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US 2018/0251358 A1Published application
Beverage dispensing
AssigneeHydration Labs, Inc.
InventorsMichael Wing, Yvan De Boeck, Sean Grundy, Elizabeth Becton, Frank Lee
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Abstract
Among other things, beverages are dispensed from one or more beverage dispensers based on selections made by users. Information about the dispensing of the beverages is sent to a central server where it is used to manage a variety of functions including replacement of depleted supplies of components. Various features of the beverage dispensers enable the beverages that are dispensed to be uniform and appealing to users.
Claims4
A beverage dispensing method comprising
- receiving a signal from a manually operated switch indicating a carbonation level of a beverage to be dispensed, and
- in response to the signal, controlling a digital pressure regulator associated with a supply of CO2 or controlling a ratio of still water and carbonated water flowing to a dispensing orifice, or both, to dispense the beverage at the indicated carbonation level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.