Systems and methods for making blended drinks
AssigneeZenblen, Inc.
InventorsXinyuan Zhang, Constantine Bovalis, Daniel Bernacki, Rehman Merali
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Abstract
Systems and methods for making blended drinks are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system is a blended drink kiosk that can include an exterior housing includes multiple segregated sections with independent thermal control. In some embodiments, the blended drink kiosk includes one or more pumps to dispense liquid ingredients in a metered fashion, a solid dispensing mechanism; a paste dispensing mechanism; a powder dispensing mechanism; and/or a blending apparatus. In some embodiments, cups are prefilled with ingredients and are transported manually or by the cup transfer apparatus to a blending apparatus. In some embodiments, the blended drink kiosk is self-cleaning.
Claims18
A blended drink kiosk comprising:
- a first pump to dispense a liquid ingredient in a metered fashion;
- a blending apparatus;
- a cleaning system;
- a temperature controlled storage compartment with a cup that is pre-filled with a solid ingredient, wherein said solid ingredient is a fruit or a vegetable;
- a cup transfer apparatus configured to retrieve said cup that is pre-filled with said solid ingredient from said temperature controlled storage compartment, transport said cup to a location within said blended drink kiosk where said cup receives said liquid ingredient, wherein said blending apparatus is configured to blend said liquid ingredient and said solid ingredient in said cup to create a blended drink;
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- an exterior housing,
- wherein said blended drink kiosk is configured to transmit a signal containing data,
- wherein said cup is configured to serve said blended drink;
- wherein said liquid ingredient is stored in a liquid container, wherein said liquid container is located in a second temperature controlled storage compartment, wherein said temperature controlled storage compartment and said second temperature controlled storage compartment are segregated sections with independent thermal control.
A system for making blended drinks comprising:
- a liquid ingredient;
- a solid ingredient, wherein said solid ingredient is a fruit or a vegetable;
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- a blended drink kiosk comprising:
- a temperature controlled storage compartment with a cup that is pre-filled with said solid ingredient;
- a first pump to dispense said liquid ingredient in a metered fashion into said cup;
- a blending apparatus;
- a cleaning system;
- a cup transfer apparatus configured to transport said cup from said temperature controlled storage compartment to said blending apparatus;
- an exterior housing;
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- a splash shield,wherein said liquid ingredient is stored in a liquid container, wherein said liquid container is located in a second temperature controlled storage compartment, wherein said temperature controlled storage compartment and said second temperature controlled storage compartment are segregated sections with independent thermal control.
A method of making a blend drink using a blended drink kiosk wherein said blended drink kiosk comprises:
- a first pump;
- a blending apparatus;
- a cleaning system;
- a temperature controlled storage compartment;
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- a cup transfer apparatus;
- the method comprising:
- filling said temperature controlled storage compartment with a plurality of cups pre-filled with a solid ingredient, wherein said solid ingredient is a fruit or a vegetable;
- transporting one of said plurality of cups from said temperature controlled storage compartment to said blending apparatus using said cup transfer apparatus;
- dispensing a liquid ingredient into said one of said plurality of cups in a metered fashion via said first pump;
- blending said solid ingredient with said liquid ingredient in said cup using said blending apparatus to create a blended drink;
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- delivering said blended drink to an individual in said cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.