Textured beverage apparatus and method of manufacture thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020405094-A1
Application number	US-202017016311-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 9, 2020
Priority date	Sep 11, 2015
Publication date	Dec 31, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention comprises an apparatus and method of manufacture thereof for forming a frothing agent, including the steps of: forming a frozen pellet by at least partially immersing a first material in a liquid, the first material including at least one of: (1) a solid particle comprising at least thirty percent nitrous oxide by mass and (2) a liquid drop comprising at least thirty percent nitrous oxide by mass; sealing the frozen pellet in a container comprising an initial pressure exceeding one hundred pounds per square inch; and heating contents of the container, the step of heating resultant in: (1) a phase change of the nitrous oxide; and (2) formation of the frothing agent.

First claim

1 . A method for forming a frothing agent, comprising the steps of:
at least partially immersing a core material in a liquid to yield a coated particle; sealing said coated particle in a container comprising an initial pressure exceeding one hundred pounds per square inch; and heating contents of said container, said step of heating resultant in:
a phase change of said core material; and
formation of said frothing agent.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
combining said frothing agent with cream to form a whipped cream.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of:
providing said core material, said core material comprising at least thirty percent nitrous oxide by mass.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of:
providing said core material, said core material comprising at least thirty percent nitrous oxide by mass and at least one of:
at least twenty percent molecular nitrogen by mass; and
a noble gas at a concentration of at least twenty percent by mass.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
combining said frothing agent with at least one of:
a soda drink;
a carbonated beverage; and
an alcoholic beverage.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
providing said core material, said core material comprising at least twenty percent nitrous oxide by mass and at least one of: (1) at least five percent argon by mass, and (2) at least five percent nitrogen by mass, wherein said core material comprises at least one of a solid form and a liquid form.

7 . The method of claim 1 , said step of immersing further comprising at least one of the steps of:
placing said core material into an aqueous solution to form said coated particle, said coated particle comprising an outer ice layer circumferentially coating at least fifty percent of said core material; and placing said core material into a cream solution to form said coated particle, said coated particle comprising an outer cream layer circumferentially coating at least fifty percent of said core material.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of:
providing said core material, said core material comprising at least thirty percent nitrous oxide by mass.

9 . The method of claim 1 , said step of immersing further comprising the step of:
providing nitrous oxide as at least thirty percent by mass of said core material, said nitrous oxide comprising at least one of:
solid phase nitrous oxide; and
liquid phase nitrous oxide; and
phase changing at least a portion of said nitrous oxide into gas phase nitrous oxide dissolved in a coating material, said coating material comprising a solid form of said liquid.

10 . The method of claim 1 , said step of immersing further comprising the step of:
coating at least one of nitrous oxide in a solid phase and nitrous oxide in a liquid phase with a solid form of said liquid to form said coated particle.

11 . A method for forming a frothing agent, comprising the steps of:
forming a first frozen pellet by at least partially immersing a first material in a liquid, said first material comprising at least one of:
a solid particle comprising at least ten percent nitrous oxide by mass; and
a liquid drop comprising at least ten percent nitrous oxide by mass;
sealing said frozen pellet in a container comprising an initial pressure exceeding one hundred pounds per square inch; and heating contents of said container, said step of heating resultant in:
a phase change of said first material; and
formation of said frothing agent.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of:
inserting cream into said container prior to said step of sealing.

13 . The method of claim 11 , said step of forming further comprising the step of:
coating a mixture of nitrous oxide and a least one of molecular nitrogen and argon with a solid form of said liquid.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of:
forming a beverage, said step of forming comprising the step of adding said frothing agent to coffee.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of:
forming a beverage, said step of forming comprising the step of adding said frothing agent to at least one of a carbonated beverage and an alcoholic beverage.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of:
forming a second frozen pellet, said second froze pellet comprising at least one of:
a solid material comprising at least ten percent argon oxide by mass;
a liquid material comprising at least ten percent argon by mass;
a solid mass comprising at least ten percent molecular nitrogen by mass; and
a liquid mass comprising at least ten percent molecular nitrogen by mass;
sealing said frozen pellet in said container.

17 . An apparatus, comprising:
a frothing agent, comprising:
a core material, comprising at least thirty percent by mass nitrous oxide; and
a coating, said coating comprising at least one of: (1) ice, (2) a solid material coating of at least seventy percent water by mass, and (3) a solid phase of cream,
wherein said coating circumferentially encases at least seventy-five percent of said core material.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , at least a portion of said core material infused in said coating.

19 . The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:
a housing containing said frothing agent, said housing further comprising a delivery port to a secondary container, said secondary container comprising an element of at least one of: a whipped topping delivery system; a profi; soda fountain; and an alcohol dispensing system.

20 . A method comprising the steps of:
at least partially immersing a first material in a liquid, said first material comprising a substance in a first chemical phase to form a frozen pellet; sealing said frozen pellet in a container comprising an initial pressure exceeding one hundred pounds per square inch; and heating contents of said container, said step of heating resultant in a phase change of said substance into a second chemical phase.

21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising the step of:
adding said frozen pellet to a food product.

22 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising the step of:
mixing a first form of said frozen pellet containing nitrous oxide with a second form of said frozen pellet containing at least one of: hydrogen, nitrogen, molecular nitrogen, carbon dioxide, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon.

Assignees

• Lee W Davis
• Kirsch Warren R
• Metcalfe Christian T
• Korvata Inc

Inventors

• Lee W Davis
• Kirsch Warren R
• Metcalfe Christian T

Classifications

• C12G3/04

  by mixing, e.g. for preparation of liqueurs · CPC title

• A23L2/54

  Mixing with gases · CPC title

• C12C13/00 Primary

  Brewing devices, not covered by a single group of C12C1/00 - C12C12/04 · CPC title

• A47J31/4496 Primary

  Means to produce beverage with a layer on top, e.g. of cream, foam or froth · CPC title

• B67D1/1275

  promoting froth · CPC title