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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2009
Gary L. Takata, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Brian R. Hill, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Christopher K. Khoo, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Timothy P. Hogan, Bristol, WI (US);
John J. Hsing, Chicago, IL (US);
Sam J. Ford, Mundelein, IL (US);
Tim J. Degroot, Northbrook, IL (US);
William A. Miller, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
James Martin, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Christopher E. Peters, Palatine, IL (US);
Gary L. Takata, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Brian R. Hill, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Christopher K. Khoo, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Timothy P. Hogan, Bristol, WI (US);
John J. Hsing, Chicago, IL (US);
Sam J. Ford, Mundelein, IL (US);
Tim J. DeGroot, Northbrook, IL (US);
William A. Miller, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
James Martin, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Christopher E. Peters, Palatine, IL (US);
Fluid Management Operations, LLC, Wheeling, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for making and dispensing frozen aerated products includes a rotating horizontal freeze plate with an upper surface for receiving a chilled aerated mix. The chilled aerated mix includes, in one embodiment, ice cream base that has been sufficiently aerated, and flavor. The apparatus further includes a scraper for scraping frozen aerated mix off of the rotating freeze plate. The scraper includes a body that forms an elongated semi-cylindrical channel. The apparatus also includes a plow for pushing the scraped, frozen and aerated mix through the channel towards a cup held by a cup lifter disposed at an end of the channel. The action of the plow pushes the scraped frozen aerated mix through the channel and into the cup resulting in a generally round scoop of scraped frozen aerated mix in the cup that resembles a serving scoop experienced at a traditional ice cream shop.