# US 2014/0154368 A1 · Beverage Making Cartridges for Use in a Beverage Making Machine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154368 A1 - Document ID: US20140154368A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/913,311 - Filed: 2013-06-07 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-06-07 - Applicants: The Coca-Cola Company - Inventors: Brock Kolls; Brad Green - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154368A1 ## CPC - B65D 85/73: with means specially adapted for effervescing the liquids, e.g. for forming bubbles or beer head - B65D 85/8061: {Filters} - B67D 1/0078: {Ingredient cartridges} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B67D: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F) ## Abstract A beverage making cartridge for use in a beverage making machine includes a beverage making cartridge enclosure comprising a gas source portion, the gas source portion further including a solid gas source that through sublimation emits a gas, and a one-way vent arranged in the beverage making cartridge enclosure vents the gas emitted from the solid gas source, such that it can be captured and stored in a gas storage tank, wherein the gas from the gas storage tank is dissolved in a beverage diluent liquid and mixed with at least one of a beverage ingredient to form the beverage. Exemplary embodiment includes a dispenser attached to the beverage making cartridge, the dispenser dispenses the beverage diluent liquid and the beverage ingredient to form a beverage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A beverage making cartridge for use in a beverage making machine, the beverage making cartridge comprising: a beverage making cartridge enclosure comprising a gas source portion, the gas source portion further comprising a solid gas source that through sublimation emits a gas; and a one-way vent arranged in the beverage making cartridge enclosure vents the gas emitted from the solid gas source, such that it can be captured and stored in a gas storage tank; wherein the gas from the gas storage tank is dissolved in a beverage diluent liquid and mixed with at least one of a beverage ingredient to form the beverage. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: an insulation material seals the solid gas source in a sterile environment and moderates rate of sublimation of the solid gas source. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a dispenser attached to the beverage making cartridge enclosure and arranged to dispense the beverage. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the dispenser further comprising: a beverage ingredient selector for selecting which, if any, of the beverage ingredient is mixed with the beverage diluent liquid to form the beverage. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a beverage diluent cooler arranged to thermally couple the cool surface temperature of the solid gas source to a beverage diluent receptacle to cool the beverage diluent liquid. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a beverage diluent filter arranged to filter the beverage diluent liquid. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the beverage making cartridge enclosure further comprising: at least one of a beverage ingredient portion comprising a beverage ingredient. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: at least one of a fluid handler for ratio mixing the beverage diluent liquid comprising gas with the beverage diluent liquid absent of the gas to reduce the volumes of the gas in the beverage. ### Claim 9 A beverage making cartridge for use in a beverage making machine, the beverage making cartridge comprising: a beverage making cartridge enclosure comprising a gas source portion and a beverage ingredient portion, the gas source portion further comprising a solid gas source that through sublimation emits a gas, the beverage ingredient portion comprising a beverage ingredient; and a one-way vent arranged in the beverage making cartridge enclosure vents the gas emitted from the solid gas source, such that it can be captured and stored in a gas storage tank; wherein the gas from the gas storage tank is dissolved into the beverage diluent liquid and mixed with at least one of the beverage ingredient to form the beverage. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 9, further comprising: an insulation material seals the solid gas source in a sterile environment and moderates rate of sublimation of the solid gas source. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 9, further comprising: a dispenser attached to the beverage making cartridge enclosure and arranged to dispense the beverage. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 9, wherein the dispenser further comprising: a beverage ingredient selector for selecting which, if any, of the beverage ingredient is mixed with the beverage diluent liquid to form the beverage. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 9, further comprising: a beverage diluent cooler arranged to thermally couple the cool surface temperature of the solid gas source to a beverage diluent receptacle to cool the beverage diluent liquid. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 9, further comprising: a beverage diluent filter arranged to filter the beverage diluent liquid. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 9, further comprising: at least one of a fluid handler for ratio mixing the beverage diluent liquid comprising gas with the beverage diluent liquid absent of the gas to reduce the volumes of the gas in the beverage. ### Claim 16 A beverage making cartridge for use in a beverage making machine, the beverage making cartridge comprising: a beverage ingredient portion, the beverage ingredient portion comprising a beverage ingredient; and a dispenser attached to the beverage making cartridge, the beverage making cartridge is arranged to receive a beverage diluent liquid form a beverage diluent receptacle, the dispenser dispenses the beverage diluent liquid and the beverage ingredient to form the beverage. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 16, wherein the dispenser further comprising: a beverage ingredient selector for selecting which, if any, of the beverage ingredient is mixed with the beverage diluent liquid to form the beverage. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 16, further comprising: a beverage diluent filter arranged to filter the beverage diluent liquid. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 16, further comprising: a gas source portion, the gas source portion further comprising a solid gas source that through sublimation emits a gas; and a one-way vent arranged in the beverage making cartridge enclosure vents the gas emitted from a solid gas source, such that it can be captured and stored in a gas storage tank. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The beverage making cartridge in accordance with claim 16, further comprising: at least one of a fluid handler for ratio mixing the beverage diluent liquid comprising gas with the beverage diluent liquid absent of the gas to reduce the volumes of the gas in the beverage.