公开(公告)号：US11235920B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16003686

申请日：2018-06-08

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Keyonna Anderson ,  Girish Nilkanth Deshpande ,  Bruno Telesca ,  Michael I. Custer ,  Thierry Jean Robert Fabozzi ,  Jae Young Jeon ,  Brent Lindberg ,  Jenna Walsh

IPC: B65D81/32 ,  B67D3/00 ,  B65D85/804 ,  A47J31/40

Abstract: A beverage ingredient pod for releasing beverage ingredients into a bottle to create a mixed beverage includes a liquid-ingredient chamber, a solid-ingredient chamber, a frangible membrane between and separating the liquid-ingredient chamber and the solid-ingredient chamber, and a rigid piercer that extends to a point toward the frangible membrane. Upon a force applied to the beverage ingredient pod, a portion of the pod collapses and drives the rigid piercer through the frangible membrane. This mixes contents of the liquid-ingredient chamber with contents of the solid-ingredient chamber and releases the mixed contents from the beverage ingredient pod into a bottle below that is filled with a liquid, creating a mixed beverage.

公开(公告)号：US10464797B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US14997044

申请日：2016-01-15

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Nikia James ,  Andrew June Ro ,  Bruno Telesca ,  Brent William Lindberg ,  Jenna Walsh

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/08 ,  A47J31/40 ,  B67D3/00 ,  B65D81/32 ,  B65D85/00 ,  B65D51/28 ,  B67B7/00

Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The attachment mechanism may comprise an engagement assembly, a piercing portion, and a valve assembly. The engagement assembly may generally receive the cartridge within the attachment mechanism. The piercing portion may generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge into the container. The valve assembly may generally open upon engagement of the cartridge with the attachment mechanism. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage.