| US 7,537,138 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems for delivering foamed beverages from liquid concentrates | ||
| Rafaella Saggin, New Milford, Conn. (US); Martin Leser, Bretigny s/Morrens (Switzerland); Jean-Baptiste Bezelgues, Epalinges (Switzerland); Simon Livings, Savigny (Switzerland); and Alexander A. Sher, Danbury, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nestec S.A., Vevey (Switzerland) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/156,922. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0283884 A1, Dec. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B67D 5/56 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 222—1 [99/283; 99/287; 222/129.4; 426/569; 426/590] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A method for producing a foamed beverage, the method comprising:
dosing at least one product component at a first concentration;
dosing a diluent;
combining the product component and diluent together to form a mixture; and
mixing the mixture to form the foamed beverage, wherein the dosing of the product component and diluent is controlled so that
the product component concentration in the diluent increases during at least one cycle of combining and mixing, wherein the
product component concentration is increased by a step selected from the group consisting of increasing a rate of introduction
of the product component during dosing of the product component, decreasing a rate of introduction of the diluent during dosing
of the diluent, and combinations thereof.
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