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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Waterbury, VT (US);
Enrico Raffaele Cafaro, Beverly, MA (US);
Ralph K. Maider, Jr., Milton, MA (US);
Michael Sack, North Reading, MA (US);
Steven Raphaelson, Watertown, MA (US);
J. Corey Michal, Beverly, MA (US);
Kevin Sweeney, Malden, MA (US);
Brian B. Johnson, Newfields, NH (US);
James Passemato, Arlington, MA (US);
Peter Rae Peterson, Williston, VT (US);
Richard M. Estabrook, South Burlington, VT (US);
Thomas Fedorka, Billerica, MA (US);
Scott Grubb, Cambridge, GB;
Wai Ting Chan, Cambridge, GB;
Christopher Covey, Cambridge, GB;
Gary Stacey, Cambridge, GB;
Raymond Carroll, Marlton, NJ (US);
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Waterbury, VT (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage are disclosed. A gas source, which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid, and/or a beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in a cartridge. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.