US 11,866,314 B2
Portable system for dispensing controlled quantities of additives into a beverage
Mark Lyons, Ashburn, VA (US); Jonathon Perrelli, Leesburg, VA (US); Robert Lawson-Shanks, Reston, VA (US); Abraham Maclean, Reston, VA (US); Connor Bacon, Reston, VA (US); James Christopher Small, Stratford-Upon-Avon (GB); Jesse John Horne, Stratford-Upon-Avon (GB); Simon Lewis Bilton, Leamington Spa (GB); Matthew James Edwards, Leamington Spa (GB); Andrew Gordon Wallace, Long Itchington (GB); Maxim D. Wheatley, Reston, VA (US); David J. Wheatley, Reston, VA (US); and Todd Metlen, Ojai, CA (US)
Assigned to Cirkul, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed by Cirkul, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/210,335.
Application 17/210,335 is a continuation of application No. 16/664,919, filed on Oct. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,981,769.
Application 16/664,919 is a continuation of application No. 15/694,659, filed on Sep. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,913,647.
Application 15/694,659 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/179,709, filed on Jun. 10, 2016, granted, now 10,231,567.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/442,039, filed on Jan. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,459, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,453, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,447, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,427, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,343, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,336, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,254, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,440, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,415, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,466, filed on Jun. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/174,935, filed on Jun. 12, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0316978 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01); B65D 47/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A45F 3/18 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); B01F 33/501 (2022.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); A45F 3/16 (2006.01); G01F 23/292 (2006.01); B67D 1/10 (2006.01); B65D 85/804 (2006.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01)
CPC B67D 1/0019 (2013.01) [A45F 3/16 (2013.01); A45F 3/18 (2013.01); A47J 31/002 (2013.01); A47J 31/005 (2013.01); A47J 31/40 (2013.01); A47J 31/46 (2013.01); A47J 31/52 (2013.01); A47J 31/521 (2018.08); A47J 31/525 (2018.08); A47J 31/5253 (2018.08); B01F 33/50111 (2022.01); B01F 35/2112 (2022.01); B65D 47/122 (2013.01); B65D 47/127 (2013.01); B65D 51/2807 (2013.01); B65D 81/3227 (2013.01); B67D 1/0078 (2013.01); B67D 1/0079 (2013.01); B67D 1/0871 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 1/1231 (2013.01); B67D 1/1238 (2013.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01); B65D 85/804 (2013.01); B67D 1/0001 (2013.01); B67D 1/102 (2013.01); B67D 1/1247 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0091 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0093 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0096 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0811 (2013.01); B67D 2001/1263 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00146 (2013.01); G01F 23/292 (2013.01); G01F 23/2927 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a container assembly that stores a liquid;
a tag;
a vessel that contains an additive to be dispensed into the liquid in the container assembly, and the vessel including a valve, and the vessel being associated with the tag;
an aperture, the aperture structured to removably retain the vessel; and
a dispensing assembly that includes:
a mechanism, associated with the vessel, to transfer additive from the respective vessel to the liquid in the container assembly;
a processor that is configured to process communications with the tag;
a memory that includes a non-transitory processor-readable storage media that includes instructions, and the instructions readable by the processor in operation; and
a communication element, and the process communications including (a) the processor reading first data from the tag through the communication element and (b) the processor writing second data to the tag through the communication element.