Assembly for selectively aerating and changing the temperature of a beverage
US12357952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/17
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An assembly for selectively aerating and heating or cooling a beverage. The assembly includes a body that receives the beverage, a heat transfer element having a control temperature, a diverter in communication with and coupled to the body, and an aerator in communication with the diverter, the aerator including a plurality of flow features and an outlet. The heat transfer element carried by the body, such that the heat transfer element is arranged to change a temperature of the beverage in the body using the control temperature. When the diverter is in a first position, the flow features are accessible and the beverage flows through the body portion, along the plurality of flow features, and through the outlet. When the diverter member is in a second position, the flow features are not accessible and the beverage flows through the body portion and through the outlet while bypassing the flow features.
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