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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2005
Jeffrey J. Girard, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mario E. Vassaux, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Roy Kenneth Fischer, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Richard Symington, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Erik Kenneth Anderson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Shlomo Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Zipora Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Nasser Pirshafiey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Jeffrey J. Girard, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mario E. Vassaux, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Roy Kenneth Fischer, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Richard Symington, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Erik Kenneth Anderson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Shlomo Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Zipora Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Nasser Pirshafiey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Intelligent Coffee Company, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A concentrate/extract cartridge for a beverage dispenser adapted to dispense a liquid concentrate/extract and a diluent is provided. The cartridge includes a hollow body for containing liquid concentrate/extract and an aperture. A pumping device is connected to the hollow body for dispensing the liquid concentrate/extract from the hollow body through the aperture. A method for dispensing a liquid concentrate/extract from a beverage dispenser using a concentrate/extract cartridge is also provided in which the concentrate/extract does not come into contact with the dispenser.