Patent ID: 11910815
Assignee: PEPSICO, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 18:
19. A beverage nucleation device, comprising:
a housing;
a beverage container receiving area defined by the housing for receiving a beverage container containing a supercooled beverage;
a support configured to support the beverage container in an upright orientation;
an applicator configured to contact a sidewall of the beverage container on the support;
an ultrasonic transducer configured to selectively apply ultrasonic energy to the beverage container via the applicator so as to cause nucleation of the supercooled beverage;
a beverage container holder configured to move from a resting position to an operational position in which the beverage container holder is in contact with the sidewall of the beverage container;
a drive mechanism configured to move the beverage container holder from the resting position to the operational position;
one or more movable gates configured to retain the beverage container on the support; and
a control unit configured to control operation of the drive mechanism and the ultrasonic transducer.