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US 11,627,747 B2Granted
Providing single servings of cooled foods and drinks
AssigneeColdSnap, Corp.
InventorsMatthew Fonte, John Heymans, Benjamin Fichera, Nicholas Fonte
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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 pod containing ingredients for producing a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the pod comprising:
- an aluminum body having a first end and a sidewall integrally formed with the first end that extends from the first end to a second end of the aluminum body to define an interior of the pod, the interior of the pod containing the ingredients for producing the single serving of the cooled food or drink;
- an aluminum base attached to the second end of the aluminum body, at least a portion of the aluminum base for dispensing the produced single serving of the cooled food or drink from the pod;
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- an aluminum mixing paddle disposed in the interior of the pod, the aluminum mixing paddle rotatable within the pod to churn the ingredients to produce the single serving of the cooled food or drink, and the aluminum mixing paddle has one or more openings for the ingredients to flow through as the aluminum mixing paddle is rotated.
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A pod containing ingredients for producing a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the pod comprising:
- a body formed of a first aluminum alloy, the body having a first end and a sidewall integrally formed with the first end that extends from the first end to a second end of the body to define an interior of the pod, the interior of the pod containing the ingredients for producing the single serving of a cooled food or drink;
- a base formed of a second aluminum alloy, the base attached to the second end of the body;
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- a mixing paddle formed of a third aluminum alloy, the mixing paddle disposed in the interior of the pod, the mixing paddle rotatable within the pod to churn the ingredients to produce the single serving of the cooled food or drink, and the mixing paddle is helical shaped.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.