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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Levey, Geneseo, NY (US);
Ryan T. Bell, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Assignee:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0024 (2013.01); B67D 1/0037 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00031 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to an ingredient-based dispensing system for creating customized beverages with ingredients (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The ingredient-based dispensing system may include a volume-based dispensing system for automatically dispensing ingredients with a varying viscosity (e.g., sauces) and a time-based dispensing system for automatically dispensing ingredients with a consistent viscosity (e.g., flavors, syrups, and/or colors).