US 12,213,617 B2
Flavored beverage carbonation process
Joshua David Anthony, Billerica, MA (US); John Kevin Clay, Milford, CT (US); Gregory Allan Fish, Boston, MA (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. 17/744,468.
Prior Publication US 2023/0363575 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/41 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01)
CPC A47J 31/407 (2013.01) [A47J 31/402 (2013.01); A47J 31/41 (2013.01); A47J 31/461 (2018.08); B01F 23/2362 (2022.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage system for preparing a flavored beverage, comprising:
a housing having a chamber therein and configured to operably couple to a fluid source and a pressurized gas source, the housing having a flavorant system configured to operably couple to a flavorant container; and
a processor disposed in the housing and configured to cause, in response to at least one user-selected input received at a user interface located on the housing:
a first fluid to be dispensed from the fluid source into the chamber and a second fluid to be dispensed from the chamber to a receptacle,
gas to be delivered from the pressurized gas source into the chamber to form the second fluid as a carbonated fluid, and
gas to be delivered into the flavorant container to increase a pressure within the flavorant container by an amount sufficient to open a valve and thereby cause a flavorant within the flavorant container to be dispensed from the flavorant container;
wherein the at least one user-selected input characterizes at least one of a custom amount of the second fluid to be dispensed from the chamber to the receptacle, a custom amount of gas to be delivered into the chamber, and a custom amount of flavorant to be dispensed from the flavorant container.