# US 2014/0154382 A1 · Method of Supplying Consumables to 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 2014/0154382 A1 - Document ID: US20140154382A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/913,309 - Filed: 2013-06-07 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-06-07 - Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company - Applicants: The Coca-Cola Company - Inventors: Brad Green; Stan Kaplita; Jennifer Manning; Nancy Quan; Guy Wollaert; Brock Kolls - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154382A1 ## CPC - A23L 2/54: Mixing with gases - B67D 1/0057: {Carbonators} - B67D 1/0069: {Details} - B67D 1/0078: {Ingredient cartridges} - B67D 1/008: {Gas cartridges or bottles} - B67D 1/0888: {Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means)} - G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management - B67D 2001/0092: {Containers for gas, for, e.g. CO2, N2} - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - 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) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A method of supplying consumables to a beverage making machine includes receiving at least one of a beverage making cartridge including at least a solid gas source shipped by way of a no-high-pressure-gas-allowed-delivery-service to the consumer, the solid gas source through sublimation emits a gas, inserting the beverage making cartridge, into a beverage making machine, pressurizing a gas storage tank arranged to store the gas, the beverage making machine further including the gas storage tank, and utilizing the gas to form a plurality of beverages. Exemplary embodiments include sending a notification to a consumer wireless device, and allowing the consumer to reorder by way of the consumer wireless device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of supplying consumables to a beverage making machine, the method comprising: inserting at least one of a beverage making cartridge into the beverage making machine, the beverage making cartridge comprising a solid gas source that through sublimation emits a gas; pressurizing a gas storage tank arranged to store the gas, the beverage making machine further comprising the gas storage tank; utilizing the gas to form a plurality of beverages; reordering, by way of a global network, at least one of the beverage making cartridge when the gas pressure in the gas storage tank reach a reorder condition; receiving replacement one of the beverage making cartridge shipped by way of a no-high-pressure-gas-allowed-delivery-service; and returning to the step of inserting. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of reordering further comprising: sending a notification to a consumer wireless device; and allowing the consumer to reorder by way of the consumer wireless device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of reordering further comprising: allowing a consumer to reorder by way of a computer control, the beverage making machine further comprising the computer control. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: segregating different of the gas type from different of the beverage making cartridges into separate of a gas storage portion, the gas storage tank further comprising at least two of the gas storage portion arranged to prevent the gas in each of the gas storage portion from mixing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the solid gas source is a frozen carbon dioxide, which can optionally be mixed in a predetermined ratio of the frozen carbon dioxide and a frozen aroma precipitate. ### Claim 6 A method of supplying consumables to a beverage making machine, the method comprising: allowing a consumer to provide an inventory list of beverages; determining a plurality of beverage making cartridges which are required to make the inventory list of beverages, certain of the plurality of beverage making cartridges comprising a solid gas source or an aroma enhanced solid gas source, the solid gas source and the aroma enhanced solid gas source through sublimation emits a gas; ordering, by way of a global network, the plurality of beverage making cartridges; receiving the plurality of beverage making cartridges shipped by way of a no-high-pressure-gas-allowed-delivery-service; prompting the consumer to insert certain of the plurality of beverage making cartridges, which comprises the solid gas source or the aroma enhanced solid gas source; and pressurizing a gas storage tank arranged to store the gas, the beverage making machine further comprising the gas storage tank. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: utilizing the gas to form a plurality of beverages; reordering, by way of a global network, at least one of the beverage making cartridge when the gas pressure in the gas storage tank reaches a reorder condition; receiving replacement one of the beverage making cartridge shipped by way of a no-high-pressure-gas-allowed-delivery-service; and returning to the step of inserting. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: removing certain of the plurality of beverage making cartridges form the beverage making machine after the step of pressurizing the gas storage tank and storing in a refrigerated appliance. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: utilizing the plurality of beverage making cartridges to form a plurality of beverages. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: sending a notification to a consumer wireless device when at least one of the plurality of beverage making cartridges reaches a reorder condition; and allowing the consumer to reorder at least one of the plurality of beverage making cartridges by way of the wireless device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The method in accordance with claim 6, wherein the step of reordering further comprising: allowing a consumer to reorder at least one of the plurality of beverage making cartridges by way of a computer control, the beverage making machine further comprising the computer control. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The method in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: segregating different of the gas type from different of the beverage making cartridges into separate of a gas storage portion, the gas storage tank further comprising at least two of the gas storage portion arranged to prevent the gas in each of the gas storage portion from mixing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The method in accordance with claim 6, wherein the solid gas source is a frozen carbon dioxide, which can optionally be mixed in a predetermined ratio of the frozen carbon dioxide and a frozen aroma precipitate. ### Claim 14 A method of supplying consumables to a beverage making machine, the method comprising: receiving at least one of a beverage making cartridge comprising at least a solid gas source shipped by way of a no-high-pressure-gas-allowed-delivery-service to the consumer, the solid gas source through sublimation emits a gas; inserting the beverage making cartridge, into a beverage making machine; pressurizing a gas storage tank arranged to store the gas, the beverage making machine further comprising the gas storage tank; and utilizing the gas to form a plurality of beverages. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method in accordance with claim 14, further comprising: removing certain of the plurality of beverage making cartridges form the beverage making machine after the step of pressurizing the gas storage tank for storage in a refrigerated appliance. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method in accordance with claim 14, wherein further comprising: sending a notification to a consumer wireless device when the when the supply of the gas stored in the gas storage tank reaches a reorder condition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method in accordance with claim 16, wherein further comprising: allowing the consumer to reorder by way of the consumer wireless device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the step of reordering further comprising: allowing a consumer to reorder by way of a computer control, the beverage making machine further comprising the computer control. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method in accordance with claim 14, further comprising: segregating different of the gas type from different of the beverage making cartridges into separate of a gas storage portion, the gas storage tank further comprising at least two of the gas storage portion arranged to prevent the gas in each of the gas storage portion from mixing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the solid gas source is a frozen carbon dioxide, which can optionally be mixed in a predetermined ratio of the frozen carbon dioxide and a frozen aroma precipitate.