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US 7,464,564 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for combining cookie dough and ice cream
AssigneeDippin' Dots, Inc.
InventorsAdam Whiteside, Geoffrey Hannan, Glen Thompson, John Lipert, Tiffany Reagor, Jamie Ehling, Dana Knudsen
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for combining beaded ice cream and cookie dough is disclosed. The ice cream is dripped, beaded, frozen, and then combined with precut shapes of cookie dough. The resulting combination is packaged for subsequent storage at low temperature.
Claims6
An apparatus for combining beaded ice cream and cookie dough, comprising:
- a bead mechanism, for cryogenically manufacturing beads of ice cream;
- a dough mechanism, for storing shapes of dough that are to be combined with said beads;
- a volumetric bagger, for measuring and then storing a combination of said beads and said dough;
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- a container, for receiving the output of said volumetric bagger wherein said container is composed of a gas-permeable membrane.
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