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US 10,710,864 B2Granted
System for mixing and dispensing beverages
AssigneeSomabar, Inc.
InventorsAmmar Jangbarwala, Dylan Purcell-Lowe
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Abstract
A drink vending apparatus comprises a housing, one or more ingredient cartridges removably coupled to the housing, a mixing container, a dispensing nozzle, and a control unit. A user provides user commands from a smart device to the control unit that comprises drink requests from the user. In response thereto, ingredients are dispensed from one or more of the ingredient cartridges into the mixing container, and the mixed ingredients are dispensed from the mixing container into a receptacle.
Claims22
A drink vending apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of ingredient cartridges, wherein one ingredient cartridge comprises electronic means for identifying contents of the one ingredient cartridge;
- a mixing container;
- a control unit configured to control selective dispensing of ingredients from all of the plurality of ingredient cartridges into the mixing container and dispense mixed ingredients from the mixing container in response to a drink request;
- a plurality of two-port valves, each two-port valve provided with one ingredient cartridge slot;
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- a plurality of fluid passageways comprising a series of first fluid passageways each connecting a first opening of each of the plurality of two-port valves with a cleaning solution container and a series of second fluid passageways connecting a second opening of each of the plurality of two-port valves with the mixing container;
- wherein the control unit is further configured to control selective dispensing of ingredients based on information of contents of the one ingredient cartridge received from the electronic means.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of ingredient cartridges, wherein one ingredient cartridge comprises electronic means for identifying contents of the one ingredient cartridge;
- a mixing container configured to receive ingredients from the plurality of ingredient cartridges;
- a plurality of two-port valves, each two-port valve provided with one ingredient cartridge slot;
- a plurality of fluid passageways comprising a series of first fluid passageways each connecting a first opening of each of the plurality of two-port valves with a cleaning solution container and a series of second fluid passageways connecting a second opening of each of the plurality of two-port valves with the mixing container;
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- a control unit configured to:
- determine contents of the one ingredient cartridge based on information maintained on the electronic means for identifying contents;
- selectively control dispensing of ingredients from the plurality of ingredient cartridges into the mixing container in response to a drink request;
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- dispense mixed ingredients from the mixing container.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of ingredient cartridges, wherein one ingredient cartridge comprises electronic means for identifying contents of the one ingredient cartridge;
- a mixing container provided configured to receive ingredients from the plurality of ingredient cartridges;
- connection hardware provided between the mixing container and the plurality of ingredient cartridges;
- and
- a control unit configured to:
- receive at least one command comprising a drink request;
- selectively control dispensing of ingredients from the plurality of ingredient cartridges into the mixing container in proportions based on and in accordance with the drink request and content information received from the electronic means of the one ingredient cartridge;
- and
- dispense mixed ingredients from the mixing container;
- wherein the connection hardware comprises:
- a plurality of two-port valves, each two-port valve provided with one ingredient cartridge slot;
- and
- a plurality of fluid passageways comprising a series of first fluid passageways each connecting a first opening of each of the plurality of two-port valves with a cleaning solution container and a series of second fluid passageways connecting a second opening of each of the plurality of two-port valves with the mixing container.
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An dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- an ingredient cartridge slot;
- an ingredient cartridge configured to fit within the ingredient cartridge slot and comprising:
- at least one ingredient;
- an opening configured to dispense the ingredient;
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- electronic means identifying the at least one ingredient to a remote control apparatus;
- a mixing container configured to receive the at least one ingredient from the ingredient cartridge;
- a two-port valve provided with the ingredient cartridge slot;
- a first fluid passageway connecting a first opening of the two-port valve with a cleaning solution container and a second fluid passageway connecting a second opening of the two-port valve with the mixing container;
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- a control unit configured to determine contents of the one ingredient cartridge based on information maintained on the electronic means identifying the at least one ingredient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.