US 12,168,205 B2
Apparatus and method for preparing ingredients for a baby bottle using a concentrated solution
Cara Armstrong, Simi Valley, CA (US); Robin Richards, Calabasas, CA (US); Richard Nanula, Malibu, CA (US); Ravi Sawhney, Malibu, CA (US); Lance Hussey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US); John Elam, Los Angeles, CA (US); Harnish Jani, Thousand Oaks, CA (US); Alexander Gilbert, McLean, VA (US); Derek Wong, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US); Jonathan Gjemso, Northridge, CA (US); Michael Schuffert, Chatsworth, CA (US); Scott Clear, Escondido, CA (US); and Stephen Miczak, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to THE BABY BARISTA COMPANY, Granada Hills, CA (US)
Filed by THE BABY BARISTA COMPANY, Granada Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/351,064.
Application 17/351,064 is a continuation of application No. 16/601,213, filed on Oct. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,040,317.
Application 16/601,213 is a continuation of application No. 15/143,523, filed on Apr. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,464,026, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/274,678, filed on Jan. 4, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/156,045, filed on May 1, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0072487 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B01F 3/08 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); B01F 5/00 (2006.01); B01F 5/20 (2006.01); B01F 15/02 (2006.01); B01F 23/451 (2022.01); B01F 25/10 (2022.01); B01F 25/72 (2022.01); B01F 35/71 (2022.01); B01F 23/40 (2022.01)
CPC B01F 23/451 (2022.01) [A47J 31/401 (2013.01); B01F 25/10 (2022.01); B01F 25/72 (2022.01); B01F 35/7131 (2022.01); B01F 23/483 (2022.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for preparing baby formula, comprising:
a housing having a concentrate solution receptor for receiving and holding a container of liquid concentrate solution;
a motor attached to the housing, the motor operable for forcing liquid concentrate solution from the container of liquid concentrate solution and into a mixing chamber;
a pump and a water tank attached to the housing, the pump being in fluid connection with the water tank;
a spray head with a plurality of spray jets for receiving water from the water tank and dispensing water from the spray jets into the mixing chamber, wherein the plurality of spray jets are formed to spray water downward and at an angle to create a vortex;
a mixing chamber for receiving the liquid concentrate solution and water, such that when the water and the liquid concentrate solution are introduced into the mixing chamber, the water and liquid concentrate solution mix in a vortex into a baby formula and are dispensed from an outlet in the mixing chamber; and
a pour centering pin connected to the outlet of the mixing chamber, the pour centering pin being a pin surrounded by four paddles.