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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
Applicant:
H.c. Duke & Son, Llc, East Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kyle B. Elsom, Le Claire, IA (US);
Dustin Meyermann, East Moline, IL (US);
Joshua Otto, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Assignee:
H.C. Duke & Son, LLC, East Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 9/12 (2006.01); A23G 9/22 (2006.01); A23G 9/28 (2006.01); B01F 35/212 (2022.01); B01F 35/213 (2022.01); B01F 35/221 (2022.01); B01F 35/222 (2022.01); B01F 35/90 (2022.01); B01F 101/13 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 9/12 (2013.01); A23G 9/22 (2013.01); A23G 9/28 (2013.01); B01F 35/212 (2022.01); B01F 35/213 (2022.01); B01F 35/22142 (2022.01); B01F 35/2215 (2022.01); B01F 35/222 (2022.01); B01F 35/90 (2022.01); B01F 2035/98 (2022.01); B01F 2101/13 (2022.01);
Abstract
A frozen confection dispensing apparatus includes a refrigeration system. A variable frequency drive is connected to the refrigeration system. A beater motor is connected to the variable frequency drive. The variable frequency drive calculates the beater motor torque and regulates the refrigeration system activation. The variable frequency drive varies a speed and/or torque of the beater motor regulating a size of ice crystals and overrun of a frozen confection product.