44 results about "Mixed drink" patented technology

The utility model provides a beverage making machine. The beverage maker includes a mixing container for receiving a beverage product. The beverage maker also includes an agitator driven by the drive motor for mixing the beverage product within the mixing container. The beverage maker further comprises a cooling circuit comprising a compressor and for cooling the beverage product. The beverage maker also includes a motor condition sensor for detecting a motor condition associated with the drive motor and outputting a motor condition signal. The beverage maker also includes a controller to determine whether a value of the motor condition satisfies a first motor condition threshold based on one or more first motor condition signals of the periodic motor condition signals. The controller is also to disconnect the compressor in response to determining that the value of the motor condition satisfies the first motor condition threshold.

A stand-alone automated machine for the automatic blending of drinks. The machine will generally puree materials including fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables provided in large particulate sections or chunks within a cup which is available from a neighboring refrigerator or freezer unit. The blending machine can handle all aspects of drink blending as well as automatic cleaning, sanitization, and / or sterilization cycles.

Described herein are beverage product formulations, including lemonade, soda, sparkling juice, fruit punch, mocktail mixer, cocktail mixer, and concentrates thereof, that include at least one recombinant sweet protein, and methods of producing the same.

Compositions and methods for producing low alcohol or non-alcoholic beverages containing hydrophobic or water immiscible compounds, where the low alcohol or non-alcoholic beverages have desirable organoleptic properties, including but not limited to taste, texture, color, and aroma. To incorporate the hydrophobic compounds into the composition, the composition is emulsified so that the hydrophobic fraction forms vesicles in a continuous phase formed by the water and a non-aqueous solvent. The emulsion has a low water content and serves a shelf stable concentrate, which can be mixed with water, tonic water, soda water, fruit juice, or combinations thereof, to form a beverage having similar taste to corresponding mixed drinks.

A cartridge is provided for use in a beverage dispenser for dispensing a post-mixed beverage. The cartridge comprises an expandable housing defining an internal volume for holding a liquid. The expandable housing can be manipulated from an unexpanded state to an expanded state. the internal volume is filled with a beverage concentrate, and the expandable housing is arranged to be further filled with a base liquid. such that a post-mixed beverage can be formed inside the internal volume from the beverage concentrate and the base liquid. By virtue of the cartridge. the use of a separate mixing chamber of a beverage dispenser may be avoided.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of beverage bottles, and particularly relates to a material-water separation type beverage bottle which comprises a bottle body, a bottle opening is formed in the surface of the top of the bottle body, a bottle cap is connected to the surface of the outer side of the bottle opening, and a material storage barrel is connected to the surface of the top of the inner side of the bottle cap. The additive is stored in the material storage barrel, so that the additive and water are in a separated state in the bottle body, when mixing is needed, the movable column can be separated out of the through hole only by screwing the screwing cover and driving the movable column to move, the additive in the material storage barrel can flow into the bottle body through the through hole, the bottle body is shaken, and the additive can be mixed in the bottle body. The mixing operation of the additives and the water can be completed by arranging the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring, the situation that the drinking taste of the mixed beverage is affected due to the fact that the mixing time of the additives is too long is avoided, and the limiting plate can limit the movement track of the movable column to ensure that the second sealing ring on the movable column can be accurately clamped into a third clamping groove after moving. And the sealing performance between the movable column and the bottle cap is ensured.

The invention relates to a beverage preparation device (01) comprising a beverage substrate container (03) which can be removed from a receiving region (02). The device has a brewing head (12) which can be adjusted in the vertical direction (V) and which is designed and arranged relative to the receiving region (02) and the beverage base container (03) received therein in such a way that the beverage base container (03) can be inserted into the receiving region (02) and removed from the receiving region (02) in the upper position of the brewing head, a brewing chamber formed by the brewing head and the beverage base container is closed and / or sealed in a first lower position, and a beverage base (22) in the beverage base container (03) is vertically pressed in a second lower position. The adjustable brewing head (12) is designed to interact with a mechanical adjustment unit (13), in particular a manually operable adjustment unit, in order to be switched at least to an upper position, a first lower position and a second lower position. According to the invention, the adjusting unit (13) allows the brewing head (12) to be continuously locked only below the first lower position in the vertical direction (V).

A smart inventory management system for a beverage dispensing and in-cup mixing platform is described. The system includes a container with an information tag configured to store product-specific information; a reader configured to read the stored information from the information tag; a control panel configured to house a software-based decision engine configured to interpret the product-specific information and control one or more system components based at least in part on the information; a pump controlled by the control panel and configured to pump beverage concentrate from the container to dispense the beverage concentrate into a beverage holding device; and a check valve located between an opening in the container and the pump, configured to prevent backflow of foreign solution into the container.

