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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Keurig, Incorporated, Reading, MA (US);
Inventors:
Tom Cominelli, Gloucester, MA (US);
James E. Shepard, Marbehead, MA (US);
Thomas Vitella, Sandown, NH (US);
Assignee:
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Waterbury, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A23F 3/18 (2006.01); A23F 5/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2013.01); A47J 31/54 (2013.01); A23F 3/18 (2013.01); A23F 5/262 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage forming method and system employing the introduction of air into the heater tank and/or an expansion chamber after liquid delivery is complete. An expansion chamber may be provided at the top of the heater tank and provide a tortuous flow path from an air inlet to the tank outlet.