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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 1/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage dispenser includes a system for detecting an empty state of a consumable in the dispenser. The system detects the physical movement of an element of a fluid delivery component that is fluidly connected to the consumable. The movement is triggered by the empty state of the consumable and is detected by a sensor disposed in the beverage dispenser. The system can be retrofitted into a legacy beverage dispenser with reduced installation effort.