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Carbonation system for beverage machine

US11612863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bedford Systems LLC · US

Inventors

Paul Conroy · Aberdeen, US
William Mendelson · Cambridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2019
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB67D2210/00146
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A carbonation system for a beverage appliance or machine that can include a liquid chamber and a carbonation chamber separated from the liquid chamber by a wall of the carbonation chamber is disclosed herein. In some implementations, the liquid chamber is defined by a liquid tank (e.g., a water tank), and the carbonation chamber is defined by a carbonation tank. The carbonation system can move liquid (e.g., water) from the liquid chamber to the carbonation chamber and introduce carbonating gas (e.g., carbon dioxide) into the carbonation chamber to create a carbonated liquid (e.g., a carbon dioxide water dissolution, such as carbonated water, sparkling water, or seltzer).

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