Spout, system, and method for producing a foam

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8968449
APP PUB NO 20140010936A1
SERIAL NO

13828465

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A spout, system, and method for producing a foam from a pressurized mixture of a liquid containing gas bubbles, e.g., air bubbles. The spout consists of a spout enclosure defining the body of the spout, and which receives the pressurized mixture and conveys the foam out of the spout enclosure. The spout enclosure houses a plurality of screens disposed in series that successively screen the pressurized mixture. Each screen is separated from a consecutive screen by a screen spacing. The screening of the pressurized mixture progressively transforms the gas bubbles in the liquid into foam bubbles of a smaller and generally uniform size. The system uses a manifold having a plurality of intakes which introduce under pressure into a chamber gas, and a solute, solvent or liquid, thereby generating the pressurized mixture containing gas bubbles. This mixture is conveyed out of the chamber via an outtake to the spout enclosure.

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KEURIG CANADA INC44 CHIPMAN HILL SUITE 1000 SAINT JOHN NEW-BRUNSWICK E2L 4S6

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barbales, Jorge Brossard, CA 3 19
Boily, Alain Carignan, CA 3 19
St, Germain Marc Boucherville, CA 2 16
Vaillant, Marc-Andre LaSalle, CA 3 19

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