Machine for making, storing and dispensing yogurt

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9907320
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13856944

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This invention relates to a machine for making, storing and dispensing yogurt, comprising a tank for processing a certain quantity of milk, a device for inoculating milk ferments inside the tank, a cylinder for keeping and storing the yogurt, which is connected to the processing tank, a tap for dispensing the yogurt coming from the keeping and storing cylinder; the machine also comprises a heating and cooling unit connected to the processing tank and capable of causing the milk to reach a first pasteurization temperature, a second inoculation temperature, at which a certain quantity of milk ferments is inoculated in the processing tank through the inoculating device, and a third fermentation temperature of the milk ferments; the heating and cooling unit is also connected to the keeping and storing cylinder to cool the yogurt coming from the processing tank and to bring it to a fourth cooling temperature and to a fifth storing and dispensing temperature.

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ALI GROUP S R L - CARPIGIANIVIA GOBETTI 2/A CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO (MILANO) 20063

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cocchi, Andrea Calderara di Reno, IT 102 1240
Lazzarini, Roberto Reggio Emilia, IT 137 1469

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