Patent SG-11201809198V-A (SG)
Title: Beverage dispenser with beverage dispensing containers and method for illuminating the active container
Inventor: ALIX PHILIPPE
IPC: B67D3/00
Filed: 2017-04-13
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 01E101011M HO 11111 0 I 3E10111 0011101110 11110 HOED Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ...... WO 2017/182399 Al 26 October 2017 (26.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: ALIX, Philippe; c/o Pernod Ricard SA, 12 B67D 3/00 (2006.01) B67D 1/08 (2006.01) Place des Etats-Unis, 75783 Paris (FR). BERSOULT, B67D 1/00 (2006.01) B67D 1/12 (2006.01) David; c/o Pernod Ricard SA, 12 Place des Etats-Unis, (21) International Application Number: 75783 Paris (FR). PCT/EP2017/059030 (74) Agent: BOULT WADE TENNANT (ASSOC. NO. 505); (22) International Filing Date: Verulam Gardens, 70 Gray's Inn Road, London Greater 13 April 2017 (13.04.2017) London WC1X 8BT (GB). (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (26) Publication Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (30) Priority Data: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 1606712.6 18 April 2016 (18.04.2016) GB DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (71) Applicant: PERNOD RICARD SA [FR/FR]; 12, Place KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, des Etats-Unis, 75783 Paris (FR). MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (54) Title: BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH BEVERAGE DISPENSING CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING _ THE ACTIVWE CONTAINER = = = 600 — 501 ) = 500 190 10 = = C C 101 I--- - -220 204 207 205 = = Il = 210 _203 = = 1 H209 206 = 20 29 23 C = 301----- = e p 1:1 302 = = ,-, CN (57) : Method of 01 en unit (20) comprises a control ei visual indicator (29) controlled by the control unit (303). At least one module (500) is mounted in or on the base unit (20). The at least Ot one module (500) comprises 1-1 ---. device (190) is configured IN user at the computing device 1-1 c;;;;) device transceiver (302). N signal, at least one visual indicator (29) is controlled 303 controlling a beverage dispensing unit (20), a base-device transceiver (302) in communication with the control unit (303) and at least one a dispensing arrangement (100) for dispensing beverage from a beverage reservoir (111). A computing to communicate with (190) and sending a In a dispense event, in response to the control unit (303) of the base unit (20) receiving the dispense instruction FIG. 5 system (600), which is particularly suitable for alcoholic beverages. A base the base-device transceiver (302). The method comprises receiving an input from a dispense instruction signal to the control unit (303) of the base unit (20) via the base- to light up the at least one module (500) for a predetermined time period based C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/182399 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEMOMMENIIMEHOMEHOIMI SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 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, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) upon a fixed beverage flowrate and a desired beverage volume. The to a particular module (500). fixed beverage flowrate is the same for all dispense events relating