US 12,441,597 B2
Beverage dispenser
Giancarlo Fantappie, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); Steven T. Jersey, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); and Farshad Kamali, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to DRINKSTATION HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by DRINKSTATION HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/466,235.
Application 18/466,235 is a continuation of application No. 17/384,352, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,802,036.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/056,178, filed on Jul. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0416070 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0034 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0044 (2013.01); B67D 1/0058 (2013.01); B67D 1/0071 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 1/0029 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of dispensing a beverage from a beverage dispenser, comprising:
receiving water from a water source connected to a housing of the beverage dispenser;
pumping a high ratio concentrate from a concentrate container disposed in the housing to a nozzle disposed on the housing using a pump disposed in the housing and fluidly connected to the concentrate container;
pumping alkaline water having a pH greater than 7.00 to the nozzle such that the concentrate and alkaline water are blended together before arriving at the nozzle to form a first concentrate combination;
pressurizing the concentrate container with a pressurized gas from a gas source to assist in the pumping of the high ratio concentrate to the nozzle;
dispensing the first concentrate combination from the nozzle;
cooling a water bath of a water chiller disposed in the housing using a cooling element disposed in the water bath;
cooling the water from the water source by routing the water through a chiller coil disposed in the water bath to form a chilled water;
receiving the chilled water at a carbonator chamber disposed in the housing;
receiving pressurized gas from the gas source at the carbonator chamber;
combining the chilled water and the pressurized gas such that at least some of the pressurized gas is dissolved in the chilled water to form a sparkling water;
receiving the sparkling water at the nozzle;
combining the sparkling water and the first concentrate combination in the nozzle to form the beverage; and
dispensing the beverage from the nozzle.