METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED CARBONATION OF BEVERAGES

• Main Authors: COHEN MARK JOSEPH, GULLA SHAWN, GRUBB SCOTT, MOTTRAM NIALL ALLAN, ROACH CHRIS, COVEY CHRIS, PACKARD ROSS, RICHARDSON CHRISTOPHER PAUL, JONES ROSS PETER, KILBY CHARLES FRAZER, NOVAK THOMAS J, HARTLEY KEVIN, O'PREY CORMAC, CAUWOOD PETER DAVID, WILKINS PAUL, CARROLL RAY, CHAN WAI TING, HEWITT JAMES, MARTINEZ NICOLAS ALEJANDRO, JACKSON THOMAS BATES, HEMBER MILES WILLIAM NOEL, CAMPBELL NEIL LESTER, HUOT CARLSON JENNIFER CAITLIN, ANGOTTI MARC, ESTABROOK RICHARD, DOBSON BARRY, STACEY GARY, THOMPSON KEITH PAUL, SCHMITT CAMILLA, ROLLINGS NICHOLAS DAVID, SCHMITT FABIEN YANNICK, CONSOLI FRANK, PETERSON PETER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.11.2014
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; 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 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.