An infant bottle-preparing device is provided. The device is comprised of a body comprised of at least one water container, at least one formula container, at least one mixing structure, at least one warming structure, at least one pump, and at least one motor. During use, the design allows a user to prepare an infant's bottle by heating and mixing formula powder and water stored on the device from within the device, wherein said mixture is then dispensed to an attached infant bottle which can be removed for feeding.

A method of operating a blender having a rotatable cutting blade in a food preparation chamber includes providing a sensing light assembly, generating at least one sensing light beam below the food preparation chamber, inserting a cup containing food to be blended into the food preparation chamber, generating an error signal if a foreign object crosses the sensing light beam, and preventing or stopping rotation of the cutting blade in response to the error signal.

The systems and methods described herein assist a user in executing a recipe by recording and associating a blend sequence of blend steps with the recipe upon a first execution of the recipe. The systems and methods described herein further assist the user in modifying and executing the recorded blend sequence upon a second and subsequent execution of the recipe.

The systems and methods described herein assist a user in executing a recipe by recording and associating a blend sequence of blend steps with the recipe upon a first execution of the recipe. The systems and methods described herein further assist the user in modifying and executing the recorded blend sequence upon a second and subsequent execution of the recipe.

A container includes a receptacle to hold nutrients and other food contents for a smoothie. The container is used with a larger vessel such as a blender into which the capsule is inserted and into which water or other fluid is poured. When the blender is closed, the container opens to release its contents for blending with the fluid into a delicious, healthful smoothie. The container may have a cover with opening flaps and relatively movable elements that pivot the flaps open when opposite forces are applied to the container by the larger vessel.

A container includes a receptacle to hold nutrients and other food contents for a smoothie. The container is used with a larger vessel such as a blender into which the capsule is inserted and into which water or other fluid is poured. When the blender is closed, the container opens to release its contents for blending with the fluid into a delicious, healthful smoothie. The container may have a cover with opening flaps and relatively movable elements that pivot the flaps open when opposite forces are applied to the container by the larger vessel.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a storage container for a vacuum blender having a backflow prevention function, which is configured such that a floating valve member is installed at a lower part of a sealing lid for covering the storage container for the vacuum blender, and when micronized foodstuffs, such as foam, rise in the process of creating a vacuum in the storage container, the floating valve member rises together by means of buoyancy of the micronized foodstuffs to hermetically seal an air passage, thereby preventing the micronized foodstuffs from flowing back out of the storage container. In order to achieve the above objective, the storage container for a vacuum blender having a backflow prevention function, according to the present invention, is a storage container used in a vacuum blender capable of processing foodstuffs in a vacuum state, and comprises: a container body which has an open upper portion and is provided with an inner space for storing foodstuffs; a sealing lid which covers the upper portion of the container body and has a check valve for blocking air from flowing into the inner space from the outside of the container body in a vacuum state; and a backflow preventing means which is installed at a lower portion of the sealing lid and has a floating valve member embedded therein to prevent micronized foodstuffs from flowing back out of the sealing lid through the check valve in such a manner that when the micronized foodstuffs rise, the floating valve member rises together by means of buoyancy to hermetically seal an air passage.

A blender for processing comestible matter includes a base with a motor, a blade assembly, and a container. The blender further comprises a first safety mechanism and a second safety mechanism. The first safety mechanism functions to ensure that the container is securely attached to the blade assembly before the blade assembly can be mounted to the base. The second safety mechanism functions to ensure the motor in the base can only be powered on when the container and the blade assembly are securely mounted to the base. The blender is operable by affixing the container to the blade assembly, and then the assembly to the base, such that both safety mechanisms are released to permit the motor to be activated.

A blender for processing comestible matter includes a base with a motor, a blade assembly, and a container. The blender further comprises a first safety mechanism and a second safety mechanism. The first safety mechanism functions to ensure that the container is securely attached to the blade assembly before the blade assembly can be mounted to the base. The second safety mechanism functions to ensure the motor in the base can only be powered on when the container and the blade assembly are securely mounted to the base. The blender is operable by affixing the container to the blade assembly, and then the assembly to the base, such that both safety mechanisms are released to permit the motor to be activated.

An easily assembled blender with an internal frame holding a cupholder elevator assembly, a mix motor assembly, a food preparation chamber, a water heater assembly and a steamer assembly. The water heater and steamer assemblies are preferably on modular trays that slide into the internal frame. The water heater preferably also serves as a hot water reservoir and, to avoid overheating, has its heating coil located near its bottom. To resist scale deposits, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tubing is preferably used to transport steam from the steamer to the food preparation chamber. To expedite manufacture, a spring-biased idler assembly with a drive belt for the cupholder elevator assembly preferably snaps into a lower receiving port on the internal frame. Crisscrossing infrared light beams are preferably placed at the entrance of the food preparation chamber to detect whether the cup entering the chamber is the correct size and detect whether any foreign object is below the food preparation chamber.