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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Bunn-o-matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Jeffery W. Kadyk, Springfield, IL (US);
Joel Morton, Springfield, IL (US);
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A cold drink apparatus, system, and method of operation for producing a chilled or partially frozen beverage product, often referred to as a slush beverage or 'granita' beverage. The apparatus includes a chilling structure and some form of blade or auger that moves relative to the chilling structure to strip product off and circulate the beverage along the chilling structure. The apparatus further includes a heating structure and heating operation to heat to at least partially thaw the product so that it returns to a generally liquid or solution state. Such heating operation reduces downtime for permitting for machine maintenance and/or permitting the sugar or solution within the product to be redistributed and refrozen to maintain desired qualities and consistency of the product.