Global Patent Index - EP 3638048 A2

EP 3638048 A2 20200422 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CHOCOLATE

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CHOCOLATE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERARBEITUNG VON SCHOKOLADE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL POUR TRANSFORMER LE CHOCOLAT

Publication

EP 3638048 A2 20200422 (EN)

Application

EP 18834962 A 20180716

Priority

  • US 201762534715 P 20170720
  • US 201815989840 A 20180525
  • US 2018042282 W 20180716

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019018285A2] Systems and methods for processing food products. One aspect is a system for processing food products including a base member, a vessel member defining a vessel volume, an opening formed through the vessel member, at least one vessel lip surrounding the opening; a vessel lid connected to the vessel member to substantially seal the opening; a motor shaft, at least one mixing member connected to the motor shaft and within the vessel volume; a motor connected to the motor shaft; and grinding media within the vessel volume for grinding and mixing food products, where energizing the motor urges the motor shaft and the at least one mixing member to rotate within the vessel volume to agitate the grinding media; and where the grinding media includes first grinding media and second grinding media.

IPC 8 full level

A23G 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A23G 1/00 (2013.01); A23G 1/002 (2013.01); A23G 1/0026 (2013.01); A23G 1/003 (2013.01); A23G 1/0033 (2013.01); A23G 1/0036 (2013.01); A23G 1/125 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019018285 A2 20190124; WO 2019018285 A3 20200326; AU 2018304123 A1 20200130; CA 3070235 A1 20190124; CA 3070235 C 20240130; CN 111132768 A 20200508; CN 111132768 B 20220513; EP 3638048 A2 20200422; EP 3638048 A4 20210728; JP 2020530782 A 20201029; JP 2023022125 A 20230214; JP 7427148 B2 20240205; MX 2020000703 A 20200817

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2018042282 W 20180716; AU 2018304123 A 20180716; CA 3070235 A 20180716; CN 201880048484 A 20180716; EP 18834962 A 20180716; JP 2020502692 A 20180716; JP 2022184730 A 20221118; MX 2020000703 A 20180716