Frozen beverage dispensing manifold
US9131709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23G9/48
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A frozen beverage dispensing unit includes a first replaceable frozen beverage module, a second replaceable frozen beverage module, a plumbing module, and a dispensing module. The dispensing module includes a programmable dispensing manifold for preparing frozen beverages in accordance with dispensing profiles. In an embodiment, a rotating turn table turns a beverage container in accordance with a dispensing profile. The dispensing profile includes instructions for layering of contents of different frozen beverage modules being placed in a beverage container. Moreover, the contents of different food add-in modules may also be added to the beverage container based on the selected dispensing profile.
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