Liquid flow control and beverage preparation apparatuses, methods and systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9198534-B2
Application number	US-201313912284-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2013
Priority date	Dec 18, 2008
Publication date	Dec 1, 2015
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and systems for liquid flow control and beverage preparation are disclosed. The apparatuses, methods and systems of the present invention include liquid flow control and beverage preparation capsules, pods, cartridges, pouches, systems, and modules for controlling and directing flow streams of liquid through a beverage preparation process. The apparatuses, methods and systems of the present invention may be used in combination with or included as an integral assembly of any apparatus, method or system for liquid dispension.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A beverage capsule, comprising:
a capsule body having a flow path spaced between an inlet adapted for fluid communication with a liquid source and an outlet adapted for fluid communication with a beverage receiving point;
a portion of the flow path comprising a liquid flow path with a liquid flow path outlet;
a portion of the flow path comprising an enhancement flow path with an enhancement flow path outlet;
at least one enhancement flow path portion…

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Skalski Lukasz
• Van Dillen Tiemen

Classifications

• A47J31/46

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47J31/369

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47J31/407 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47J31/0668

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• B65D2081/007

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic