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US 2007/0175337 A1Published application
Beverage system for dispensing a homogeneous beverage and a method for dispensing a beverage
AssigneeConopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
InventorsDavid Fedorchak, John Tobin
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Abstract
A beverage system for dispensing a homogeneous beverage is described. The beverage system has a mixing chamber with at least two mixing chamber housings for solvents of different temperatures. Beverage precursor provided to the mixing chamber is mixed via turbulent flow of solvents within the mixing chamber to yield a homogeneous beverage deplete of particles of undissolved precursor.
Claims16
A beverage brewing system comprising
- (a) a conduit for supplying heated solvent;
- (b) a conduit for supplying beverage precursor;
- (c) a conduit for supplying solvent that has not been heated;
- and
- (d) optionally, at least one conduit for supplying aroma, flavor and/or sweetener
- wherein the conduits are connected to a mixing chamber for mixing the heated solvent, beverage precursor, unheated solvent, and optionally aroma, flavor and/or sweetener with turbulent flow created by the heated solvent, unheated solvent or both and within the mixing chamber.
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A method for making a beverage comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a heated solvent to a mixing chamber within a beverage dispensing machine, the heated solvent being provided via a conduit associated with to a first mixing chamber housing of the mixing chamber;
- (b) providing, via a conduit, a solvent that has not been heated to a second mixing chamber housing of the mixing chamber;
- (c) delivering beverage precursor to the mixing chamber;
- (d) mixing the beverage precursor and solvents with turbulent flow within the mixing chamber;
- and
- (e) recovering a beverage.
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A mixing chamber comprising:
- (a) a plurality of housings;
- (b) at least one window between each housing;
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- (c) a plurality of mixing chamber junctions wherein mixing within the mixing chamber is the result of turbulent solvent flow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.