# US 9,434,596 B2 · Beverage dispensing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,434,596 B2 - Document ID: US9434596B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/317,821 - Filed: 2014-06-27 - Published: 2014-12-25 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2006-03-06 - Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company - Applicants: The Coca-Cola Company - Inventors: Gregg Carpenter; David R. Newman, Jr.; Nilang Patel; Paul A. Phillips; Arthur G. Rudick; Lawrence B. Ziesel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9434596B2 ## CPC - B67D 1/0032: {using flow-rate sensors} - B67D 1/0035: {the controls being based on the same metering technics} - B67D 1/0051: {for mixing outside the nozzle} - B67D 1/006: {Conventional carbonators} - B67D 1/0085: {electro-mechanical} - B67D 1/0888: {Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means)} - G07F 9/002: {Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines} - G07F 13/065: {for drink preparation} - G16H 20/60: relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets - B67D 1/0021: {the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers} - B67D 1/0027: {control of the amount of one component, the amount of the other components(s) being dependent on that control} - B67D 1/0034: {for controlling the amount of each component} - B67D 1/0041: {Fully automated cocktail bars, i.e. apparatuses combining the use of packaged beverages, pre-mix and post-mix dispensers} - B67D 1/0044: {for mixing inside the dispensing nozzle} - B67D 2210/00089: Remote control means, e.g. by electromagnetic signals - B67D: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F) - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract The present application describes a product dispenser. The product dispenser may include at least one macro-ingredient source, at least one micro-ingredient source positioned about the dispenser, a diluent source, a dispensing valve, a number of pumps or metering devices, and a user interface. The user interface receives a request for a product type and instructs the pumps or metering devices to dispense a predetermined type and ratio of macro-ingredients, micro-ingredients, and diluent to the dispensing valve for a predetermined flow rate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A beverage dispenser, comprising: a biometric sensor configured to collect health data; a control device in communication with the biometric sensor, wherein the control device receives the health data and determines a beverage recommendation based at least on the health data; and a plurality of metering devices configured to dispense a diluent and at least one ingredient to a dispensing valve, wherein each of the at least one ingredient is based on the recommended beverage. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor is further configured to determine parameters comprising one or more of a height, a weight, a blood pressure, a blood glucose level, a cholesterol level, an insulin level, a heart rate, a bone density, or a body temperature. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor comprises one or more of a scale, a blood pressure cuff, a breathalyzer, a blood analyzer, a hair analyzer, or an electrocardiography device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to receive environmental data, and recommend a second beverage based at least on the environmental data, wherein the environmental data comprises data associated with one or more of time of day, outdoor temperature, a current event, or a team affiliation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the recommended beverage comprises one or more of a vitamin additive, a mineral additive, an herbal extract additive, a medicine additive, a nutraceutical additive, or a coloring additive. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the recommended beverage has a specific amount of calories. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The beverage dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a user interface configured to receive a selection of the recommended beverage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the dispensing valve is configured to dispense the recommended beverage formed from the diluent and the at least one beverage. ### Claim 9 A method for dispensing a beverage, comprising: collecting health data from one or more biometric sensors coupled to a beverage dispenser; providing, via a control device associated with the beverage dispenser, a recommendation for a beverage based at least on the health data; receiving a selection of the recommended beverage at a user interface associated with the beverage dispenser; and dispensing, via a plurality of metering devices associated with the beverage dispenser, a diluent and at least one ingredient based on the recommended beverage to a dispensing valve associated with the beverage dispenser. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising determining, via at least one of the one or more biometric sensors, parameters comprising one or more of a height, a weight, a blood pressure, a blood glucose level, a cholesterol level, an insulin level, a heart rate, a bone density, or a body temperature, wherein the one or more biometric sensors comprise one or more of a scale, a blood pressure cuff, a breathalyzer, a blood analyzer, a hair analyzer, or an electrocardiography device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein providing the beverage recommendation comprises providing, via the control device, a recommendation for one or more of a vitamin additive, a mineral additive, an herbal extract additive, a medicine additive, a nutraceutical additive, or a coloring additive. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the providing comprises providing, via the control device, a recommendation for a specific amount of calories. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising dispensing, via the dispensing valve, the recommended beverage formed from the diluent and the at least one ingredient. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving one or more of environmental data or lifestyle data at the control device, and recommending a second beverage based at least on one or more of the environmental data or the lifestyle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more biometric sensors are separate from the beverage dispenser. ### Claim 16 A beverage dispenser, comprising: at least one ingredient source; a diluent source; a dispensing valve; a plurality of metering devices positioned between the at least one ingredient source, the diluent source, and the dispensing valve; at least one biometric sensor configured to collect health data; a control device in communication with the biometric sensor, wherein the control device determines a beverage recommendation based at least on the health data; and a user interface that presents the beverage recommendation and receives a selection of the recommended beverage, wherein the control device is further configured to instruct at least one of the plurality of metering devices to dispense a diluent and at least one ingredient based on the recommended beverage to the dispensing valve. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The beverage dispenser of claim 16, the at least one biometric sensor further configured to determine parameters comprising one or more of a height, a weight, a blood pressure, a blood glucose level, a cholesterol level, or a body temperature. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The beverage dispenser of claim 16, the at least one biometric sensor comprising one or more of a scale, a blood pressure cuff, a breathalyzer, a blood analyzer, a hair analyzer, or an electrocardiography device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The beverage dispenser of claim 16, further comprising a consumer data system comprising one or more biometric sensors.