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US 10,513,424 B2Granted
Internet-enabled beverage maker
AssigneeFountain Master, LLC
InventorFrancis X. Tansey, Jr.
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AssigneeFountain Master, LLC
InventorFrancis X. Tansey, Jr.
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A home beverage dispensing device for dispensing servings of a beverage, having a vessel for holding a volume of liquid. This vessel may be equipped with a refrigeration unit, or may be comprised of a removable pitcher that may be put in an external refrigerator. This invention is equipped with a radio communications controller to provide for the ability to communicate over radio frequencies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A special disposable beverage cartridge or beverage pouch fits into the holder. This cartridge or pouch may have pressure rupturable seals or diaphragms and contain beverage concentrate. The mixing structure also receives the optionally chilled liquid from vessel for holding a volume of liquid, and ensures that the concentrate mixes with the liquid without contacting the walls of the mixing structure.
A method of using information in a machine-readable element located on a beverage dispensing pouch or beverage dispensing cartridge comprising:
A method of using information in a machine-readable element located on a beverage dispensing pouch or beverage dispensing cartridge comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.