Bedford Systems LLC

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

3m Innovative Properties Company

Steven R Raphaelson

Enrico Raffaele Cafaro

Michael Sack

Ralph K Maider, Jr

Scott James Grubb

Thomas Fedorka

Peter Rae Peterson

Brian B Johnson

Thomas J Novak

Jeremy B Gordon

Steven Mackey

Gary Stacey

Wai Ting Chan

Thomas Paul Dutremble

Gwynn Masada

Richard M Estabrook

Kevin Sweeney

William Philip McHugh

Bradford Range

J Corey Michal

Raymond Carroll

Christopher Covey

James Passemato

Stephen C P Joseph

Lloyd S Vasilakes

Trevor John Beckett

Valentina Tronconi

Dominic M Pitera

Patrick J Hager

Kayo M Roehm

Giuseppe De Bellis

Kevin M Eliason

John I Escoto, Jr

Adel M Kassem Llano

Jeffrey J Schwab

Larry Allan Schleif

Miles Hember

Monica Jerez

Mario Liuzza

John I Escoto

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

Provided are devices for coating a contoured surface or a three-dimensional structure, and methods of making and using the same. The devices have geometries that are in point contact with the contoured surface. The geometries are substantially rigid and are provided by a flexible applicator. In this way, the flexible applicator permits conformance to the surface contours, along with rigid point contact that provides uniform and consistent coverage of liquid material. Specifically, the devices comprise a handle and an applicator pliantly affixed to the handle, the applicator comprising a plurality of spaced geometries. The devices meter film-forming coating liquids onto contoured surfaces or three-dimensional structures to form uniform coatings and resulting uniform films.

Devices for coating contoured surfaces

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

Beverage cartridge

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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Steven R Raphaelson