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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
The Coca-cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Newton R. White, Decatur, GA (US);
Kelly H. Sepcic, Mableton, GA (US);
Gregg Carpenter, Marietta, GA (US);
Lawrence B. Ziesel, Woodstock, GA (US);
Robert D. Hughes, IV, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanda, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for making a composition comprising storing at least one acid in an acid storage container, storing at least one acid-degradable component in a component storage container, and mixing the at least one acid from the acid storage container and the at least one acid-degradable component from the component storage container such that the at least one acid and the at least one acid-degradable component mix together to form the composition. A method and apparatus for providing a selected beverage from a plurality of selectable beverages comprising storing a number of non-sweetener beverage component concentrates separately in a respective number of beverage component storage containers and in response the selection of the selected beverage, automatically dispensing, continuously in a predetermined ratio for any volume of the beverage dispensed, any combination of at least two or more of the number of non-sweetener beverage component concentrates and a diluent.