And A Centrifugal Extractor Patents (Class 99/511)
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Patent number: 12144465Abstract: The invention proposes a spinning device for drying food comprising a container, a cover, an internal rotatable basket, a central drive assembly coupled to the basket for effecting rotation of the basket and including a handle structure linearly reciprocating between a raised position and a lowered position to rotate the basket, wherein the conversion mechanism retained against axial movement, the lid being releasably coupled to the basket and engageably coupled to the handle structure, and a brake assembly for reducing the rotational velocity and/or for stopping the rotation of the basket relative to the container, characterized in that the actuation of the brake assembly is effected by a rotation of the handle structure of the drive mechanism with respect to the cover of the container around the vertical axis (A) of rotation of the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Inventors: Carsten Bohn, Michel Paulo
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Patent number: 11930953Abstract: Provided is an apparatus (100) for extracting juice from food ingredients. The apparatus comprises a container (102) for receiving the food ingredients; the container having a juice outlet (110). A blender tool is located inside the container which blends the food ingredients. A drive system (109) drives the blender tool for blending and spins the container to assist juice which is released from the food ingredients during blending to pass out of the container via the juice outlet. The drive system provides independent control over the driving of the blender tool and the spinning of the container respectively. Further provided is a method for extracting juice from food ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Heimo Obersteiner, Thomas Otti
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Patent number: 11779043Abstract: A fruit and vegetable juicing device having a feed tube, a juice collector and a grating disc carrying a frusto-conical sieve, the grating disc having a first array of grating teeth, a secondary processing surface with a second array of grating teeth; each tooth having one leading edge and one trailing edge, wherein the juice collector has either an internal helical ramp with an elevated discharge nozzle or a circumferential trough having a lowest point that leads to a discharge nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITEDInventors: Keith James Hensel, Nicholas Edmonds, Khon Thai, Samuel Adeloju
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Patent number: 11678771Abstract: A food processing appliance includes a bowl to contain the food, with a side wall, a rotary work accessory arranged in the bowl, a lid arranged on the bowl, the lid including a manually operated motor to cause a drive shaft to spin the work accessory around a rotation axis A by pulling on a cord transversely to the axis A. The lid includes: a first dynamic gasket arranged between the lid and the side wall to fill the space therebetween; a second dynamic gasket, arranged between the lid and the drive shaft to fill the space therebetween; each gasket having an inner wall, a connecting part arranged on the lid, an annular lip and a groove; the lip movable and deformable with a displacement angle ? extending outwards relative to the axis A, so as to ensure a watertight seal when the lid is connected to the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventors: Stéphane Plichon, David Benoit
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Patent number: 11363903Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventor: Alan Backus
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Patent number: 11083210Abstract: A fruit and vegetable juicing device having a feed tube, a juice collector and a grating disc carrying a frusto-conical sieve, the grating disc having a first array of grating teeth, a secondary processing surface with a second array of grating teeth; each tooth having one leading edge and one trailing edge, wherein the juice collector has either an internal helical ramp with an elevated discharge nozzle or a circumferential trough having a lowest point that leads to a discharge nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITEDInventors: Keith James Hensel, Nicholas Edmonds, Khon Thai, Samuel Adeloju
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Patent number: 10499758Abstract: A modular sieve (100) for a juicing apparatus is disclosed that comprises a first module (110) comprising a pattern of first protrusions (112) having first edge regions (113); and a second module (120) comprising a pattern of second protrusions (122) having second edge regions (123) for adjoining neighbouring first edge regions when the first module is engaged with the second module, wherein each first edge region and an adjoining second edge region delimit a plurality of apertures (150) for passing juice. A juicing apparatus including such a modular sieve is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Juergen Holzbauer, Stefan Sauer
