plurality of recesses of a cap of the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine;
- a refrigeration system operable to cool ingredients within the pod when the pod is received in the recess of the machine;
- a first motor rotationally coupled to a mixing paddle, wherein the first motor is operable to rotate the mixing paddle when the pod is received within the recess of the machine;
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- a second motor rotationally coupled to the annular member, the second motor operable to rotate the cap of the pod after the machine has produced the single serving of the cooled food or drink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.