Inventors:
Ray S. McCoy - Southlake TX, US
Mark A. Hilton - Heath TX, US
Shaun W. Young - Royse City TX, US
Assignee:
Dean Intellectual Property Services, Inc. - Dallas TX
International Classification:
A23C 3/02, B65B 31/02, B65B 55/14, A23C 1/00
US Classification:
426397, 426520, 426522, 426404, 99454
Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a mixture including milk and one or more gas additives is received at a milk processing system. The system heats the mixture and directs it toward an inlet to be delivered into a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber applies a negative vacuum pressure to the mixture to substantially remove the added gas. The resulting milk is extracted from the vacuum chamber.