Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to trace beverage characteristic in a cartridge which the user just has drunk.SOLUTION: The beverage compounding system comprises: a container (110); an attachment mechanism coupled to the container (110); and a cartridge (150) being configured to engage with the attachment mechanism and having at least one kind of beverage components and a unique bar-code identifier (153A) for tracing a set of beverage characteristic associated with the at least one kind of beverage components in the cartridge (150). When the cartridge (150) engages with the attachment mechanism, the attachment mechanism opens the cartridge (150) to the container (110). A set of beverage characteristic includes at least one of flavor, amount of nutrient, functional components of the beverage components, and place and date the beverage was bought. A user can image the bar-code identifier 153A by using a camera 159.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf-stable, haze-free non-alcoholic malt beverage. SOLUTION: The beverage contains: a chemical preservative selected from sorbate, benzoate, sorbic acid, benzoic acid and mixture thereof; more than 1.5 volumes of carbon dioxide per volume of the beverage; and malt extract. The beverage has a pH of from about 2.5 to about 4.0 and contains more than 1.8 volumes of carbon dioxide when the degree of hardness of the beverage as calcium carbonate exceeds about 25 mg/L. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process of making oil-in-water beverage emulsions that are stable and uniformly dispersed and that avoids neck ringing or floc when stored in a bottle. SOLUTION: The apparatus for making the beverage includes: a supply source 12 of an oil mixture containing an oil having a droplet size; a supply source 16 of an aqueous mixture containing a beverage emulsifier; an inline mixing device 24 for dispersing the oil mixture into the aqueous mixture to form a stable beverage pre-emulsion; and a homogenizer 28 in fluid connection with the in-line mixing device 24 for homogenizing the stable beverage pre-emulsion to form a uniformly dispersed beverage emulsion. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating device and a heating method particularly useful in a vending machine providing hot products. SOLUTION: Products, such as beverages, contained in individual containers such as cans, are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated without deleterious effects on the product by varying the power and timing of the inductive heating. The type of product is identified by machine-readable indicia on the container which are automatically scanned prior to heating. The containers are agitated before, during and/or after heating to mix the contents and distribute heat evenly. A power management protocol turns off non-essential components of the vending machine while the inductive heater is energized to permit the vending machine to operate on a standard 120 VAC, 15 A electrical circuit without overload. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for producing a drink emulsion, with which the stable uniformly dispersed water-in-oil type drink emulsion not forming a collar and cotton-like precipitates, when stored in a bottle, can be produced. SOLUTION: This apparatus for producing the drink emulsion comprises a source 12 for supplying an oil mixture containing an oil having a liquid drop size, a source 16 for supplying an aqueous mixture containing a drink emulsifier, an inline mixer 24 for dispersing the oil mixture in the aqueous mixture to form a stable drink pre-emulsion, and a homogenizer 28 fluid-connected to the inline mixer 24 to homogenize the stable drink pre-emulsion to form the uniformly dispersed drink emulsion. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT