Low temperature extrusion process and device for energy optimized and viscosity adapted micro-structuring of frozen aerated masses

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8394441
APP PUB NO 20080254180A1
SERIAL NO

10597402

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

The invention describes a low temperature extrusion process and a respective device for an energy-optimized and viscosity-adapted microstructuring of frozen aerated systems like ice cream. Therewith a very finely dispersed microstructure is reached under optimized balance of viscous friction based mechanical energy dissipation (1) and transfer of dissipation heat and additional phase transition (freezing) heat (2) to a refrigerant up to very high frozen water fraction at very low temperatures. With this new process and device aerated masses are continuously frozen and optimally micro-structured under minimized/optimized mechanical energy input. The microstructure of this-like treated masses supports on the one hand preferred rheological properties which lead to improved shaping, portioning and scooping properties, even at very low temperatures, and on the other hand leads to an improved shelf life (heat shock stability) and mouth feel (e.g. creaminess, melting behavior).

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S A1800 VEVEY

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Wildmoser, Johann Bern, CH 3 19
Windhab, Erich Josef Hemishofen, CH 19 85

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation