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US 11,891,294 B2Granted
Custom beverage creation device, system, and method
AssigneeBe the Change Labs, Inc.
InventorsLee von Kraus, Sunjay Guleria, Mohini Guleria, Neil Guleria, Will McLeod, Christian von Heifner
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Abstract
A system for dispensing fluid. The system includes a fluid cartridge having a fluid outlet spout, a carbonated fluid outlet, a still water outlet, and a non-contact drop sensor for detecting a number of drops dispensed from the fluid outlet spout. The fluid outlet spout, the carbonated fluid outlet, and the still water outlet are configured to dispense fluid into a beverage vessel.
Claims19
A beverage creation system for dispensing fluid comprising:
- a fluid cartridge comprising a fluid outlet spout;
- and
- a non-contact drop sensor disposed behind the fluid outlet spout for detecting a number of drops dispensed from the fluid outlet spout, wherein the fluid cartridge is electrically isolated from the non-contact drop sensor.
A system for dispensing fluid comprising:
- a fluid cartridge comprising a fluid outlet spout;
- a carbonated fluid outlet;
- a still water outlet;
- and
- a non-contact drop sensor for detecting a number of drops dispensed from the fluid outlet spout,
- wherein the fluid outlet spout, the carbonated fluid outlet, and the still water outlet are configured to dispense fluid into a beverage vessel and the system tracks an amount of fluid remaining within the fluid cartridge via signals provided by the non-contact drop sensor.
3 more elements
A system for dispensing fluid comprising:
- a plurality of fluid cartridges, each of the plurality of fluid cartridges comprising a fluid outlet spout being configured to dispense fluid droplets at a dispensing location;
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- a non-contact drop sensor for detecting a presence of each of the plurality of fluid cartridges installed into the system and detecting a number of drops dispensed from the fluid outlet spouts, the non-contact drop sensor located adjacent the dispensing location to detect droplets formed at, and dispensed from, any of the fluid outlet spouts of the plurality of fluid cartridges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.