Pressurized Beverage Concentrates and Appliances and Methods for Producing Beverages Therefrom
OwnerDaniel Peirsman, Stijn Vandekerckhove +2inventors
InventorsDaniel Peirsman, Stijn Vandekerckhove, Jerome Pellaud, Nathaniel Davis
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Abstract
The present invention describes methods and devices in which concentrated beverage products, each packaged in a pressurized container, can be combined with liquids and/or other ingredients to produce one or more servings of a beverage. These products provide users with a convenient way to prepare both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (including carbonated beverages) in various serving sizes and quantities by combining the pressurized beverage concentrate with (possibly carbonated) liquids and other ingredients.
Claims39
A device for delivering a concentrated beverage, comprising:
- a concentrated beverage;
- a container for containing the concentrated beverage;
- and
- a pressurized gas.
A method of producing a beverage from a pressurized beverage concentrate, comprising the steps of:
- unsealing a container in which the pressurized beverage concentrate is stored;
- and
- diluting the pressurized beverage concentrate with a liquid to produce a beverage.
An appliance for preparing a beverage, comprising:
- a first receptacle for intake of a container containing a concentrated, pressurized beverage;
- a first liquid intake for intake of a liquid;
- a first mixing element for mixing the concentrated, pressurized beverage with the liquid to produce a beverage;
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- a beverage outlet to dispense a produced beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.