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Patent number: 10349771Abstract: Described is a device for producing beverages, compatible with any handheld domestic blender, which enables producing beverages either by crushing a solid element from which the juice is extracted and at the same time filtering the same or, enabling mixing a solid element with a liquid one at the same time that it is being filtered, the device including at least one filtering beaker, a pestle for inserting into the filtering beaker, and structure for holding the filtering beaker.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Inventor: Andoni Monforte Duart
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Patent number: 10306910Abstract: The present invention relates to a juicer comprising a screw is arranged inside a net drum, and a rotary brush placed between an inner wall of a housing and an outer wall of the net drum, wherein a screw coupling protrusion or a screw coupling groove is formed on the upper part of the screw and a rotary brush coupling groove or a rotary brush coupling protrusion is formed on the upper part of the rotary brush such that the screw coupling protrusion and the rotary brush coupling groove are coupled or the screw coupling groove and the rotary brush coupling protrusion are coupled in such a manner that the rotary brush is directly rotated by the screw.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Inventor: Young Ki Kim
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Patent number: 10219646Abstract: The appliance includes a chute for admitting food in a downward direction; a screw for processing foods leaving the chute, which is centered on an axis and includes an upper stage, provided with a sweeper acting on the foods leaving the chute to fragment them, and a separate lower stage to drive food fragments coming from the upper stage of the screw downward and press them; a chamber for receiving the screw, which is substantially centered on the axis and which includes an upper part, connected to the outlet of the chute to receive the foods leaving the chute and surrounding the upper stage of the screw, and a lower part, surrounding the lower stage of the screw to separate the juice from the food fragments when the latter are pressed by the lower stage of the screw; and a driving system including an electric motor for driving the screw.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: SANTOSInventors: Nicolas Fouquet, Cedric Gelin
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Patent number: 9980595Abstract: Device for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient contained in a receptacle (17) by driving the receptacle in centrifugation comprising: —a holding part (16) arranged for holding the receptacle in a position enabling it to be driven in rotation along a longitudinal axis of rotation (I), —a liquid interfacing part (8) arranged for supplying water in the receptacle and/or extracting the beverage from the receptacle, —a collecting part (44) for collecting the beverage obtained by the interaction between the ingredient and water in the receptacle, wherein the holding part and liquid interfacing part (8, 16) are connected together by connection means in such a manner that these parts (8, 16) rotate together with the receptacle during centrifugation, wherein the connection means comprise at least a first engaging surface (48; 86) of the holding part (16) and a second engaging surface (23; 87) of the liquid interfacing part (8) engaged in contact together during connection in a manner preventing the holdingType: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Christian Jarisch, Stefan Etter, Alexandre Perentes
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Patent number: 9888802Abstract: The present application relates to a centrifugal separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp. The centrifugal separator comprises a body (22) configured to rotate about a central axis (24), a chamber (28) formed by the body (22) for receiving pulp and juice, and an elongate aperture (29) defined by and extending arcuately around the body (22). Therefore juice in the chamber (28) is urged to flow through the aperture (29) when the body (22) is rotated about the central axis. The present application also relates to a juicer for extracting fruit and or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp comprising a centrifugal separator.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Juergen Holzbauer, Theodoor Stolk, Klaas Kooijker, Heimo Obersteiner, Haley Danielle Watson, Andreas Jacobus Louis Nijsen, Gertrude Riette Van Der Kamp, Jasper Boter, Marjan Willeke Esther Cornelissen
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Patent number: 9839233Abstract: A food preparation appliance including a housing containing a sieve having an inner perforated surface for extracting fruits and vegetables into liquids and solid particles, a source of rotatable power for rotating the sieve, and a manually operated cleaning device for removing pulp of food particles from the perforated surface of the sieve. The cleaning device includes a cleaning implement having a first position normally biased into a non-engaged position from the perforated surface and a second position when the cleaning device is operated to an engaged position against the perforated surface. The cleaning implement is biased against the perforated surface in the second position using a biasing member configured to maintain constant engagement of the cleaning implement against the perforated surface while the sieve is rotated. In an embodiment, the biasing member is a coil wave spring.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.Inventor: George T. Hardin, Jr.
