Method of measuring carbonation levels in open-container beverages
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsAleksey Bakharev, Herriot Moise, Min Feng Zheng
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Abstract
Carbon dioxide levels in an open-container beverage are measured by transferring a quantity of the beverage to a vessel. A closure is secured onto the vessel to form an enclosed volume containing the beverage. A probe is inserted through the closure to contact the beverage, and a sample is transferred from the vessel to a measurement instrument to determine the carbon dioxide level. The methods allow for significantly greater precision and reliability in measuring carbonation levels of open-container beverages relative to currently available techniques.
Claims18
A method of measuring carbon dioxide volume levels in an open-container beverage, the method comprising:
- providing an open-container beverage in an open container;
- transferring a quantity of the beverage from the open container to a vessel different from the open container to at least partially fill the vessel;
- securing a closure onto the vessel to form an enclosed volume containing the quantity of the beverage;
- inserting a probe through the closure to contact the beverage;
- transferring a sample of the beverage from the vessel to a carbon dioxide measurement instrument;
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- quantitatively determining the carbon dioxide volume level of the sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.