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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:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Bedford Systems, Llc, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Enrico Raffaele Cafaro, Beverly, MA (US);
Michael Sack, North Reading, MA (US);
Ian Scott Rice, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bedford Systems, LLC, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/804 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); B65D 41/50 (2006.01); A47J 31/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/8049 (2020.05); A47J 31/32 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); B65D 41/50 (2013.01); B65D 85/8052 (2020.05); B65D 85/8055 (2020.05);
Abstract
Systems, methods and containers for forming a beverage. A beverage container includes an enclosure arranged with a movable element that is movable to pierce a membrane and permit beverage material in the container to exit. The movable element can also be moveable to permit pressurized gas entry into the container and through the membrane. Gas can be introduced into the container to force beverage material to exit the container. A gas inlet port can be provided with the enclosure and arranged to mate with a gas source of a beverage machine.