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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7596963 | Conveyor screw for use as surface scraper in cooling and freezing units A conveyor screw for conveyance of high viscose masses and an apparatus with such a conveyor screw, preferably for production of an ice cream. Said crew having a plurality of screw flights, where at least two screw flights extend from an inlet end part of the convey... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7451613 | Frozen food appliance A frozen food appliance for making and dispensing frozen food products comprising a base, a removable container adapted to be chilled in a conventional freezer and then replaced into the base, a dispensing nozzle and associated control lever, an automatic scraper, a... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7412845 | Ice cream maker including nestable canister assembly An apparatus is provided for making ice cream or other dessert through the use of a canister assembly containing a freezable material. The canister assembly includes at least two separable canister subassemblies. The subassemblies may be nestable so as to minimize s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7314308 | Mixing bowl with attachment A food mixing attachment includes two mixing arms extending down from an engagement member that is configured for engaging a mixer. A respective flexible blade is on each arm and has a contour generally like that of a bowl. During the mixing process the blades scrap... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278276 | Frozen carbonated beverage apparatus for preparing a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage A frozen carbonated beverage apparatus includes a freezing cylinder that stores and freezes a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage. A beater including a helical member is moveable about an axis, and a stationary baffle is received within the beater. As the beater rot... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7114552 | Split mutator shaft A method and apparatus for removing or inserting a mutator shaft from a scraped surface heat exchanger assembly comprising a split shaft design to form a plurality of mutator shaft segments. Each shaft segment contains ends further connectable with one another and m... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100392 | Machine for producing granita and similar beverages A granita production machine includes a bowl (2) designed to receive a water solution to be transformed into granita. The bowl (2), which is provided with a cover (3) and a granita dispensing tap (4), surrounds a cooling drum (11),... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7047758 | Ice cream machine with specialized motor A motor system can be provided for a tank for mixing and chilling ice cream. The motor system includes a variable speed motor having a speed control. The speed control can be utilized to operate the motor in a forward or reversed speed or across a spectrum of more t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048217 | Blending station apparatus and method A blending station apparatus and method includes a foodstuffs storage location where a plurality of individual foodstuffs storage containers are held, a control panel for inputting information into the blending station so that the beverage size and one or more of th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6945067 | Ice cream freezer There is disclosed an ice cream freezer comprising a system (1) including a freezer pipe (8) and a cooling system (9), a pipe system I is used for introducing ingredients by means of an introducing pump (1). A pipe system (U) is used for ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6622511 | Frozen confectionery maker A frozen confectionery maker includes a container having a cavity in its walls and base for receiving freezable solution. There is a lid for closing the container and a mixer rotatably engagable with the lid to locate within the container. A drive means r... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6514555 | Articles of frozen confectionery containing inclusions, and manufacturing process Composite articles of frozen confectionery are manufactured containing inclusions, by forming extrusions of a central filling surrounded by a sleeve of frozen composition by co-extrusion at a temperature for the frozen composition of less than or equal to... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6438987 | Compact countertop frozen food and beverage system for domestic use A compact portable, self-contained and self-cleaning, domestic frozen food and beverage system capable of rapidly and automatically preparing and dispensing soft ice cream products, slush drinks, and frozen beverages in an efficient and spill-free manner.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6228412 | Mono-screw extrusion process for manufacturing aerated frozen products Frozen aerated compositions are prepared by introducing an unfrozen composition suitable for being frozen for preparing a frozen aerated composition into the barrel of an extrusion apparatus containing a single screw and rotating the screw for transportin... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6205806 | Ice cream making apparatus and an agitator for the same An ice cream making apparatus and an agitator for the same. The agitator includes top and bottom ends, and a shaft defining an axis through top and bottom ends thereof. A pair of first left and right arms are mounted on the shaft adjacent to the top end. ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6176090 | Frozen cappuccino and fruit smoothie macerator An apparatus for transforming a frozen confection having a coarse texture into a confection having a smooth texture and lighter appearance. The apparatus is comprised of a maceration assembly used in conduction with a frozen confection machine. The appara... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6158331 | Feed device for pasty or liquid food mixtures Feed Machine, preferably for use in machines for processing ice-cream mixtures or the like, having an element that swings (202; 203; 204; 205; 206) about a given axis between two positions and works in conjunction with a suitable housing (102; 103; 104; 1... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6093312 | Ice dispenser with an air-cooled bin A combination water-purification and ice-dispensing system features an air cooler on the ice bin to prevent the congealing of ice. Four slanted agitator blades also break up chunks of ice back into ice cubes. Excess water from the ice maker is recycled in... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6079215 | Method for freeze granulation The present invention is a system and method for freeze granulation of a medium such as a biopharmeceutical product. The medium is put into a chamber and mixed using a pair of counter rotating agitators. The agitators have angled blades or paddles on them... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6047558 | Refrigerated agitator assembly A refrigerated agitator assembly is provided including a rotatable agitator shaft, first and second split hub assemblies, and a plurality of agitator tubes. The rotatable agitator shaft defines a fluid supply passage, a fluid supply port, and a fluid retu... