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US 8,522,668 B2Granted
Systems and methods for on demand iced tea
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsJonathan Kirschner, Douglas John Franck, Shaun Blaise Gatipon, Kenneth George Smazik, Wolfgang Fischer
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Abstract
A beverage brewing system for producing on demand iced tea. The beverage brewing system may include a concentrated beverage brewer, one or more brew water circuits in communication with the concentrated beverage brewer, one or more makeup water circuits, and one or more back pressure valves in communication with the brew water circuits and the makeup water circuits.
Claims22
A beverage brewing system, comprising:
- a concentrated beverage brewer;
- one or more brew water circuits in communication with the concentrated beverage brewer;
- one or more makeup water circuits;
- and
- one or more back pressure valves in communication with the one or more brew water circuits and the one or more makeup water circuits upstream of the concentrated beverage brewer to maintain a substantially constant flow rate in light of a varying back pressure without a pump.
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A beverage brewing system, comprising:
- a concentrated beverage brewer;
- one or more brew water circuits in communication with the concentrated beverage brewer;
- one or more makeup water circuits;
- one or more back pressure valves in communication with the one or more brew water circuits and the one or more makeup water circuits upstream of the concentrated beverage brewer to maintain a substantially constant flow rate in light of a varying back pressure without a pump;
- and
- further comprising a regulator valve in communication with the one or more brew water circuits and the one or more makeup water circuits.
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A low pressure brewing system, comprising:
- a concentrated beverage brewer;
- one or more brew water circuits in communication with the concentrated beverage brewer;
- one or more makeup water circuits;
- one or more additive circuits;
- a first plurality of back pressure valves in communication with the one or more brew water circuits and the one or more makeup water circuits upstream of the concentrated beverage brewer to maintain a substantially constant flow rate in light of a varying back pressure without a pump;
- a second plurality of back pressure valves in communication with the one or more additive circuits;
- and
- a mixing nozzle in communication with the concentrated beverage brewer, the one or more makeup water circuits, and the one or more additive circuits.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.