US 11,751,585 B1
Flavored beverage carbonation system
Joshua David Anthony, Billerica, MA (US); Steven Paul Carter, London (GB); John Kevin Clay, Milford, CT (US); Gregory Allan Fish, Boston, MA (US); Daniel Taek Kim, Township of Washington, NJ (US); Thomas James Launders, London (GB); Stuart Mark Leslie, Larchmont, NY (US); Luis Ramiro Gutierrez Montenegro, Stamford, CT (US); Joyce Chien Tu, Melrose, MA (US); Evan James White, Westwood, MA (US); Carl Robert Wrigglesworth, London (GB); and Andrew David Zdeblick, Reading, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/744,459.
Int. Cl. B01F 23/23 (2022.01); A23L 2/56 (2006.01); A23L 2/54 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); B01F 23/2361 (2022.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 23/237 (2022.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A23L 2/56 (2013.01) [A23L 2/54 (2013.01); A47J 31/40 (2013.01); A47J 31/461 (2018.08); A47J 31/468 (2018.08); B01F 23/2361 (2022.01); B01F 23/2362 (2022.01); B01F 23/23762 (2022.01); B67D 1/0071 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage system for preparing a beverage, comprising:
a fluid dispenser configured to dispense a first fluid; and
a carriage assembly movably mounted to the fluid dispenser and configured to receive at least one flavorant container, the fluid dispenser including a pump configured to vary, based on a user input, an amount of at least one gas injected into a flavorant container received in the carriage assembly to cause the at least one flavorant container to dispense a second fluid;
wherein the carriage assembly is configured to form a seal around at least part of the flavorant container before injecting the air into the flavorant container; and
wherein the first fluid and the second fluid are configured to be dispensed from separate outlets.