公开(公告)号：US20180066887A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15811493

申请日：2017-11-13

申请人： BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC

发明人： Steven MacKey ,  Pranav Chopra ,  Scott Grubb ,  Thomas Fedorka ,  Qian Gao ,  Jeremy B. Gordon

IPC分类号： F25D31/00 ,  A47J31/54 ,  A47J31/40 ,  F28F1/14

CPC分类号： F25D31/006 ,  A47J31/407 ,  A47J31/54 ,  F25B21/02 ,  F25B23/006 ,  F25B2321/025 ,  F28D1/06 ,  F28F1/14

摘要： A beverage making machine having a tank may be arranged to carbonate and/or chill liquid in the tank. A thermoelectric device may be thermally coupled to the tank to cool precursor liquid in the tank, and a heat pipe may transfer heat from the thermoelectric device to a heat sink. The heat sink may be located remotely from the thermoelectric device, e.g., in an air duct that helps prevent contact of moisture, dirt, etc. in the duct with the thermoelectric device.

公开(公告)号：US20190291063A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US16362204

申请日：2019-03-22

申请人： BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC

发明人： Qian Gao

IPC分类号： B01F3/04 ,  B05B1/00 ,  B67D1/00 ,  A23L2/54

摘要： Described herein is an example of a nozzle that can include a metal tip having a first end and a second end. The metal tip can also define a conduit extending from the first end towards the second end. The conduit can include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the conduit is defined by at least one first interior surface of the metal tip extending from the first end. The first portion of the conduit can exhibit a substantially constant diameter and a first length. The second portion of the conduit is defined by at least one second interior surface of the metal tip extending from the first portion for a second length. The second portion can exhibit a diameter that generally increases with distance from the first portion and can exhibit a generally truncated conical shape exhibiting an open angle.

公开(公告)号：US09816751B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14887366

申请日：2015-10-20

申请人： Bedford Systems LLC

发明人： Steven Mackey ,  Pranav Chopra ,  Scott Grubb ,  Thomas Fedorka ,  Qian Gao ,  Jeremy B. Gordon

IPC分类号： F25B21/02 ,  F25D31/00 ,  A47J31/54 ,  A47J31/40 ,  F28D1/06 ,  F28F1/14 ,  F25B23/00

CPC分类号： F25D31/006 ,  A47J31/407 ,  A47J31/54 ,  F25B21/02 ,  F25B23/006 ,  F25B2321/025 ,  F28D1/06 ,  F28F1/14

摘要： A beverage making machine having a tank may be arranged to carbonate and/or chill liquid in the tank. A thermoelectric device may be thermally coupled to the tank to cool precursor liquid in the tank, and a heat pipe may transfer heat from the thermoelectric device to a heat sink. The heat sink may be located remotely from the thermoelectric device, e.g., in an air duct that helps prevent contact of moisture, dirt, etc. in the duct with the thermoelectric device.

公开(公告)号：US20190291062A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US16362317

申请日：2019-03-22

申请人： BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC

发明人： Barry Wood ,  Robert M. Pelovitz ,  Nicholas Weber ,  Qian Gao

IPC分类号： B01F3/04 ,  B01F3/08 ,  B01F15/00 ,  A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/44 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/08

摘要： A system or method for carbonating a liquid includes receiving, in a sealed container of a carbonator of a drink dispenser system, a predetermined amount of liquid, identifying a predetermined carbonation level associated with a flavoring material, and setting a target pressure of the sealed container based on the predetermined carbonation level. The target pressure is selected from a plurality of different target pressures. The system or method also can include releasing pressurized carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide source into the sealed container holding the predetermined amount of the liquid therein until an internal pressure of the sealed container is substantially equal to the target pressure. The system or method can also include dispensing, into a drink container, the flavoring material and the liquid from the sealed container of the carbonator.

公开(公告)号：US11298664B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16362204

申请日：2019-03-22

申请人： BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC

发明人： Qian Gao

IPC分类号： B01F3/04 ,  B05B1/00 ,  B67D1/00 ,  A23L2/54 ,  B05B1/02 ,  B01F23/23 ,  B01F23/231 ,  B01F23/237 ,  B01F101/14

摘要： Described herein is an example of a nozzle that can include a metal tip having a first end and a second end. The metal tip can also define a conduit extending from the first end towards the second end. The conduit can include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the conduit is defined by at least one first interior surface of the metal tip extending from the first end. The first portion of the conduit can exhibit a substantially constant diameter and a first length. The second portion of the conduit is defined by at least one second interior surface of the metal tip extending from the first portion for a second length. The second portion can exhibit a diameter that generally increases with distance from the first portion and can exhibit a generally truncated conical shape exhibiting an open angle.