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.

A foaming device comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet spaced apart from said fluid inlet and a fluid conduit extending from said fluid inlet to said fluid outlet, the fluid conduit defining a cavity characterised in that said fluid conduit comprises first and second plates at least one of which comprises a plurality of baffles projecting into the cavity of the fluid conduit, and wherein at least one plate is movable with respect to the other to vary the distance between said plates.

A batching system involves a vessel, a mixer, a pump, and an optical sensor, wherein the vessel, the mixer, the pump and the optical sensor are coupled together by piping so as to form a circuit within which materials will re-circulate while being mixed by the mixer until at least one reading from the optical sensor indicates that the materials are fully mixed. An associated batching method involves introducing into a vessel, via gravity feed through mass flow meters, multiple materials to be mixed, repeatedly circulating the materials through a mixer, a pump, a spectroscope and the vessel until a reading from the optical sensor indicates that the multiple materials are fully mixed, and once the multiple materials are fully mixed, dispensing the fully mixed materials into at least one package container using an articulated arm.

A blender includes a housing, a water heater supported within the housing, the water heater including an enclosure having an upper portion and a lower portion, a plurality of fluid ports, a heating coil, and a one-way air valve located on the upper portion of the enclosure. The heating coil is primarily located in the lower portion of said enclosure.

A portable blender with a soap reservoir and a cleaning mode of operation is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include includes a blending component, a base assembly, a container assembly, a soap reservoir, a soap dispenser, a control interface, and control circuitry, and/or other components. The blender includes a control interface configured to be manually engaged by the user. The control interface controls the operating mode of the portable blender, including the cleaning mode of operation. During the cleaning mode of operation, the soap dispenser is controlled to dispense an amount of soap into the container body of the container assembly.

The present invention relates to a fully automated frozen food dispensing system that combines precision ingredient blending with dynamic viscosity control and clean-in-place functionality. The system comprises a mixing cylinder containing a rotatable auger, a refrigeration system with a compressor in thermal communication with the cylinder, and a blending manifold having multiple ingredient inlets and a blending chamber. A controller includes motor sensor, and pressure sensors to regulate ingredient delivery, monitor auger torque and product temperature, and cycle the refrigeration system to maintain a target viscosity. The system further supports automated portion control, product-specific dispense timing, gas injection, and pasteurization. Cleaning cycles may be initiated without manual disassembly, involving thawing, purging, rinsing, and verification using sensor feedback. Optional connectivity enables cloud-based monitoring, diagnostics, and remote operation. The invention is suitable for commercial, unattended, or kiosk-based frozen food service environments, enabling hygienic, repeatable, and labor-free operation over extended durations.

The disclosure provides a sewage treatment device and method for a thermal desorption system. The device comprises the thermal desorption system and a sewage treatment assembly connected with the thermal desorption system. The sewage treatment assembly comprises a particle precipitation tank for removing large particle suspended matters in sewage, a chemical purification tank for removing organic mattes in sewage and a filter tank for removing fine suspended matters in sewage, which are connected in turn, the particle precipitation tank comprises a stirring cavity provided with a stirring mechanism and a contaminant collection cavity, and the stirring mechanism comprises a stirring shaft provided with several groups of stirring blades along a length direction and a first motor driving the stirring shaft to rotate.

The present invention relates to a fully automated frozen food dispensing system that combines precision ingredient blending with dynamic viscosity control and clean-in-place functionality. The system comprises a mixing cylinder containing a rotatable auger, a refrigeration system with a compressor in thermal communication with the cylinder, and a blending manifold having multiple ingredient inlets and a blending chamber. A controller includes motor sensor, and pressure sensors to regulate ingredient delivery, monitor auger torque and product temperature, and cycle the refrigeration system to maintain a target viscosity. The system further supports automated portion control, product-specific dispense timing, gas injection, and pasteurization. Cleaning cycles may be initiated without manual disassembly, involving thawing, purging, rinsing, and verification using sensor feedback. Optional connectivity enables cloud-based monitoring, diagnostics, and remote operation. The invention is suitable for commercial, unattended, or kiosk-based frozen food service environments, enabling hygienic, repeatable, and labor-free operation over extended durations.

A system for processing foodstuffs includes a container platform, a blade platform, and a locking mechanism. The container platform defines a container receptacle configured to receive a container including foodstuffs. The blade platform includes blades configured to rotate to process the foodstuffs. The locking mechanism is configured to couple the container platform to the blade platform to form a blending chamber including the blades and the container subsequent to determining that the container is received by the container receptacle and prior to rotation of the blades.

Disclosed is a continuous-flow microfluidic homogenization device, which includes a supporting component, wherein a disperser and an aligning component are fixedly mounted at a front end of the supporting component, the aligning component is positioned at a front end of the disperser, a conveying pipeline is fixedly mounted at a top end of the disperser, the supporting component includes synchronizing apparatuses and a transmission apparatus, the synchronizing apparatuses are symmetrically and fixedly mounted at a top front end of the transmission apparatus, the transmission apparatus includes a microfluidic homogenization device body, first racks, a placing base, a receiving measuring cup, an extending base frame, a butt joint head, a fourth gear, a second rack and hydraulic cylinders, the hydraulic cylinders are symmetrically and fixedly mounted at a top end of the microfluidic homogenization device body, and the placing base is fixedly mounted at a front end of the hydraulic cylinder.