US 12,391,533 B2
Intelligent concentrate mixing and delivery
Thomas G. Siegel, Longmont, CO (US)
Assigned to Bev-Edge LLC, Ridgefield, CT (US)
Filed by Bev-Edge, LLC, Ridgefield, CT (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,533.
Application 18/243,533 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/854,442, filed on Jun. 30, 2022, granted, now 12,060,255.
Application 17/854,442 is a continuation of application No. 16/907,553, filed on Jun. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,407,629, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Application 16/907,553 is a continuation of application No. 15/954,563, filed on Apr. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,689,239, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/404,257, filed on Sep. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/485,611, filed on Apr. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0416068 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 7/02 (2010.01)
CPC B67D 1/0016 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0043 (2013.01); B67D 1/0878 (2013.01); B67D 7/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for determining a quality of a dispensed beverage, the system comprising:
a sensor for coupling with an outlet for waste from a beverage dispenser, the sensor capable of sensing at least one of a presence or an absence of waste associated with dispensing a beverage from the beverage dispenser; and
a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor for receiving an indication of the at least one of the presence or the absence of waste associated with the dispensing of the beverage, the controller configured to be communicatively coupled with at least one actuation mechanism of the beverage dispenser, the controller operatively configured to:
receive an indication of an actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism of the beverage dispenser,
determine a time or times associated with the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism of the beverage dispenser,
determine at least one of a duration of a stream of waste through the outlet or a quantity of the stream of waste through the outlet,
calculate a volume associated with the stream of waste through the outlet based upon the duration of the stream of waste through the outlet or the quantity of the stream of waste through the outlet,
determine a time or times associated with the stream of waste through the outlet,
correlate a dump of the beverage dispensed from the beverage dispenser to the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism when the calculated volume associated with the stream of waste through the outlet is greater than a predetermined volume threshold indicative of the dump of the beverage and when a difference in time between the time or times associated with the stream of waste through the outlet and the time or times associated with the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism is less than a predetermined time threshold, and
initiate an indication of the dump of the beverage and its correlation to the actuation of the at least one actuation mechanism.