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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2022
Sodaflo Limited, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Ian Alexander Aldred, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Alistair John Scott, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Allen John Pearson, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Daniel O'connell, Cambridgeshire, GB;
SODAFLO LIMITED, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Abstract
Apparatus () for the preparation of aerated drinks, comprising: an aerator stage () comprising: a removable aerator bottle () defining a chamber () for receiving a liquid to be aerated; an aerator bottle interface () operative to engage the removable aerator bottle () and seal the chamber () thereof; a gas inlet line () operative to fluidly connect a gas source () to the aerator bottle interface (); and a gas supply mechanism () for controlling supply of gas from the gas source () to the aerator bottle interface () via the gas inlet line (); an aerated liquid dispenser stage () comprising: an aerated liquid dispenser outlet (); a liquid outlet line () operative to fluidly connect the aerator bottle interface () to the aerated liquid dispenser outlet () to allow aerated liquid to flow from the chamber () of the removable aerator bottle () to the aerated liquid dispenser outlet (); and a liquid flow controller () for controlling discharge of aerated liquid from the removable aerator bottle () to the aerated liquid dispenser outlet () via the liquid outlet line (); and a flavouring liquid dispenser stage () comprising: a flavouring liquid dispenser () comprising a flavouring liquid dispenser outlet (), wherein the flavouring liquid dispenser () comprises a flavouring liquid dispenser mechanism () that is activated by gas pressure; and a gas outlet line () including a gas outlet () provided in the aerator bottle interface (); wherein the apparatus further comprises a pressure control stage () comprising: a gas reservoir () connected to the gas outlet line () and operative to store pressurised gas received from the removable aerator bottle () during an initial aeration step; and an exhaust mechanism () operative to vent gas from the removable aerator bottle () during a subsequent venting step in order to lower the level of gas pressure in the removable aerator bottle () prior to discharge of the aerated liquid from the removable aerator bottle () via the aerated liquid dispenser stage ().