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POD-BASED GRAIN POPPING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF POPPING GRAINS

  • US 20190320692A1
  • Filed: 04/23/2018
  • Published: 10/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A grain popping system comprising:

  • a housing defining a chamber, wherein the chamber is at least partially enclosed to define an interior space, and wherein the chamber comprises a top and a bottom;

    a heating element positioned in the interior space of the chamber;

    a grain pod comprising at least one cell, wherein the cell is defined by cell walls having a top edge and a bottom edge, the cell having a first width between the top edge of the cell walls and a second width between the bottom edge of the cell walls, each cell containing flavoring, a cooking medium, and one or more grains, wherein the grain pod comprises a top cover and a bottom cover, wherein the cell walls extend between the top cover of the grain pod and the bottom cover of the grain pod, and wherein the top cover of the grain pod is attached to the top edge of the cell walls;

    a pod dock configured to receive the grain pod, wherein the pod dock is positioned inside the interior space of the chamber adjacent to the heating element, and wherein the pod dock is positioned closer to the bottom of the upper chamber than the heating element;

    wherein the bottom cover of the grain pod faces the bottom of the chamber when the grain pod is positioned in the pod dock;

    wherein heating the grain pod heats the cooking medium and the one or more grains in the cell, thereby causing the one or more grains to exit the grain pod by piercing the bottom cover of the grain pod.

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