Disposable milk cartridge

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12595116-B2
Application number	US-202318213364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2023
Priority date	Jun 23, 2023
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

A disposable milk pod including an internal chamber containing fluid, a bottom portion, a top portion, wherein the top portion comprises a barrier, and a wall portion connecting the bottom and top portion. Prior to the disposable single serving milk pod engaging with a pod processing device, the barrier, the bottom portion, and the wall portion seal the milk within the internal chamber. In response to the single serving milk pod engaging with the pod processing device, the pod processing device pierces one or more portions of the barrier and injects a hydrous liquid such as water and/or steam into the internal chamber, such that the milk mixes with the hydrous liquid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A disposable milk pod comprising:
an internal chamber containing milk; a bottom portion; a top portion, wherein the top portion comprises a first barrier, the first barrier including a film configured to be pierced by a pod processing device; a wall portion connecting the bottom and top portions, wherein prior to the disposable milk pod engaging with the pod processing device, the first barrier, the bottom portion, and the wall portion seal the milk within the internal chamber; a conduit comprising an outer wall, a channel, an orifice creating an opening on the outer wall, and an opening to the channel, and
a second barrier,
wherein:
the opening to the channel is connected to the channel and the opening to the channel is configured to transfer a hydrous liquid from the pod processing device to the channel;
the channel of the conduit is connected to the orifice;
the orifice is configured to transfer the hydrous liquid from the channel into the internal chamber via the orifice causing the milk to mix with the hydrous liquid within the internal chamber, wherein the orifice is configured to transfer the hydrous liquid subsequent to the pod processing device engaging with the disposable milk pod, the milk being stored in the internal chamber prior to the milk pod engaging with the pod processing device; and
the disposable milk pod is configured to enable the piercing component to pierce the second barrier subsequent to the engaging with the pod processing device while impeding the milk from exiting from the pierced portion by blocking the pierced portion via the piercing component of the disposable milk pod.

2 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the conduit includes a cylinder shape.

3 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the orifice is created at a size configured to generate a certain amount of aeration of the milk.

4 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the orifice is placed at a location configured to mix the hydrous liquid and the milk to a certain mixing intensity.

5 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the disposable milk pod further comprises a plurality of arms connecting the wall portion with the conduit.

6 . The disposable milk pod of claim 5 , wherein the first barrier is configured to be pierced by the pod processing device using a first perforating component, two of the plurality of arms originally being separated enabling the first perforating component to pierce the first barrier in between two of the plurality of arms.

7 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the film covers the conduit and a portion of a top side of the internal chamber such that in response to the pod processing device engaging with the disposable milk pod, the disposable milk pod is configured to enable a first perforating component to pierce the first barrier and enter into the internal chamber where the milk is being stored in order to cause the release of pressure generated by the transfer of the hydrous liquid into the internal chamber via a pierced portion of the first barrier by a second perforating component.

8 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the disposable milk pod further comprises a piercing component configured to pierce the disposable milk pod when engaged with the pod processing device.

9 . The disposable milk pod of claim 8 , wherein piercing the disposable milk pod enables exiting of the milk from the disposable milk pod.

10 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the disposable milk pod includes a shelf comprised of an indent of the wall portion and the bottom portion of the disposable milk pod, wherein the bottom portion includes a bottom external wall of the disposable milk pod configured to allow milk to exit from the disposable milk pod, wherein the second barrier is parallel and flush with the shelf, the second barrier is separated from the bottom wall.

11 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion includes a bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall includes one or more holes allowing milk to exit from the one or more holes.

12 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion includes a bottom wall comprising a different material than the wall portion, wherein the pod processing device further pierces the bottom wall enabling the milk to exit from the disposable milk pod.

13 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the conduit includes a first internal channel for injecting the hydrous liquid and a second internal channel for releasing pressure.

14 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the disposable milk pod includes a second internal chamber comprising coffee.

15 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the milk is in the form of powdered milk, wherein the hydrous liquid initially injected into the internal chamber comprises water, wherein the hydrous liquid subsequently injected into the internal chamber comprises steam.

16 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the milk is in a liquid form of milk, wherein the hydrous liquid injected into the internal chamber comprises steam.

17 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the orifice is placed on the outer wall of the conduit based on a milk level of the milk inside of the internal chamber.

18 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein in response to disengaging with the pod processing device, the disposable milk pod is configured to allow the milk to exit from the pierced portion by retracting the conduit from the pierced portion.

19 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein in response to the orifice transferring the hydrous liquid from the channel into the internal chamber via the orifice, the disposable milk pod configured to cause all the milk stored in the disposable milk pod to mix with the hydrous liquid within the internal chamber.

20 . The disposable milk pod of claim 1 , wherein the second barrier is above one or more holes of the disposable milk pod configured to allow the milk to exit from the disposable milk pod.

21 . The disposable milk pod of claim 20 , wherein the one or more holes of the disposable milk pod is pre-existing prior to engagement with the pod processing device.

Assignees

• Rivera Adrian

Inventors

• Rivera Adrian

Classifications

• B65D85/8046

  Pods, i.e. closed containers made only of filter paper or similar material · CPC title

• B65D85/8067

  Packages for several ingredients · CPC title

• B65D85/8049 Primary

  Details of the inlet · CPC title

• B65D85/8043 Primary

  Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents (B65D85/808 takes precedence; filters or reusable cartridges for coffee or tea makers, not used as packages A47J31/06) · CPC title