Method of making infant formula and related devices
OwnerBrian Simsinventor
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Abstract
An infant formula cartridge for preparing infant formula from premeasured quantities of dry or concentrated liquid components. The cartridge includes a base portion defining a vessel adapted to be received in a seated relation in a concentrate-introduction chamber, a cover portion sealably joined to an opening of the base portion, the base portion and the cover portion cooperating to define an inner containment space, and an inner casing disposed within the inner containment space of the base portion and containing powdered infant formula concentrate, wherein an interior of the inner casing is in fluid communication with an exterior of the inner casing.
Claims16
A single-serving infant formula cartridge, comprising:
- a base portion having an opening and defining a vessel adapted to be received in a seated relation in a concentrate-introduction chamber;
- a cover portion sealably joined to the opening of the base portion, the base portion and the cover portion cooperating to define an interior inner containment space;
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- a multi-compartment inner casing disposed within the inner containment space of the base portion, which inner casing is apart from the base portion and the cover portion, where an upper compartment of the inner casing contains at least one of a medicinal supplement or a nutritional supplement, and a lower compartment of the inner casing contains a powdered infant formula concentrate, which one or more of the supplements and the formula concentrate are specific to a condition of an infant, wherein the upper and lower compartments of the inner casing are in fluid communication with the inner casing to receive a metered amount of fluid into the inner casing when delivered through the cover portion.
A single-serving infant formula cartridge, comprising:
- a base portion having an opening and defining a vessel adapted to be received in a seated relation in a concentrate-introduction chamber;
- a cover portion sealably joined to the opening of the base portion, the base portion and the cover portion cooperating to define an interior inner containment space;
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- a multi-compartment inner casing disposed within the inner containment space of the base portion, which inner casing is apart from the base portion and the cover portion, where an upper compartment of the inner casing contains a medicinal supplement and a nutritional supplement, and a lower compartment of the inner casing contains a powdered infant formula concentrate, the medicinal supplement and nutritional supplement specific to a given infant, an interior of the inner casing in fluid communication with an exterior of the inner casing, both the cover portion and the inner casing pierced to receive liquid and to create a mixture of the supplements and the concentrate, and the base portion pierced to drain the mixture from the cartridge.
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