Carbonator for producing carbonated beverage
US12290789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A carbonator (100) for producing carbonated beverage including a first connector (11) for a gas-outlet (105) of a CO2-container (104) and with a CO2-valve (12), operable between a closed state and an open state, a second connector, a venting valve, an operating mechanism, and a manipulator (103), coupled to the operating mechanism (80), for allowing a person to operate the operating mechanism (80) between: a start mode (I) in which the venting valve (40) is open and the CO2-valve (12) is closed, and an end mode (III) in which the CO2-valve (12) is open and the venting valve (40) is closed, whereby the operating mechanism (80) is configured to be set in an intermediate mode (II), between the start mode (I) and the end mode (III), in which both the venting valve (40) and the CO2-valve (12) are closed.
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