公开(公告)号：US10349773B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15388882

申请日：2016-12-22

Applicant: PEPSICO, INC.

Inventor： William Segiet ,  Vikas Sharma ,  Maher Nachawati

IPC: A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/44

Abstract: A beverage dispenser is provided. The beverage dispenser can include a bar gun holster, a bar gun cradle, an armature, and a cartridge nest having a receiving portion for receiving a portion of a single serve beverage ingredient cartridge. The device can include a puncturing device to puncture the cartridge thereby releasing the beverage ingredient.

公开(公告)号：US10328362B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15476537

申请日：2017-03-31

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Samuel Chang ,  John Eaton ,  Maher Nachawati ,  William Segiet ,  Vasily Abashkin ,  Andrey Balanev ,  Petr Egoyants ,  Mikhail Verbitsky

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B01D19/00 ,  A23L2/76 ,  B67D1/12

Abstract: A beverage dispensing valve may include an inlet to receive carbonated water, a nozzle shell, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage. The nozzle shell may include an aperture open to ambient pressure environment. A method for dispensing a beverage may include flowing carbonated water through an inlet of a beverage dispensing valve, lowering the pressure of the carbonated water sufficient to promote carbon dioxide nucleation, flowing the carbonated water through a chamber vented to environment such that a portion of carbon dioxide nucleated is off-gassed, and introducing a beverage ingredient when the carbonated water reaches a sufficiently low carbonation level. A beverage dispensing nozzle may include an inlet configured to receive carbonated water from a beverage dispensing valve, a nozzle shell including an aperture open to ambient pressure environment, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage.

公开(公告)号：US11173422B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16499107

申请日：2018-03-16

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Samuel Chang ,  John Eaton ,  Maher Nachawati ,  William Segiet ,  Vasily Abashkin ,  Andrey Balanev ,  Petr Egoyants ,  Mikhail Verbitsky

IPC: B01D19/00 ,  B67D1/00 ,  A23L2/76 ,  B67D1/12

Abstract: A beverage dispensing valve may include an inlet to receive carbonated water, a nozzle shell, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage. The nozzle shell may include an aperture open to ambient pressure environment. A method for dispensing a beverage may include flowing carbonated water through an inlet of a beverage dispensing valve, lowering the pressure of the carbonated water sufficient to promote carbon dioxide nucleation, flowing the carbonated water through a chamber vented to environment such that a portion of carbon dioxide nucleated is off-gassed, and introducing a beverage ingredient when the carbonated water reaches a sufficiently low carbonation level. A beverage dispensing nozzle may include an inlet configured to receive carbonated water from a beverage dispensing valve, a nozzle shell including an aperture open to ambient pressure environment, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage.

公开(公告)号：US10060666B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15135166

申请日：2016-04-21

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： Maher Nachawati ,  William Segiet ,  Aaron Stein ,  Fernando Ubidia

IPC: B67B7/00 ,  G01F11/00 ,  F25D16/00 ,  F25D23/00 ,  B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/04

CPC classification number: F25D16/00 ,  B67D1/0034 ,  B67D1/004 ,  B67D1/0406 ,  B67D1/0864 ,  F25B5/04 ,  F25D19/00 ,  F25D23/006 ,  F25D31/003

Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser having all components within an insulated housing is provided. The beverage dispenser can include an insulated housing with interior compartments that contain all complementary for dispensing a beverage, a carbonated beverage, and ice. The interior compartments can contain a concentrate source, a concentrate pump, an ice bin, an ice dispensing mechanism, a refrigeration system, a diluent pump, and a carbonation system.