In solution phase change pressurizing apparatus and method of manufacture / use thereof
OwnerW. Davis Lee, Warren R. Kirsch +1inventors
InventorsW. Davis Lee, Warren R. Kirsch, Christian T. Metcalfe
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for infusing a product component, comprising the steps of: placing the product component into a container; positioning into the product component an expansion agent, the expansion agent comprising at least one of a liquid form and a solid form; pressure sealing the container; forming, through a phase change of the expansion agent, gas bubbles of the expansion agent in the product component; and forming a gas phase propellant of the expansion agent in the container, where the product component is permeated with the expansion agent, such as where the product component is a cream, fat, dairy product, and/or milk substitute.
Claims9
A method for infusing a product component, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing the product component into a container;
- positioning into the product component an expansion agent, said expansion agent comprising a solid form;
- pressure sealing said container;
- forming, through a phase change of said expansion agent, gas bubbles of said expansion agent in said product component;
- forming a gas phase propellant of said expansion agent in said container;
- and
- forming a frozen pellet, said frozen pellet comprising at least one of:
- a solid material comprising at least ten percent argon by mass;
- and
- a solid mass comprising at least ten percent molecular nitrogen by mass,
- wherein said step of positioning comprises positioning said expansion agent, in a form of said frozen pellet, into said container.
A method for infusing a product component, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing the product component into a container;
- positioning into the product component an expansion agent, said expansion agent comprising at least one of a liquid form and a solid form;
- pressure sealing said container;
- forming, through a phase change of said expansion agent, gas bubbles of said expansion agent in said product component;
- forming a gas phase propellant of said expansion agent in said container,
- wherein said step of placing comprises at least one of the steps of:
- pouring the product component over said expansion agent;
- and
- pouring the product component into said expansion agent.
A method for infusing a product component, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing the product component into a container;
- positioning into the product component an expansion agent, said expansion agent comprising a solid form;
- pressure sealing said container;
- forming, through a phase change of said expansion agent, gas bubbles of said expansion agent in said product component;
- forming a gas phase propellant of said expansion agent in said container;
- permeating the product component with said expansion agent;
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- agitating the product component with the gas bubbles, wherein the solid form of said expansion agent comprises a set of particles comprising a mean largest cross-section of less than ten centimeters, said set of particles comprising at least one solid particle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.