METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED CARBONATION OF BEVERAGES

• Main Authors: Angotti, Marc, Hewitt, Jim, O'Prey, Cormac, Gulla, Shawn, Novak, Thomas J, Mottram, Nial Allan, Thompson, Keith, Consoli, Frank, Schmitt, Fabien Yannick, Carroll, Ray, Kilby, Charles Frazer, Richardson, Christopher Paul, Peterson, Peter, Dobson, Barry, Chan, Wai, Jones, Ross, Cauwood, Peter, Campbell, Neil Lester, Covey, Chris, Huot Carlson, Jennifer Caitlin, Martinez, Nicolas Alejandro, Hember, Miles William Noel, Schmitt, Camilla, Estabrook, Richard, Stacey, Gary, Cohen, Mark, Roach, Chris, Grubb, Scott, Jackson, Thomas Bates, Wilkins, Paul, Packard, Ross, Hartley, Kevin, Rollings, Nicholas David
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.09.2018
• Subjects: BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; LIQUID HANDLING; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source (41) can be provided in a cartridge (4) which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium (42), such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source (4) and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source (4) and/or beverage medium (42) may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home. WO 2013/019963 PCT/US2012/049356 20 21c ______31 Conttrolol (14 42 6 l 4b 4o 2 -- 21 Controller 20