Bedford Systems LLC

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Brian B Johnson

Enrico Raffaele Cafaro

Scott James Grubb

Thomas Fedorka

Peter Rae Peterson

Steven R Raphaelson

Michael Sack

Thomas J Novak

Jeremy B Gordon

Steven Mackey

Gary Stacey

Wai Ting Chan

Thomas Paul Dutremble

Ralph K Maider, Jr

Gwynn Masada

Richard M Estabrook

Kevin Sweeney

William Philip McHugh

Bradford Range

J Corey Michal

Christopher Covey

James Passemato

Raymond Carroll

Steven Raphaelson

Scott Grubb

Trevor John Beckett

Miles Hember

Mario Liuzza

William Philip Mchugh

Ralph K Maider

A beverage making machine having a cartridge holder with an upper portion movable in pivotal and/or linear ways relative to a lower portion. An actuator for the cartridge portion may include a handle-actuated spur gear and link to move the upper portion, which may be guided in movement via a cam and cam follower engagement. Information from a cartridge detector may be used based on movement of cartridge holder portions, e.g., as an upper portion moves from an open position to a closed position. A mixing chamber may be held by a drawer so as to be removable, and movement of the drawer may engage/disengage the mixing chamber from a fluid supply.

Cartridge holder for beverage machine

Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage are disclosed. A gas source, which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid, and/or a beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in a cartridge. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.

Method and apparatus for cartridge-based carbonation of beverages

Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. Carbonating gas can be provided to a tank via the tank outlet, thereby purging at least a portion of a dispense line leading from the tank to a dispensing station. A single pump may be used to deliver liquid to the tank, e.g., for carbonation, and to pump pressurized air to dispense liquid from the tank. A water trap may help remove moisture from carbonating gas.

Flow circuit for carbonated beverage machine

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Newfields, NH, United States of America

Brian B Johnson