US 12,351,448 B2
Beverage dispenser with beverage-level indicator
Steven Philip Moskowitz, North White Plains, NY (US)
Assigned to PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/050,889.
Application 18/050,889 is a division of application No. 16/509,317, filed on Jul. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,511,984.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102658 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B67D 1/08 (2006.01); G01F 23/22 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0878 (2013.01) [G01F 23/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of indicating a level of a beverage within a beverage container, the method comprising:
detecting an upper end of the beverage container;
dispensing a beverage into a beverage container by a dispensing head of a beverage dispenser;
determining, based on the detected upper end of the beverage container, a beverage level of the beverage within the beverage container by a beverage-level sensor of the beverage dispenser; and
indicating visually to a consumer the beverage level of the beverage within the beverage container via a beverage-level indicator.