Patent ID: 11897748
Assignee: AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A system for dispensing a cooled beverage, comprising:
a liquid/gas contactor unit;
a beverage pump;
a beverage tank in liquid communication with the liquid/gas contactor unit through the beverage pump, wherein the beverage tank is pressurized;
a cooling or refrigeration system configured to cool the beverage tank, wherein the beverage pump is configured to transfer a cooled noncarbonated beverage from the beverage tank to the liquid/gas contactor unit;
a controlled pressurized supply of a regulated pressure nitrogen gas comprising at least 50% by weight nitrogen (N2);
one or more secondary regulators for feeding the regulated pressure nitrogen gas to the liquid/gas contactor unit and the beverage pump, wherein the cooled noncarbonated beverage contacts the regulated pressure nitrogen gas in the liquid/gas contactor unit to dissolve the regulated pressure nitrogen gas in the cooled noncarbonated beverage to form a cooled nitrogen-infused noncarbonated beverage; and
a beverage faucet attached downstream to the liquid/gas contactor unit configured to dispense the cooled nitrogen-infused noncarbonated beverage at a controlled rate.