Conopco, Inc.

Unilever Plc

Unilever, N.v.

Anthony Edward Quinn

Jonkheer Theodoor Hendrik Van De Poll

Bartholomeus Johannes Antonius Van Haperen

Posan Pang

Miles Richard Macintosh Pennington

James Matthew Slater

Robert Wim Bronwasser

Raffaele Zandona

Tjeerd Jan Pieter Gerbranda

Edwin Jeroen Muller

Marco Karreman

Osvaldo Maffei

Tjeerd Jan Gerbranda

A beverage dispenser () is disclosed for use in combination with a water cooler, wherein the water cooler comprises a water bottle () and a cooler housing () comprising an outlet () for dispensing water, and wherein the beverage dispenser is intended to be positioned between the cooler housing and the water bottle. The beverage dispenser comprises: a dispensing station (), a conduit () for supply of water from the water cooler to the dispensing station, a connector () for attachment to a container () comprising concentrate, a conduit () for supply of concentrate from the container to the dispensing station, and a passage () to allow the water bottle () to remain in fluid communication with the outlet () of the cooler housing () when the dispenser () is positioned between the cooler housing and the water bottle.

Beverage dispenser with water cooler

A beverage dispenser () is disclosed for use in combination with a water cooler, wherein the water cooler comprises a cooling device () and a water bottle () and the beverage dispenser is intended to be positioned between the cooling device and the water bottle. The beverage dispenser comprises: a dispensing station (), a dedicated water nozzle () for dispensing water at the dispensing station, a conduit () for supply of water from the water cooler to the water nozzle, a connector () for attachment to a container () comprising concentrate, a dedicated concentrate nozzle () for dispensing concentrate to the dispensing station, a conduit () for supply of concentrate from the container to the concentrate nozzle, and wherein the water nozzle and the concentrate nozzle are arranged such that water dispensed from the water nozzle and concentrate dispensed from the concentrate nozzle intersect, and wherein the angle (&#x3b2;) of the concentrate nozzle relative to the horizontal is from 25&#xb0; to 90&#xb0;, and the angle (&#x3b1;) of the water nozzle relative to the horizontal is from 45&#xb0; to 90&#xb0;.

Beverage dispenser with water cooler and concentrate adding device

The present invention provides a method for brewing a beverage in a brewing apparatus, wherein a cartridge containing infusible material is connected to a brew chamber and will form the bottom of the brew chamber. By the introduction of air through the filter of the cartridge, water and infusible material are mixed, and an effective brewing process is conducted. After brewing the beverage is discharged into a receptacle through the filter of the cartridge, leaving infusible material behind in the cartridge. The invention also provides a cartridge for use in the method.

Method for brewing beverage and cartridge containing infusible material

The present invention has as an objective to provide an apparatus for brewing a beverage that provides an attractive brewing experience for the consumer, which can perform an effective and efficient brewing process, and which also can be easily rinsed to remove any spent infusible material. These objectives have been met by a beverage brewing machine having an at least one water inlet port that is arranged at an angle of less than 4 degrees relative to the wall of the brew chamber to direct water around the wall of the brew chamber. The apparatus also provides for improved agitation of infusible material. Moreover a method is provided to brew a beverage using the brewing machine of the invention.

Beverage brewing apparatus and method

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Sharnbrook, United Kingdom

Anthony Edward Quinn