US 12,005,404 B2
Beverage carbonation system flow control
Miles William Noel Hember, Cambridge (GB); Noa Reisner-Stehman, Cambridge, MA (US); and Scott John Shaw, Waltham, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/821,212.
Prior Publication US 2024/0058772 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B01F 23/23 (2022.01); A23L 2/54 (2006.01); B01F 23/233 (2022.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 23/237 (2022.01); B01F 35/221 (2022.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01)
CPC B01F 23/2364 (2022.01) [A23L 2/54 (2013.01); B01F 23/233 (2022.01); B01F 23/237621 (2022.01); B01F 35/2211 (2022.01); B67D 1/0071 (2013.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01); B67D 2001/0098 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
forming a treated fluid in a chamber of a treatment system, the chamber having an initial pressure after forming the treated fluid;
venting pressure from the chamber for a period of time;
starting to dispense treated fluid from the treatment system at a first point in time during the period of time, the chamber having a first pressure at the first point in time that is less than the initial pressure, and wherein the first pressure assists in causing the treated fluid to be dispensed from the treatment system; and
inputting a first gas into the chamber at a second point in time during the dispensing of the treated fluid, the chamber having a second pressure at the second point in time that is less than the first pressure, and wherein the inputting of the first gas assists in causing the treated fluid to dispense from the treatment system.