Patents Assigned to Trade Secret Chocolates
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Patent number: 11925960Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for winnowing. In one aspect, a method includes loading an initial material into a winnowing system via a feed member; feeding the material into a fluidically accelerated winnowing cavity, where the initial material impacts at least one plate member to yield chaff material and processed material, and where the processed material and the chaff material circulate in the winnowing cavity; and separating the chaff material and the processed from the winnowing cavity based on density. Other aspects include yielding intermediate material, where the intermediate material reimpacts the at least one plate member until yielding chaff material and processed material, preprocessing the initial material, controlling the flow of initial material into the winnowing cavity with a feed gate, where the chaff material egresses the winnowing cavity via a chaff chute, where the chaff material collects in a collection cavity, and/or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Trade Secret ChocolatesInventor: Matthew J. Rubin
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Patent number: 11896026Abstract: Systems for dispensing chocolate, in one aspect including an exterior housing with first volume; a vertical support member; a base support member; a dispenser guiding member within the first volume; an extruder connection member extending through the housing and having a first end within the housing and a second end outside of the housing, defining a pivot axis; an extruder member connected to the first end; a lever connected to the second end; at least one extruder guide member within the first volume and connected to the extruder member; and at least one extruder guide rail connected to the housing within the first volume and capable of receiving the at least one extruder guide member; and where manual actuation of the lever pivots the extruder member in cooperation with the at least one extruder guide member.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TRADE SECRET CHOCOLATESInventors: Matthew J. Rubin, Adam Ambrecht
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Patent number: 11772009Abstract: An assembly for rehabilitating alcohol, including a pressure controllable chamber, a cooler in thermal communication with the pressure controllable chamber, a liquid inlet port in fluidic communication with the pressure controllable chamber, a liquid outlet port in fluidic communication with the pressure controllable chamber, and a gas outlet port in fluidic communication with the pressure controllable chamber. The assembly further includes a partial vacuum source in fluidic communication with the gas outlet port for establishing a partial vacuum in the pressure controllable chamber, and a liquid collection vessel in fluidic communication with the liquid outlet port. The residence time from when a liquid is flowed into the pressure controllable chamber until the liquid exits the chamber is no more than sixty seconds. The partial vacuum is insufficient to evaporate an ethanol solution during residence time in the pressure controllable chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Trade Secret ChocolatesInventors: Matthew J. Rubin, Adam Daniel Ambrecht, Jessica Clare Halstead
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Patent number: 11758918Abstract: Systems and methods for processing food products. One aspect is a system for processing food products including a base member, a vessel member defining a vessel volume, an opening formed through the vessel member, a vessel lip surrounding the opening; a vessel lid connected to the vessel member to substantially seal the opening; a motor shaft, at least one mixing member connected to the motor shaft and within the vessel volume; a motor connected to the motor shaft; and grinding media within the vessel volume for grinding and mixing food products, where energizing the motor urges the motor shaft and the at least one mixing member to rotate within the vessel volume to agitate the grinding media; and where the grinding media includes first grinding media and second grinding media.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Trade Secret ChocolatesInventors: Adam D. Ambrecht, Jessica Claire Halstead, Matthew J. Rubin, Martin Weibye
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Patent number: 10925294Abstract: Systems and methods for processing food products. One aspect is a system for processing food products including a base member, a vessel member defining a vessel volume, an opening formed through the vessel member, a vessel lip surrounding the opening; a vessel lid connected to the vessel member to substantially seal the opening; a motor shaft, at least one mixing member connected to the motor shaft and within the vessel volume; a motor connected to the motor shaft; and grinding media within the vessel volume for grinding and mixing food products, where energizing the motor urges the motor shaft and the at least one mixing member to rotate within the vessel volume to agitate the grinding media; and where the grinding media includes first grinding media and second grinding media.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Trade Secret ChocolatesInventors: Adam D. Ambrecht, Jessica Claire Halstead, Matthew J. Rubin, Martin Weibye
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Patent number: D885111Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Trade Secret ChocolatesInventors: Matthew J. Rubin, Adam D. Ambrecht, Glen D. Fuller
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Patent number: D1015758Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Trade Secret ChocolatesInventors: Matthew J. Rubin, Adam D. Ambrecht, Loran Bohall