Gas source with aroma component for use in beverage making
AssigneeBedford Systems LLC
InventorsJean-Paul Arnaud, Matthew Elmer, Peter S. Given, JR., Jennifer Caitlin Carlson, Luther Hildebrand Leake
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Abstract
Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas and an aroma component in a precursor liquid, such as water, to make a beverage. A gas source and aroma component can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. The gas source can be a charged zeolite material having adsorbed gas, and the aroma component can include encapsulated particles of aroma materials.
Claims20
A cartridge for use by a beverage making machine to make a beverage, comprising:
- a container including a first sealed chamber;
- a fluid activated gas source material disposed in the first chamber, the gas source material being a solid molecular sieve;
- and
- an aroma component associated with the first chamber;
- wherein the container includes an inlet portion configured to receive a fluid into the first chamber, and an outlet portion configured to release a combination of a gas and the aroma component.
A method of making a beverage, comprising:
- providing a cartridge having a sealed compartment that contains a gas source material including a solid molecular sieve having an adsorbed gas, and an aroma component;
- introducing a fluid into the sealed compartment to cause the gas source material to release the adsorbed gas and to cause the aroma component to combine with the released gas;
- delivering the combined gas and aroma component to a precursor liquid to dissolve the combined gas and aroma component in the precursor liquid;
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- dispensing the precursor liquid with dissolved gas and the aroma component as a beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.