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Patent number: 9565872Abstract: A juicer and a blender share a common base. The juicer and blender may share a common motor. The juicer has a spout that discharges into the blender.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Breville Pty LtdInventors: Daniel Robert Corkin, Stephen John McClean, Scott Brady, Richard Hoare, Vyvyan Rose, Tristan Brega, Gerard Andrew White, Khon Thai, Jarred Twigg, Simon James Chalk
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Patent number: 9027471Abstract: The current invention discloses a food-drying device that includes a container, a drying assembly having a plurality of bores, and a drive mechanism. The drying assembly is disposed in the container and is capable of being rotated relative to the container. The drive mechanism rotates the drying assembly relative to the container. The drive mechanism includes a reciprocating handle movable between a first position and a second position along a linear direction, and a conversion mechanism for converting reciprocating movement of the reciprocating handle to rotary motion of the drying assembly from force supplied by a user to actuate the reciprocating handle moving from the first position to the second position, and from force supplied by the user to actuate the reciprocating handle moving from the second position to the first position.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Golden Choice Products Ltd.Inventors: Kwan Kit Chan, Chung Ming Chan
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Patent number: 9016196Abstract: A fruit and vegetable juicer has a motor above which is a filter basket that is surrounded by a collection chamber. A feed tube is supported above the filter basket and is integral with a lid to the collection chamber. In preferred embodiments, the separation chamber comprises a central liquid collection portion and a pulp collection portion that surrounds it. In particularly preferred embodiments, the inside diameter of the interior sidewall that separates the pulp collection chamber from the juice collection chamber is tapered toward a central axis of rotation. The smaller diameter end of the sidewall is adjacent to an upper rim of the filter basket.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Breville Pty LimitedInventor: Keith James Hensel
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Publication number: 20150101495Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventor: Alan L. Backus
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Patent number: 8939070Abstract: There is provided a juicer for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables comprising a lower base, an upper base, a top cover with a hollow cylindrical feeding tube, a grating-disk and mesh filter assembly, a pulp collector, and a pusher. The upper base is mounted on a lower base and receives the grating-disk and mesh filter assembly. The grating disk is a concave shape and tooth-like cutters are arranged into rows on an inclined surface of the grating disk. The top cover is fitted on the upper base and houses a hollow cylindrical feeding tube. Inside the feeding tube is an anti-rotation protrusion, located at the bottom of the feeding tube made an integral part of the feeding tube to prevent the food from spinning inside the tube. The pusher is inserted into the feeding tube and contains a opening that matches the anti-rotation protrusion and into which rests the anti-rotation protrusion. The bottom of the pusher is convex-shaped and matches the concave grating disk.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2008Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Electrical Investments LimitedInventors: Shu Wan Cheung, William Shu Sang Cheung, To Yin Pang
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METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING PUREE, OR JUICE, FROM FOOD PRODUCTS WITH HIGH PRODUCTION CAPACITY
Publication number: 20140373736Abstract: A machine for extracting puree, or fruit juice, from a product of animal or vegetable origin, provides a hollow body having a longitudinal axis. In the hollow body a sieve is mounted having a plurality of holes, in order to result co-axial to the hollow body same. The machine also includes a rotor mounted coaxially in the sieve and having a plurality of blades arranged to cause a centrifugal force to the product to treat, in order to separate it into a main product that crosses the sieve and that is discharged through a first outlet and into a waste material that, instead, cannot cross the sieve and is discharged through a second outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventor: Alessandro BERTOCCHI -
Patent number: 8869686Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Inventor: Alan Backus
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Patent number: 8826811Abstract: A juicer module is disclosed herein. The juicer module includes an open top juicer container, a lid which is provided with a material input through a side of the lid and coupled to an upper portion of the juicer container, a net drum fixedly arranged within the juicer container and a screw arranged within the net drum. The screw is provided with a spiral portion formed on a side surface of the screw and a rotary shaft to pass through the shaft hole of the juicer container. The juicer module may further include a guide rotary portion formed on an upper end of the screw, and the lid may be provided with a rotary guide for guiding the rotation of the screw, the rotary guide being in contact with an edge of the guide rotary portion when the juicer module is assembled.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: NUC Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jong Boo Kim
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Patent number: 8807022Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2009Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Inventor: Alan Backus
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Patent number: 8794133Abstract: A grating disc (4) arranged to be rotatably mounted within a food processor (1), to rotate in a direction of rotation (26), which grating disc (4) comprises at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed. The grating disc (4) comprises at least one groove (28) extending from an inner region (21) to an outer edge (22) of the grating disc (4) to assist in guiding food particles outwardly during use of the food processor (1). With the provision of a grating disc in accordance with the present invention, improved output of processed food is accomplished in that the at least one groove with assistance of centrifugal force guides the processed food outwardly for retrieval.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Ines Fister, Thomas Johannes Gaertner, Heimo Obersteiner, Claudio Brenna