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5979166 | Beverage dispenser The present invention provides an improved frozen beverage dispenser overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art noted above. Not only is the beverage dispenser relatively simple to construct and maintain, but it also provides an exceptionally fast free... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5919510 | Method for manufacturing frozen aerated products The method for manufacturing frozen aerated products includes the use of a device having two endless screws, identical and parallel, meshing with each other and turning in the same direction, located in a casing fitted at one of its ends with a nozzle and... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5845512 | Low temperature composition preparation device, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A device for mixing or otherwise processing compositions at preselected temperatures, comprising a container for receiving the composition ingredients; a jacket member disposed about the container at a spaced distance therefrom so as to form a substantial... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5788370 | Machine for making crushed-ice drinks A machine for making crushed-ice drinks comprising: a crushed-ice drink containment tank, which is provided at the front with a pouring tap adapted to control an outlet for the crushed-ice drink which is located proximate to the bottom of the tank; a holl... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5713209 | Twin screw extruder for batch freezing An apparatus (10) for at least partially freezing a food product which is at least partly liquid in a batch mode is disclosed including a double screw extruder (12) including first and second, substantially intermeshing, self-wiping screws (14, 16) rotata... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5617734 | Low temperature composition preparation device, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A device for mixing or otherwise processing compositions at preselected temperatures, comprising a container for receiving the composition ingredients; a jacket member disposed about the container at a spaced distance therefrom so as to form a substantial... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5603229 | Machine for making crushed ice drinks Machine for making crushed ice drinks comprising a tank with horizontal axis provided at one end with means for dispensing the iced product, and internally housing a refrigerating element consisting of a hollow metal cylinder with double-walled shell hous... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5345781 | Device for cooling of fluids and edible foams The invention pertains to a device for the cooling of edible foams, where a cooling or freezing system for pre-freezing of the foam is directly outlet-connected to an aeration system, a motor driven extruder device designed as combined deep freezing and t... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5312184 | Ice-cream stirring device with stirring blades and scraping vanes Stirring device for machines for the manufacture of ice-cream, of the type with a whipping cylinder (1) with a horizontal axis, provided with a device for extraction of the ice-cream at one head side. The stirrer consists of two stirring blades (7) of hel... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5199278 | Combined machine for processing products for making ice-cream and confectionary A combined machine for processing products for ice cream and confectionery comprising a processing cylinder associated to refrigeration means and heating means which can be operated alternately according to the phases of processing, as well as stirring me... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4900158 | Granita production machine A machine for the production of granita and in particular of the type called Sicilian granita comprising a container with a predominately horizontal development in which rotate motorized means for stirring the mixture contained therein in contact with a w... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4885917 | Household appliance for making frozen food products An appliance for making ice cream as well as other frozen or chilled food and beverage products, motive power for the appliance being supplied thereto by the existing electric power base unit of a standard household blender. This standard unit includes a ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4796440 | Ice cream maker An ice cream preparation apparatus having a cold storage container with a hole through its bottom in which a supporting member is disposed. A rotating screw in the hole through the supporting member moves material through that hole and out the bottom of t... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4733607 | Food processing machine A mixer for food products and the like in commercial quantities comprises a horizontally elongated body with a trough bottom in which rotates one or more horizontal drive shafts carrying an agitator in the form of a helical ribbon or worm of a radius matc... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4732013 | Freezer with helical scraper blade A comestible freezer of the type having a freezing barrel and a rotor in the barrel. The rotor has rigid flight bars extending in helical fashion along the inner surfce of the barrel and spaced inwardly therefrom, and a scraper blade of resilient plastic ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4698984 | Beater device for ice cream making machines An ice cream making machine provided with a rotating beater (5) and a stationary counter-beater (16). The stationary counter-beater is carried by a supporting shaft (15) connected at one end to a cross-plate (17) formed with notches (18) for engaging with... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4696166 | Ice-cream maker An ice-cream maker with a cylindrical container (1), inside which at least one cooled surface is provided for ice-cream formation, and with an electric motor (4), which through a gear unit (5) drives a shaft (6) running central to the container, said shaf... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4692029 | Comestible beater A device for preparing a beaten product and including a beater assembly driven rotatively about a generally vertical axis, with an improved beater assembly comprising an elongate rotor body having at least one blade unit formed integrally with the rotor b... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4655951 | Coolant A coolant, comprising an aqueous solution of potassium hydrogencarbonate, a polyhydric alcohol and, where desired, 1.0 to 20.0% by weight of saccharides, which may be additionally incorporated, for the purpose of protection against corrosion, with 0.01 to... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4643583 | Ice cream making machine incorporating a cold storage container This invention relates to an ice cream making machine which comprises a motor unit operative to rotatively drive a cold storage container whereinto the the mixture to be whisked is introduced. The container includes an inner metal vessel around which an o... | 02/17/1987 |
