Automated apparatus for manufacturing food tablets for hot beverage brewing

    公开(公告)号:US11937616B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17250255

    申请日:2019-06-24

    申请人: Caffemotive Srl

    摘要: An apparatus for manufacturing tablets for hot beverage brewing includes a reservoir feeding infusible loose food products, a grinding system for the loose food products to obtain grounds of a given size, a moistening system moistening the grounds to a given moisture content, a mixing and homogenizing system for mixing and homogenizing the grounds to a homogeneous mixture, a weighing system of the homogeneous mixture to obtain a dose of predetermined weight, a forming system forming the dose into a tablet of predetermined volume, an irradiation system for electromagnetic irradiation of the tablet to overheat the particles to a partial baking and/or sintering for compactness and self-supporting ability without an enclosure, and a control system acting on the grinding, moistening, homogenizing, system, forming, and irradiating systems to control particle size, moisture content, homogeneity, weight, volume and compactness parameters of the tablet and change water permeability of the tablet accordingly.

    Freeze-dried coffee powder and a method for the manufacture thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11744261B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17478677

    申请日:2021-09-17

    IPC分类号: A23F5/32 A23F5/08 A23F5/36

    CPC分类号: A23F5/32 A23F5/08 A23F5/36

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for the manufacture of a freeze-dried coffee powder, the method comprising:



    providing a coffee extract having from 40 wt % to 55 wt % solids;
    adding gas to the coffee extract in an amount of from 1 NL/kg to 5 NL/kg of coffee extract, to provide a gas-containing coffee extract at above atmospheric pressure;
    depressurising the gas-containing coffee extract to form a foamed coffee extract;
    cooling the foamed coffee extract to below −40° C. without shear, or with low shear, to form a frozen coffee extract,
    grinding the frozen coffee extract to a powder; and
    drying the powder,
    wherein the step of cooling the foamed coffee extract to below −40° C. comprises:

    (i) cooling the foamed coffee extract to a first temperature;
    (ii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the first temperature to a second temperature lower than the first temperature; and
    (iii) cooling the foamed coffee extract from the second temperature to below −40° C.,


    wherein the first temperature is 1° C. above a freezing point of the foamed coffee extract and wherein the second temperature is 3° C. below the freezing point,

    wherein step (ii) has a duration of from 5 to 90 minutes, preferably 10 to 60 minutes.

    SINGLE SERVE COFFEE MAKER
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230210303A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18150335

    申请日:2023-01-05

    申请人: Nomi Brew, Inc.

    发明人: Naomi Masdon

    摘要: A single serve coffee brewer includes a user input device configured to receive brew information from a user. A grinding mechanism grinds whole coffee beans based on the brew information. A brew chamber includes a first section to receive and retain the ground coffee beans, a filter divider retaining the ground coffee beans in the first section, and an annular section prevented from receiving the ground coffee beans by the filter divider. A water reservoir and a heater configured to heat water from the reservoir based on the brew information. A water pump moves a measured amount of heated water from the heater to the brew chamber, based on the brew information. A drawdown release valve retains the water in the brew chamber for a set duration, based on the brew information, and releases brewed coffee from the brewing chamber responsive to the duration elapsing.

    METHOD FOR REFRESHING ROASTED COFFEE

    公开(公告)号:US20220142195A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17095579

    申请日:2020-11-11

    申请人: Bijan B. Yadegar

    发明人: Bijan B. Yadegar

    摘要: A method of refreshing roasted coffee, comprising the steps: providing a previously roasted coffee; mixing said previously roasted coffee with water, such that a mixture is created; and heating said mixture in a covered heat safe container via a heating device, such that a refreshed previously roasted coffee is created; and brewing said refreshed previously roasted coffee. The mixture may further comprise one or more flavors and the previously roasted coffee may be instant coffee, ground coffee, and/or whole bean coffee.