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Publication number: 20140190359Abstract: A juicer and a blender share a common base. The juicer and blender may share a common motor. The juicer has a spout that discharges into the blender.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventors: Daniel Robert Corkin, Stephen John McClean, Scott Brady, Richard Hoare, Vyvyan Rose, Tristan Brega, Gerard Andrew White, Khon Thai, Jarred Twigg, Simon James Chalk
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Patent number: 8752480Abstract: An apparatus for preparing a melon juice concentrate, such as watermelon juice concentrate, includes a finisher with brushes for separating melon flesh from melon rind including leaving at least 1/16 inch flesh on the rind and screens for separating juice from flesh. The apparatus also includes a steamer to reduce bacteria count on whole melon, a chopper for chopping melons into pieces less than about 16 inches square, an extractor for extracting juice from the flesh, and an evaporator for concentrating melon juice to form melon juice concentrate. The steamer includes a cylinder frame, steam jets directing steam through apertures in the cylinder frame at whole melon therein, and a motivator to move the whole melon along the cylinder frame. The apparatus can also process cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and other melon.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Milne Fruit Products, Inc.Inventors: Bruce D. DeJong, Eric A. Johnson, David L. Luther, Gordon R. Taylor
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Publication number: 20140147565Abstract: A centrifugal bowl comprises a base that can rotate about an axis of rotation. A filter sieve in the shape of a perforated peripheral side sieve wall extends from an open end to the base, and a plurality of vanes is disposed in a predominantly radial direction on the inner surface of the perforated peripheral side sieve wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Michiel Allan Aurelius SCHALLIG, THEODOOR STOLK
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Patent number: 8677895Abstract: A food processor defining a food processing path comprises a frame having a first compartment located within the food processing path and a second compartment located out of the food processing path and at least one dicing element configured to be received in both of the first and second compartments. When the dicing element is received in the first compartment, the dicing element dices food passing through the food processing path, and when the dicing element is received in the second compartment, the dicing element is stored out of the food processing path.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kevin J. Beber, John Colasanti, Arren J. McCormick
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Patent number: 8671833Abstract: An apparatus for extraction of juice and pulp from a food product includes a base enclosing an electric motor from which extends a rotating drive shaft, a tank fixed on the base and transpierced by the drive shaft, an entry spout for the food product, a strainer set in the tank and being supported and spun by the drive shaft, the strainer comprising a radial wall perforated by several holes and a solid bottom, such that the food product is in contact with the bottom and the wall and passes through the holes, and a food pusher which can be inserted in the spout, the food product being held against the bottom of the strainer by the food pusher in order to extract from this food product its juice which is collected in the tank situated underneath the strainer, wherein the bottom of the strainer comprises a shape of an ascending or descending staircase.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Hameur S.A.Inventors: Patrick Gonneaud, Jean-Pierre Lazzer
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Patent number: 8613251Abstract: The invention provides a centrifugal juicer with a removable bin for collection of unwanted pulp generated by the juicing process. The pulp is thrown upwardly and outwardly, and exits through a letterbox-like aperture which aligns with a filler aperture in the bin. The bin is slidably movable towards and away from the juicer and is open-topped; being covered during operation by a roof member which extends outwardly from the juicer. The bin (32) is provided, above the filler aperture, with a bridging member having a surface adapted to slide in contact with, or closely adjacent, the underside of the roof, thereby to wipe pulp deposits from the roof when the bin is slid away from the juicer for removal. The wiping surface of the bridging member may be shaped or configured to enhance the wiping action.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Kenwood LimitedInventor: Nicholas Ian Jays
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Patent number: 8539693Abstract: A brake assembly for reducing the rotational velocity the spinning basket of a food spinning device applies a frictional force to an annular ridge on the lid of the spinning basket. A brake button movably disposed in a cover of the spinning device includes flexible pinching arms having cam surfaces. The cam surfaces of the flexible pinching arms extend through a guide aperture, thereby causing the pinching arms to flex toward each other when the brake button is depressed and to apply the frictional engagement to the annular ridge.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Marco Perry, Mark Prommel, David Block
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Publication number: 20130180415Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventor: Alan BACKUS
