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Method and apparatus to automatically heat and froth milk for beverages

a technology of automatic heating and frothing of beverages, which is applied in the direction of intergral heating vessels, grain treatment, other chemical processes, etc., can solve the problems of raising the temperature of fats in milk, milk foaming, and water undesirably modifiable the taste of froth milk

Inactive Publication Date: 2001-06-07
FREL STEPHEN W
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This rapidly raises the temperature of the fats in the milk and causes the milk to foam.
The problem with this technique is that the water undesirably modifies the taste of the froth milk.
Moreover, the quality of frothed milk is inconsistent from one application to another application.

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[0013] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth such as specific materials, processing steps, processing parameters, etc., in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. One skilled in the art will recognize that these details need not be specifically adhered to in order to practice the claimed invention. In other instances, well known processing steps, materials, etc., are not set forth in order not to obscure the invention. A patent need not teach, and preferably omits, what is well known in the art.

[0014] FIG. 1 is an isometric view of frother 10 showing housing assembly 100 supporting container assembly 600 and having impeller assembly 400 disposed therewithin. In the preferred embodiment, liquid to be mixed (not shown) is added into container 630 and pushbutton switch 20 is activated such that light bulb 24 glows red. The red glow of light bulb 24 indicates that power is supplied through power cord 30 to heater 610 (FIG. 2) and motor...

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Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic beverage frother. The beverage frother includes a lower housing assembly having a motor coupled to a gear train. The gear train may be removeably coupled to an upper paddle group and a lower paddle group disposed within a container. Each paddle group rotates about the longitudinal axis of the container in opposite directions. Within each paddle group is at least one paddle where each paddle is formed of a frame having mesh disposed within the frame. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The invention relates to foaming or frothing a beverage such as milk for espresso type coffee drinks, hot chocolate, and the like by counter rotating paddles immersed within the milk where the paddles principally are formed of a screen or mesh.[0003] 2. Background Information[0004] Espresso is strong coffee brewed by forcing steam under pressure through darkly roasted, finely ground coffee beans. This form of brewing can produce a thin layer of creamy, dark beige froth on the coffee's surface. Because Espresso is so strong, this rich, complex flavored beverage is served in a small two to three ounce cup known as a demitasse.[0005] To quell the strong taste, some who partake in espresso add sugar. Alternatively, the espresso coffee may be mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream to form espresso based beverages such as cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and the like. The steamed milk forms a froth that adds flavor and texture to the espresso coffee a...

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IPC IPC(8): A47J43/07A47J43/27B01F7/00B01F15/00
CPCA47J43/0716A47J43/0722A47J43/27B01F7/001B01F7/00291Y10S366/601A47J27/004B01F27/071B01F27/1125
Inventor FRANKEL, STEPHEN W.FEY, ROBERT M.
Owner FREL STEPHEN W
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