Unit for dispensing ultra-high gravity beers on draft

US11603305B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ALFA LAVAL COPENHAGEN A/S · DK

Inventors

• Ronan K. McGovern · Cambridge, US
• John Cataldo · Moorestown, US
• Natalie Ciaccia · Woburn, US
• Adam Weiner · Cambridge, US
• Ricky Ma · Jægersborg, DK

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 10, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 10, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D2210/00047
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A beverage system that produces a beer includes a first source comprising uHGB, a second source including a carbonated and/or nitrogenated water, a first fluid line fluidly coupled to the first source and configured to allow the uHGB to flow from the first source through the first fluid line, a second fluid line fluidly coupled to the second source and configured to allow the water to flow from the second source through the second fluid line, a mixing point, that fluidly couples the first fluid line to the second fluid line, configured to allow the uHGB to blend with the water at the mixing point to produce the beer, first and second one-way valves on either side of the mixing point, and a third fluid line fluidly coupled to the mixing point and configured to allow the beer to flow to a dispensing tap.