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Patent number: 8474375Abstract: A juicer arrangement comprises a motor-driven appliance (1), capable of extracting juice from fruit, and a vessel (10) for receiving the juice. The appliance has a tubular outlet duct (9) through which juice can flow; the duct consisting of an inner portion (12) that is fixed to the appliance (1) and an outer portion (13) which can be rotated, relative to the inner portion (12), about the longitudinal axis (12a) of the tubular outlet duct (9). Near the outlet end of the outer portion (13) of the outlet duct there is provided a chordally-extending internal wall (15), configured such that, in one rotational position of the outer portion (13) of the duct relative to the inner portion (12), the wall (15) is positioned to act as an anti-dripping dam member to resist liquid flow through the outlet duct (9). In another rotational position of the outer portion (13) of the duct relative to the inner portion (12), the wall (15) is inverted, leaving a gap through which juice can be dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Kenwood LimitedInventors: Nick Jays, Adam Wade
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Publication number: 20130160658Abstract: A refrigerated automatic distributor (51) for juices extracted from fresh fruits (53) comprising a fruit or vegetable stocking store (52), a juice extraction device (54) for extracting juice from fruits or vegetables, a fruit moving mechanism for moving the fruits or vegetables between the stocking store and the extraction device, a mouth (26) of access to a container (33) for the juice and an electronic control unit (31). The distributor (51) further comprises a sealing device (41) for sealing the container (33) with the juice extracted and to be dispensed and in which the electronic control unit (31) is provided for activating the sealing device (41) on request of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: A.A.T. AGROINDUSTRY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A.Inventors: Salvatore Torrisi, Mario Venticinque
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Patent number: 8387520Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Inventor: Alan Backus
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Patent number: 8353474Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing system foodstuff are shown and described. Food processing systems can hold and prepare food for consumption. The disclosed embodiments can be quickly and conveniently used to dry, grind, mill, dispense, or otherwise process foodstuff.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Chef'n CorporationInventors: David A. Holcomb, Adam A. Jossem
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Patent number: 8316762Abstract: A juice extractor comprises a body, a filtering apparatus, and a shattering apparatus. The body has an inner space. The filtering apparatus is disposed within the body and divides the inner space into a shattering chamber and a collecting chamber. The shattering apparatus is disposed within the shattering chamber and comprises at least a first cutting blade and a second cutting blade configured to shatter a comestible. The comestibles shattered by the first cutting blade can reach the second cutting blade and be shattered by the second cutting blade.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Inventor: Weijie Peng
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Publication number: 20120227592Abstract: A juice extracting apparatus, which can improve juice extracting efficiency without increasing a number of revolutions of a driving means, is disclosed. A juice extracting apparatus, which can easily clean components including an extracting net unit, while minimizing sludge stuck in or sticking on a component, is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Tong Yang Inc.Inventors: Tae Gyu Lim, Chul Gu Lee, Kyoung Ho Lee, Dong Hoon Kang
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Publication number: 20120192729Abstract: A juice machine includes a cutter module, and the cutter module includes a cutter turntable, a filter, and a cutter flywheel. The filter includes a bottom plate, a first side plate protruded and tilted upwardly from an external periphery of the bottom plate, a filter plate horizontally extended from the top of the first side plate, a tilted second side plate protruded upwardly from an edge of the filter plate, an opening formed at the center of the bottom plate, a plurality of first meshes formed on the first side plate, a plurality of second meshes formed on the filter plate, a plurality of third meshes formed on the second side plate. Therefore, the weight of the filter can be decreased to provide a stable filter and reduce vibrations and noises. The juice machine can enhance both juice squeezing efficiency and juice yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventor: Jin Yi Huang
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Publication number: 20120192728Abstract: A juice machine includes a lid, and the lid includes an upper casing, a feeding barrel, and a block member. The feeding barrel is installed on the upper casing, and the feeding barrel is hollow inside. The block member is surrounded around an external side of the bottom of the feeding barrel. The juice machine can enhance both juice squeezing efficiency and juice yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventor: Jin Yi Huang
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Patent number: 8215230Abstract: A collapsible salad spinner includes a bowl, basket, and lid. Each of the bowl and basket are formed such that they are collapsible, with the bowl and basket being collapsible while nested within one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: 8181567Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for preparing foods, aimed at creating fruit and/or vegetable juice from whole or chopped fruits and/or vegetables, by grating and centrifugation, including in particular: a grating disc; a basket connected to the grating disc, linked to a drive shaft, comprising in particular a filter ring and a hub; a cover, fitted with a food introduction conduit, the conduit substantially having the shape of a cylindrical tube with a circular, oval or oblong base. The purpose of the invention is to offer improvements enabling juice to be produced with a high throughput. These improvements consist in particular of an introduction conduit comprising an element for holding foods and a grating disc inclined with respect to its rotation axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Hameur SAInventors: Patrice Jean Marcel Bourgeois-Potage, Lïc Xavier Fevre
