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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2015
Bedford Systems Llc, New York, NY (US);
Jeremy B. Gordon, Boston, MA (US);
Brian B. Johnson, Newfields, NH (US);
Steven Raphaelson, Watertown, MA (US);
Mario Liuzza, Malden, MA (US);
Scott Grubb, Cambridge, GB;
Trevor Beckett, Cambridge, GB;
Steven Mackey, Dedham, MA (US);
Thomas Fedorka, Billerica, MA (US);
Thomas J. Novak, Morristown, VT (US);
Peter Rae Peterson, Williston, VT (US);
Miles Hember, Cambridge, GB;
Enrico Raffaele Cafaro, Beverly, MA (US);
BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
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.