公开(公告)号：US12295398B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US18396478

申请日：2023-12-26

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Eleonor Dorin Stoenescu ,  Emad Jafa ,  Samuel Luke Johnstone

IPC: A23L5/30 ,  A23G9/04 ,  A23G9/22 ,  B01F31/20 ,  B01F31/80 ,  B01F31/86 ,  B01F101/14

Abstract: A beverage nucleation device includes a housing, a beverage receiving area defined by the housing for receiving a beverage container containing a supercooled beverage, and a support configured to support the beverage container in an upright orientation in the beverage container receiving area. The beverage nucleation device may further include an applicator configured to contact a sidewall of the beverage container on the support, wherein the applicator includes an elastomeric material. An ultrasonic transducer of the beverage nucleation device is configured to generate and apply ultrasonic energy to the beverage container via the applicator so as to cause nucleation of the supercooled beverage.

公开(公告)号：US11614279B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16054596

申请日：2018-08-03

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Emad Jafa ,  Eleonor Dorin Stoenescu ,  Thomas Henry Hellier ,  James Simon Oliver

IPC: F25D31/00 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D25/00 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D23/02

Abstract: Beverage coolers for storing and cooling bottled beverages. A beverage cooler may include a cooling chamber cooled by a refrigeration system, and openings in the cooling chamber for receiving bottled beverages to be chilled. The openings may have doors and/or seals to minimize heat exchange between the cooling chamber and the environment with or without bottles disposed in the openings. Each of the openings may have a visual indicator, such as a plurality of LEDs, configured to indicate the temperature of the bottle disposed in the opening.

公开(公告)号：US12147930B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17690705

申请日：2022-03-09

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Gino Malpartida ,  Michael Sasloff ,  Eleonor Dorin Stoenescu

IPC: G06Q10/0832 ,  B67D99/00

Abstract: A system for automated vending and delivery of products to consumers is provided. The system may include a mobile delivery unit, a product dispenser, and a web server. The system may also include a pickup area. The web server may instruct the product dispenser to dispense a product to the mobile delivery unity. The web server may also provide instructions to the mobile delivery unit, which may then navigate to the consumer for delivery.

公开(公告)号：US11910815B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US16700367

申请日：2019-12-02

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Eleonor Dorin Stoenescu ,  Emad Jafa ,  Samuel Luke Johnstone

IPC: A23L5/30 ,  A23G9/22 ,  A23G9/04 ,  B01F31/86 ,  B01F31/20 ,  B01F31/80 ,  B01F101/14

CPC classification number: A23L5/32 ,  A23G9/045 ,  A23G9/224 ,  B01F31/202 ,  B01F31/28 ,  B01F31/86 ,  B01F31/89 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  B01F2101/14

Abstract: A beverage nucleation device includes a housing, a beverage receiving area defined by the housing for receiving a beverage container containing a supercooled beverage, and a support configured to support the beverage container in an upright orientation in the beverage container receiving area. The beverage nucleation device may further include an applicator configured to contact a sidewall of the beverage container on the support, wherein the applicator includes an elastomeric material. An ultrasonic transducer of the beverage nucleation device is configured to generate and apply ultrasonic energy to the beverage container via the applicator so as to cause nucleation of the supercooled beverage.

公开(公告)号：US20200018542A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-16

申请号：US16054596

申请日：2018-08-03

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Emad Jafa ,  Eleonor Dorin Stoenescu ,  Thomas Henry Hellier ,  James Simon Oliver

IPC: F25D31/00 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D25/00 ,  F25D27/00

Abstract: Beverage coolers for storing and cooling bottled beverages. A beverage cooler may include a cooling chamber cooled by a refrigeration system, and openings in the cooling chamber for receiving bottled beverages to be chilled. The openings may have doors and/or seals to minimize heat exchange between the cooling chamber and the environment with or without bottles disposed in the openings. Each of the openings may have a visual indicator, such as a plurality of LEDs, configured to indicate the temperature of the bottle disposed in the opening.