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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Geoffrey Y. Smith, Melrose, MA (US);
Blair Mikkelsen, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Steven Mackey, Dedham, MA (US);
Joseph George Fucci, Amherst, NH (US);
Roger Johnson, Burlington, MA (US);
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
An inlet arrangement of a beverage forming apparatus is provided, where the inlet arrangement is configured to deliver liquid to a beverage cartridge. The inlet arrangement includes a central inlet port and a plurality of inlet ports arranged around the central inlet port. The beverage forming apparatus has the ability to implement different dispensing operations in which dispensing occurs through selectable subsets of the inlet ports. A gasket arrangement may be used with the inlet arrangement.