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US 12,232,514 B2Granted
Infusing edible oil into a beverage
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation
InventorsHoward D. Schultz, Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Jeffrey J. Chapman, Amy E. Dilger, Leslie A. Wolford
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Abstract
This application generally relates to incorporating edible oil into beverage products. One example can involve adding an edible oil to a container of a beverage appliance. The beverage appliance can then be actuated. When actuated, the beverage appliance can incorporate the edible oil into a beverage or a topping associated with a beverage product.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- pouring edible oil from a receptacle into a first container of a beverage appliance positioned at a location, wherein the receptacle is different from the first container, the first container including a combination of a liquid base and the edible oil, wherein the combination has a proportion of 0.3-0.6 fluid ounces (fl oz) of the edible oil to 4.0-11.0 fl oz of the liquid base;
- actuating the beverage appliance at the location, wherein the beverage appliance creates a cold foam separately from a beverage by rotating a mechanical component in the combination in the first container, the beverage being stored in a second container that is different from the first container, the first container excluding the beverage;
- after creating the cold foam, pouring the cold foam from the first container onto the beverage such that a majority of the cold foam sits on top of the beverage, to thereby produce a beverage product;
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- providing the beverage product with the edible oil to a customer at the location.
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A method comprising:
- storing a beverage of a beverage product in a first container;
- adding a liquid base and an edible oil into a second container of a beverage appliance, the second container being separate from the first container, such that the second container includes a combination of the liquid base and the edible oil, wherein the combination has a proportion of 0.3-0.6 fluid ounces (fl oz) of the edible oil to 4.0-11.0 fl oz of the liquid base, and wherein the second container excludes the beverage;
- actuating the beverage appliance to produce a cold foam from the combination, the cold foam being different from a whipped topping generated using a pressurized cannister;
- after producing the cold foam, pouring the cold foam onto the beverage such that a majority of the cold foam sits on top of the beverage to produce the beverage product;
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- providing the beverage product to a customer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.