Patents by Inventor Stephen Westfall

Stephen Westfall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSUMABLE POWDER RECONSTITUTION AND FROTHING
    Publication number: 20070202227
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reconstituting consumable powder(s) with a liquid to provide a food liquid such as milk, cappuccino-type beverage, or soup with or without froth. The powder is introduced into a container and pre-wetted by an intersecting liquid spray. Further mixing occurs in the container. The container may have additional liquid streams feeding into the container for increased mixing. This food liquid can then be aspirated by the Venturi effect by steam generation to produce a frothed/aerated food liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Beli THAKUR, Juan GONZALEZ, Hanspeter PLEISCH, David GUERRERA, Stephen WESTFALL, Alexander SHER
  • Method and apparatus for consumable powder reconstitution and frothing
    Publication number: 20060034987
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reconstituting consumable powder(s) with a liquid to provide a food liquid such as milk, cappuccino-type beverage, or soup with or without froth. The powder is introduced into a container and pre-wetted by an intersecting liquid spray. Further mixing occurs in the container. The container may have additional liquid streams feeding into the container for increased mixing. This food liquid can then be aspirated by the Venturi effect by steam generation to produce a frothed/aerated food liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Beli Thakur, Juan Gonzalez, Hanspeter Pleisch, David Guerrera, Stephen Westfall, Alexander Sher