Patent SG-11201804147V-A (SG)
Title: Micro-ingredient based beverage dispenser
Inventor: ZIESEL LAWRENCE
IPC: B67D1/10
Filed: 2016-11-15
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property - International Bureau ..... .....) (43) International Publication Date r ... 26 May 2017(26.05.2017) WIPO I PCT Organization 111111111111311111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111311111111111111111 (10) WO International 2017/087383 Publication Number Al (51) International Patent Classification: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, B67D 1/00 (2006.01) B67D 1/10 (2006.01) HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, B67D 1/08 (2006.01) B67D 1/07 (2006.01) KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (21) International Application Number: OM PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW SA, PCT/US2016/062030 SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, (22) International Filing Date: TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, 15 November 2016 (15.11.2016) ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (8 4 ) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (30) Priority Data: TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 62/256,271 17 November 2015 (17.11.2015) US TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant . THE COCA-COLA COMPANY [US/US]; LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, One Coca-Cola Plaza, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (72) Inventor: ZIESEL, Lawrence, B.; 263 Haney Road, Woodstock, GA 30188 (US). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (74) Agent: GENCO, Brian; The Coca-Cola Company, One — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a Coca-Cola Plaza, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 (US). patent (Rule 4.170) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Published: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 21(3)) with international search report (Art AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (54) Title: MICRO-INGREDIENT BASED BEVERAGE DISPENSER . , r e J., ,,, c kipiL A i W t i 6, 603 114 \ k • 00^ 60' # Il .4t 4 en GC M IN 6 6 2 HG. 6 602 GC C IN (57) : Technologies are described herein for a dispensing nozzle for a beverage dispensing system. An example embodi- c:::, ment of the dispensing nozzle may include a housing; a nozzle manifold containing orifices and corresponding conduits for a num - ei ber of diluents, macro-ingredient sweeteners, and micro-ingredients; a sweetener channel and a diluent baffle, the combination of 0 which facilitates the mixing of the diluent and macro-ingredient sweetener; a funnel; and a nozzle exit. The diluent, macro-ingredient sweetener, and micro-ingredients may mix in the dispensing nozzle to form a predetermined beverage. The dispensing nozzle may communicate with various aspects of the beverage dispensing system to coordinate the dispensing of the predetermined beverage.