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US 10,994,980 B2Granted
System for mixing and dispensing beverages
AssigneeSomabar, Inc.
InventorsAmmar Jangbarwala, Dylan Purcell-Lowe
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Abstract
A drink vending apparatus is disclosed. A user provides user commands from a smart device to a control unit that comprises drink requests from the user. In response thereto, ingredients are dispensed from ingredient cartridges into a mixing container, and the mixed ingredients are dispensed from the mixing container into a receptacle.
Claims20
A method of mixing a drink, comprising:
- providing a user command from a smart device to a drink vending apparatus comprising a plurality of ingredient cartridges, a mixing container configured to receive ingredients from all of the plurality of ingredient cartridges provided, and a control unit, wherein the user command comprises a drink request from a user, the drink vending apparatus comprising a series of first fluid passageways each connecting a first opening of each of a plurality of valves with a cleaning solution container and a series of second fluid passageways connecting a second opening of each of the plurality of valves with the mixing container;
- selectively dispensing ingredients from selected ingredient cartridges from the plurality of ingredient cartridges into the mixing container;
- dispensing mixed ingredients from the mixing container into a receptacle;
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- selectively providing a drink vending apparatus cleaning function comprising causing the cleaning solution container to disperse cleaning solution through the first series of passageways, through each valve, and subsequently through the second series of passageways to the mixing container, thereby flushing the first series of fluid passageways, each valve, and the second series of fluid passageways.
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A drink mixing method, comprising:
- providing a user command comprising a drink request from a smart device to a drink vending apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of ingredient cartridges;
- a mixing container configured to receive ingredients from all ingredient cartridges provided;
- a series of first fluid passageways each connecting a first opening of each of a plurality of valves with a cleaning solution container and a series of second fluid passageways connecting a second opening of each of the plurality of valves with the mixing container;
- and
- a control unit,
- selectively dispensing from the plurality of ingredient cartridges into the mixing container;
- dispensing mixed ingredients from the mixing container into a receptacle;
- and
- selectively providing a drink vending apparatus cleaning function comprising causing the cleaning solution container to disperse cleaning solution through the first series of passageways, through each valve, and subsequently through the second series of passageways to the mixing container, thereby flushing the first series of fluid passageways, each valve, and the second series of fluid passageways.
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A drink mixing method, comprising:
- selectively dispensing ingredients from a plurality of ingredient cartridges into a mixing container provided within a drink vending apparatus comprising a control unit and a series of first fluid passageways each connecting a first opening of each of a plurality of valves with a cleaning solution container and a series of second fluid passageways connecting a second opening of each of the plurality of valves with the mixing container;
- dispensing mixed ingredients from the mixing container into a receptacle;
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- selectively providing a drink vending apparatus cleaning function comprising causing the cleaning solution container to disperse cleaning solution through the first series of passageways, through each valve, and subsequently through the second series of passageways to the mixing container, thereby flushing the first series of fluid passageways, each valve, and the second series of fluid passageways;
- wherein dispensing occurs based on receipt of a drink command from a remote device received at the drinking apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.