Device and method for producing a frothed liquid from soluble ingredients and diluent

US8960079B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8960079-B2
Application numberUS-51867507-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 6, 2007
Priority dateDec 11, 2006
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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Device for producing a frothed liquid comprising a chamber 13 opened to atmosphere with a transverse bottom wall 14 and a longitudinal upward wall 15 , at least one diluent inlet 18 , at least one liquid delivery outlet 20 , wherein the diluent inlet is provided through the upward wall and is dimensioned and oriented for directing a thin jet of diluent in the chamber, and wherein the at least one liquid delivery outlet is configured in the bottom wall for liquid to rise up along the side of the upward wall by the jet of diluent entering the chamber as a result of the direction and dimension of the diluent inlet in the chamber.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A device for producing a frothed liquid comprising: a cylindrically shaped chamber opened to the atmosphere having a transverse bottom wall and a longitudinal upward wall, at least one diluent inlet, at least one liquid delivery outlet, the diluent inlet extends through a lower portion of the upward wall and is inclined downwardly in direction toward the bottom wall at an angle (b) relative to a transversal plane of the chamber to direct a jet of dilue…

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What does patent US8960079B2 cover?
Device for producing a frothed liquid comprising a chamber 13 opened to atmosphere with a transverse bottom wall 14 and a longitudinal upward wall 15 , at least one diluent inlet 18 , at least one liquid delivery outlet 20 , wherein the diluent inlet is provided through the upward wall and is dimensioned and oriented for directing a thin jet of diluent in the chamber, and wherein the at …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gugerli Raphael, Thuliez Jean-Luc, Kissling Iwan, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47J31/401. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).