US 12,102,101 B2
Foodstuff hydration and processing system
Christie Lagally, Seattle, WA (US); Julia O'Donnell, Seattle, WA (US); Chloe Grubb, Seattle, WA (US); and Jeffray Behr, Burlington, CA (US)
Assigned to Seattle Food Tech, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Seattle Food Tech, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/880,929.
Application 17/880,929 is a continuation of application No. 17/518,499, filed on Nov. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,432,565.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/130,369, filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369668 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23J 3/26 (2006.01); A23J 3/14 (2006.01); A23J 3/22 (2006.01)
CPC A23J 3/26 (2013.01) [A23J 3/14 (2013.01); A23J 3/227 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system configured to hydrate and process foodstuff materials, the system comprising:
an exterior tube having a foodstuff inlet and an outlet, the exterior tube defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the exterior tube is configured to facilitate the conveyance of foodstuff materials along a material passage from the foodstuff inlet to the outlet;
an inner shaft located within the exterior tube and extending along the longitudinal axis, the inner shaft combining with the exterior tube to define the material passage, wherein the inner shaft is configured to be rotationally driven and includes one or more particle resizing features extending therefrom; and
multiple water inlets spaced apart along the length of the material passage, wherein the multiple water inlets are configured to provide water to the foodstuff materials at different locations along the length of the material passage as the foodstuff materials are being conveyed along the material passage.