System and Method for Producing Foamed Milk from Powder
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsCharles Bradley Green, Xinhua Chen, Carter Crittenden Bennett
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Abstract
A foamed beverage system for creating foamed beverages from a powder, a liquid, and air. The foamed beverage system may include a mixing chamber having a mixing zone and a pressurized zone. An impeller is positioned between the mixing zone and the pressurized zone. The powder and the liquid are added to the mixing chamber and the air is entrained within the mixture of the powder and the liquid within the pressurized zone.
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A foamed beverage system for creating foamed beverage from a powder, a liquid, and air, comprising:
- a mixing chamber;
- the mixing chamber comprising an mixing zone and a pressurized zone;
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- an impeller positioned between the mixing zone and the pressurized zone;
- wherein the powder and the liquid are added to the mixing chamber and wherein the air is entrained within the mixture of the powder and the liquid within the pressurized zone.
A method of mixing a powder, a liquid, and air to make a foamed beverage, comprising:
- mixing the powder and the liquid to form a powder and liquid mixture;
- pressurizing the powder and liquid mixture;
- entraining air into the powder and liquid mixture to make a entrained mixture;
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- forcing the entrained mixture through an expansion orifice to make the foamed beverage.
A foamed beverage system, comprising:
- a liquid system for providing liquid;
- a powder system for providing powder;
- an air system for providing air;
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- a chamber for mixing the liquid, the powder, and the air;
- the chamber comprising an impeller and an expansion orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.