Patent ID: 7478583
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A beverage dispense apparatus, comprising: a beverage dispense outlet adapted to dispense a beverage into a vessel; means for decreasing a temperature of a beverage prior to dispensing said beverage; a beverage dispense station adapted to receive said vessel; a cooling system adapted to decrease a temperature of said vessel after said beverage dispense station receives said vessel and at least one of prior to dispensing said beverage into said vessel, after dispensing said beverage into said vessel, and while dispensing at least one portion of said beverage into said vessel; a peltier effect device, wherein at least a first portion of said beverage and at least one portion of said coolant pass through said peltier effect device, and said device is adapted to decrease a temperature of said first portion of said beverage before said first portion is dispensed into said vessel; and a vessel cooling nozzle and a communication conduit adapted to communicatively connect said at least one portion of said coolant with said vessel cooling nozzle, wherein said vessel cooling nozzle is adapted to apply said coolant onto said vessel.