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Patent number: 8146490Abstract: A juice extractor (100), in particular for fruit and vegetable, comprising a rotatable grating disk (106), a filter sieve (108) surrounding the grating disk (106), a feed tube (114a, 114b) arranged above the grating disk (106), and a food pusher (116) insertable into the feed tube (114a, 114b) to press food, in particular fruit and vegetable, onto the grating disk (106), wherein the food pusher (116) is hollow with an opening on its side and the feed tube (114a, 114b) has an corresponding opening, such that pulp generated during grating food may enter the food pusher (116). Separate containers for collecting pulp become thus obsolete. This allows for a more compact design of juice extractors (100).Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Heimo Obersteiner, Werner Murbacher
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Publication number: 20120037013Abstract: Machine (1) for extracting puree, or fruit juice starting from vegetable or animal food, such as a rough extractor or a fine extractor. The machine (1) comprises essentially a cylindrical body (2) having an inlet (3) for the product to treat, an outlet (4) for a part of the product that can be used and an outlet (5) for another part of product to dispose of. The rotor (6) is wheeled to a motor (80) by a shaft (15). The product that is put in the cylindrical body (2) of the machine (1) is pushed by centrifugal force by a plurality of blades (20) of the rotor (6) to pass through a sieve (7) having holes (8) and a cylindrical or conical shape. The blades (20) of the rotor (6) comprise, in particular a first portion (21) having a first concavity and a second portion (22) having a second concavity opposite to the first.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventor: Alessandro Bertocchi
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Publication number: 20110271849Abstract: The invention provides a centrifugal juicer (10) with a removable container, or bin, (32) for collection of the unwanted pulp generated by the juicing process. A macerator (22) is located in a working zone (20) of the juicer, and the pulp is thrown upwardly and outwardly away from the macerator, and exits through a letterbox-like aperture (34) which aligns with a filler aperture (36) in the bin when the bin is placed correctly for operation of the juicer. The bin (32) is slidably movable towards and away from the juicer and is open-topped; the bin being covered during operation by a roof member (38) which extends outwardly from the juicer. The bin (32) is provided with an upper bridging member (40), above the filler aperture (36); the bridging member (40) having a surface adapted to slide in contact with, or closely adjacent, the underside of the roof (38), thereby to wipe pulp deposits from the roof when the bin (32) is slid away from the juicer (10) for removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: KENWOOD LIMITEDInventor: Nicholas Ian Jays
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Publication number: 20110244100Abstract: A method for removal of waste material in a process for extracting puree, or juice, from a starting product based on vegetable or animal food comprising a step of feeding a measured amount of starting product to a machine for extracting puree (101). The starting product can be pre-treated, for example softened (102), and then subject to an extraction step (103), obtaining a main product comprising the puree (104), which is discharged via a first outlet (41), and a waste material that is discharged via a second outlet (42) (105). The waste material is then mixed with a measured amount of a liquid, for example water, obtaining a heterogeneous mixture (106). The heterogeneous mixture can be thus easily removed by suction, for example by a hydraulic pump (107) connected to the second outlet, to be quickly withdrawn from the extraction section avoiding the risk of jamming the machine at the second outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventor: Alessandro Bertocchi
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Publication number: 20110244101Abstract: Method for extracting puree, or juice, from a starting product based on vegetable or animal food comprising a starting treatment step, for example a step of softening the food product obtaining a treated product (101). A deviation step lows (102), during which the treated product is selectively directed towards a cold extraction (110), or towards a hot extraction (200). If the treated product is directed towards a cold extraction, it follows firstly an extraction step (103), in which the treated product at the inlet is separated into a main product comprising the puree, or the juice (103a) and into a waste material (103b). The main product is then subjected to an enzymatic inactivation step which provides quickly heating the treated product up to a determined temperature T (104).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventor: Alessandro Bertocchi
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Patent number: 7975948Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for processing system foodstuff are shown and described. Food processing systems can hold and prepare food for consumption. The disclosed embodiments can be quickly and conveniently used to dry, grind, mill, dispense, or otherwise process foodstuff.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Chef'n CorporationInventors: David A. Holcomb, Adam A. Jossem
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Publication number: 20110083566Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventor: Alan BACKUS
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Publication number: 20110083565Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventor: Alan BACKUS
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Patent number: 7866259Abstract: An apparatus for use with a food processor base and a method for using the same. The food processor base includes a seat, a drive shaft and a motor. The drive shaft is rotated by the motor. The apparatus includes an outer bowl, a cover for the outer bowl, and a perforated inner bowl. The outer bowl may include a connector for being seated on the seat of the food processor base. The inner bowl is positioned within the outer bowl and is connectable to the drive shaft of the food processor base for rotation of the inner perforated bowl within the outer bowl. The inner perforated bowl has a one to one rotation with the drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Innovative Products for Life Inc.Inventors: Hatim Zaghloul, Mohammed Mali, Hussein Desouki, Sisso El-Hamamsy