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US 2022/0024683 A1Published application
Method for controlling a beverage brewing process and product package with selective brewing control
AssigneeRich Products Corporation
InventorsRalf Reiser, Shawn Campbell, Seung-Yeol Hong, Michael Piatko
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Abstract
A product package includes a first volume at least partially filled with a liquid diluent, a second volume containing a brewing material, and a valve configured to selectively fluidly communicate the first volume with the second volume to expose the brewing material to the liquid diluent.
Claims24
A product package comprising:
- a first volume at least partially filled with a liquid diluent;
- a second volume containing a brewing material;
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- a valve moveable from a first position, in which the valve permits fluid communication between the first volume and the second volume to expose the brewing material to the liquid diluent, to a second position in which the valve inhibits fluid communication between the first volume and the second volume, and
- wherein the product package is configured as a single-use disposable package.
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A method of controlling a brewing process within a single-use product package, the method comprising:
- packaging a liquid diluent in a first volume of the package;
- packaging a brewing material in a second volume of the package blocked from fluid communication with the first volume by a valve;
- after packaging the liquid diluent and brewing material, establishing fluid communication between the first and second volumes by moving the valve to a first position to expose the brewing material to the diluent;
- brewing a beverage by exposing the brewing material to the diluent;
- after brewing for a predetermined time period, moving the valve to a second position to inhibit further fluid communication between the first and second volumes;
- dispensing the brewed beverage from the package;
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- after dispensing, discarding the product package.
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