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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Applicant:
Peter Peterson, Waterbury, VT (US);
Inventor:
Peter Peterson, Waterbury, VT (US);
Assignee:
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Waterbury, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); B65D 85/804 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/3623 (2013.01); A47J 31/002 (2013.01); A47J 31/44 (2013.01); B65D 85/8043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for forming beverages using a beverage cartridge and sonic energy. A cartridge may include a sonic receiver, such as a feature that extends into an interior space of the cartridge and is arranged to receive a sonic emitter that introduces sonic energy into the interior space. The sonic receiver may be excited by sonic energy, which causes the sonic receiver to itself introduce sonic energy into the cartridge.