Processes for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents
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Oct 18, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Apr 7, 2016
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Mar 20, 2015
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents. A container is configured for insertion into an apparatus. The container includes a frozen content, a receptacle defining an opening and a cavity for receiving and storing the frozen content, and a closure formed over the opening of the receptacle for sealing the frozen content within the cavity of the receptacle. The receptacle is perforable, and the container is configured for insertion into an apparatus that is configured to create a consumable liquid beverage from the frozen content within the container, such that the frozen content is extracted through a perforation created in the receptacle by the apparatus.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- MELTZ, LLC
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hoon, Douglas M | Guilford, US | 28 | 498 |
# of filed Patents : 28 Total Citations : 498 | |||
Kalenian, Paul | Santa Fe, US | 19 | 311 |
# of filed Patents : 19 Total Citations : 311 | |||
Roberts, Matthew P | Ipswich, US | 22 | 297 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 297 |
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