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US 11,939,144 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.
Claims28
A pod for a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the 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,
- a mixing paddle integrated with the interior of the pod;
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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.
1 more element
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 symmetric protrusions configured to be disposed within a plurality of recesses with vertical walls 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.
A pod for a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the 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;
- a mixing paddle integrated with interior of the pod;
- and
- 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 recesses that are located circumferentially around the cap, each recess having at least one curved surface.
1 more element
A pod for a single serving of a cooled food or drink, the pod comprising:
- a body having a sidewall and a unitary base fixed to the sidewall, the base and the sidewall together defining an interior of the pod,
- a cap mounted 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,
- wherein the cap has an opening that extends axially through the cap and the opening is offset from a center of the cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.