Beverage dispensing container, apparatus, system and method

US10544028B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Pernod Ricard SA · FR

Inventors

• Ian Guy · London, GB
• Sarah Helen Liddell · Gloucester, GB
• Steven John Kelly · Paris, FR
• James Ashley Gadd · Paris, FR
• Tom Foran · Paris, FR
• Alain Duffosse · Paris, FR
• Vlastimil Spelda · Paris, FR
• Amaury Cointreau · Paris, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 28, 2020
• Expiry date: May 30, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D2210/00034
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a beverage dispensing system including at least one beverage dispensing container, a computing device and a base unit upon or within which, in use, the at least one container is positioned. The at least one container includes a reservoir of beverage, a communication element for storing data indicative of contents of the beverage dispensing container, a manually actuatable dispensing valve selectively controlling flow of beverage from the reservoir to a container outlet, and pressurizing means for pressurizing beverage against the dispensing valve such that when the dispensing valve is opened beverage flows from the reservoir and out the container outlet. The base unit includes at least one base-container transceiver for wirelessly reading data from and writing data to the communication element, at least one base-device transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the computing device, and a control unit controlling communication of data from the computing device to the communication element and vice-versa.