Flexible beverage dispensing system
US-2023391599-A1 · Dec 7, 2023 · US
Liquid beverage concentrate dispensing system
US8998035B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8998035-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313775488-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | Feb 24, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed for controllably dispensing a liquid beverage concentrate for use in dispensing a beverage. The beverage may contain liquid beverage concentrate in combination with a liquid dilution ingredient such as water and may also include one or more additional ingredients. This system, method, and apparatus provides more precise control of the quantity of beverage concentrate dispensed by operating a pump used to dispense the concentrate based on the number of pulses of concentrate dispensed. A calibration is made to determine the measure of concentrate in each pulse. This volume per pulse is recorded and stored in a controller to controllably dispense a precise volume for a specific type of concentrate based on a predetermined recipe retained in the controller for each drink, type, and volume of the finished beverage.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of dispensing a beverage using at least a combination of beverage concentrate and a dilution ingredient, the method comprising the steps of identify a concentrate, pump a predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate, collect the predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate, measure the collected identified concentrate, determine the amount of identified concentrate dispensed per pulse, providing the am…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8998035B2 cover?
- A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed for controllably dispensing a liquid beverage concentrate for use in dispensing a beverage. The beverage may contain liquid beverage concentrate in combination with a liquid dilution ingredient such as water and may also include one or more additional ingredients. This system, method, and apparatus provides more precise control of the quantity of be…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bunn O Matic Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B67D1/0039. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).