Systems, methods, and devices, for parallel extraction of beverages
AssigneeStarbucks Corporation
InventorsMatthew D. House, Kieran A. Murphy
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Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to a beverage dispensing system for parallel beverage extraction. The beverage dispensing system may include two brew chambers configured to both prepare beverage components at the same time. The beverage dispensing system may include two dispensing points configured to simultaneously dispense beverage components prepared by a first brew chamber and a second brew chamber. In some embodiments, a beverage dispensing system configured to prepare beverage components in one brew chamber can be modified to include one or more components, features, and/or functionalities from the beverage dispensing system for parallel beverage extraction.
Claims7
1-14. (canceled)
A method for increasing throughput of a beverage dispensing machine, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a beverage dispensing machine comprising a beverage dispensing system, the beverage dispensing system comprising a boiler system, brew chambers, and a connection between the boiler system and the brew chambers configured to provide a flow of an extraction medium to the brew chambers, wherein the beverage dispensing system cannot simultaneously brew beverage components in two or more of the brew chambers, and
- retrofitting the connection between the boiler system and the brew chambers with one or more components so the beverage dispensing system can simultaneously prepare beverage components in two or more of the brew chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.