Method and apparatus for cartridge-based carbonation of beverages
US9867493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Assignee
Inventors
- Thomas J. Novak
- Ross Packard
- Peter Peterson
- Shawn Gulla
- Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson
- Camilla Schmitt
- Mark Joseph Cohen
- Ross Peter Jones
- Nicolas Alejandro Martinez
- Miles William Noel Hember
- Fabien Yannick Schmitt
- Gary Stacey
- Niall Allan Mottram
- Neil Lester Campbell
- Cormac O'Prey
- Wai Ting Chan
- Nicholas David Rollings
- Charles Frazer Kilby
- Christopher Paul Richardson
- Thomas Bates Jackson
- Scott Grubb
- Chris Covey
- Barry Dobson
- Paul Graham Wilkins
- Chris Roach
- Peter David Cauwood
- Keith Paul Thompson
- James R. Hewitt
- Marc Angotti
- Ray Carroll
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
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