The invention relates to a device for producing and dispensing beverages on the basis of concentrates, comprising a housing in which a metering module (5) is arranged, the metering module being connected to at least two concentrate containers and to a water feed, wherein a computer module is arranged, which is connected to a touch screen (4) for beverage display and beverage selection and is designed to control the metering module (5) or solenoid valves upstream of the metering module (5), and wherein a stand system is arranged, which comprises at least one column and to which the touch screen (4) is fastened and which has a beverage dispensing line. The housing is part of the stand system and is detachably closed by means of a cover part (2), the cover part (2) comprising the touch screen (4).

A drink maker is described that includes a housing, a mixing vessel configured to be removably coupled to the housing and receive a drink product, a dasher configured to mix the drink product within the mixing vessel, a drive motor configured to drive the dasher, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an unsafe condition associated with the drink maker and, in response to detection of the unsafe condition, execute at least one control action comprising at least one of: alerting a user of the drink maker, deactivating the drive motor, preventing activation of the drive motor, or any combination thereof.

Method of preparing and dispensing a post-mixed beverage using a beverage dispensing assembly (100), the method comprising steps of: —mixing together a base liquid (104) with a beverage concentrate (106) to form a primary liquid (111) in a beverage dispenser (102) of the beverage dispensing assembly (100); —mixing together the primary liquid (111) with a volume of secondary liquid (108) comprising ethanol and / or one or more hop compounds to form the post-mixed beverage in the beverage dispenser (102); and—dispensing the post-mixed beverage from a dispensing outlet (120) of the beverage dispenser (102); such that in preparing the post-mixed beverage, the volume of secondary liquid (108) is mixed with the beverage concentrate (106) after the beverage concentrate (106) has been at least partially mixed with the base liquid (104) into the primary liquid (111).

A beverage maker is provided. The beverage maker comprises a mixing container arranged to receive a beverage product. The beverage product is mixed within the mixing container. The beverage maker also includes a cooling circuit configured to cool the beverage product within the mixing container. The beverage maker also includes a temperature sensor configured to repeatedly detect a temperature associated with the beverage product and output a temperature signal indicative of the detected temperature. The beverage maker also includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine, based on the temperature signal, that a condition associated with a phase change of the beverage product has been satisfied. The controller is further configured to alert a user of the beverage maker in response to determining the condition.

The invention relates to a freezable agitator for mixing and chilling beverages without requiring external cooling sources. Traditional mixing devices may assist with mixing but do not address the challenge of maintaining a cold beverage temperature without requiring external cooling sources. This challenge is especially evident when users are on the go, where refrigeration is typically unavailable. Users often add ice as a workaround, which can dilute the beverage and diminish flavor and consistency. The agitator comprises a sealed hollow body partially filled with a freezable liquid and formed with two continuous spiral ridges. The ridges promote mixing when the agitator is shaken inside a beverage container, while the internal freezable medium chills the beverage over time. The design eliminates the need for ice or external cooling sources, providing a reusable solution for maintaining cold, well-mixed drinks throughout the day.

The invention relates to a device for producing and dispensing beverages on the basis of concentrates, comprising a housing in which a metering module (5) is arranged, the metering module being connected to at least two concentrate containers and to a water feed, wherein a computer module is arranged, which is connected to a touch screen (4) for beverage display and beverage selection and is designed to control the metering module (5) or solenoid valves upstream of the metering module (5), and wherein a stand system is arranged, which comprises at least one column and to which the touch screen (4) is fastened and which has a beverage dispensing line. The housing is part of the stand system and is detachably closed by means of a cover part (2), the cover part (2) comprising the touch screen (4).

A beverage maker with ventilation and baffles is provided. The beverage maker includes a mixing container configured to receive a beverage product. The beverage product is mixed within the mixing container. The beverage maker also includes a cooling circuit configured to cool the beverage product within the mixing container. The beverage maker also includes a housing including at least one ventilation panel. The at least one ventilation panel includes at least one array of apertures configured to permit airflow to ventilate the housing. The at least one vent panel further includes at least one baffle proximate an inner surface of the at least one vent panel, the at least one baffle configured to at least partially block a set of apertures in the at least one array of apertures.

Automatic beverage dispenser for the production of a protein-rich mixed beverage (1) from at least one homogeneous protein powder (3), wherein the automatic beverage dispenser comprises: - at least one drinking vessel (16) for receiving the protein-rich mixed drink (1), - at least one powder container (6) for receiving the protein powder (3), wherein a powder conveying channel (9) with a protein powder dosing unit (11) for controllable supply of the protein powder (3) into the drinking vessel (16) is connected to the powder container (6), - a liquid line (8) with a liquid metering valve (10) for the controllable supply of a drinkable beverage base liquid (4) into the drinking vessel (16), - a control and regulation unit (12) which is connected to the protein powder dosing unit (11) and the liquid dosing valve (10) for their control, and - the drinking vessel (16) has a vessel base (18) with an integrated agitator (20) for preparing the protein-rich mixed drink (1) in the drinking vessel (16) by mixing the protein powder (3) supplied to the drinking vessel (16) and the beverage base liquid (4) supplied to the drinking vessel (16), characterized in that - the fully automatic beverage dispenser has a drinking vessel holder (19) with an integrated agitator drive (21), wherein the drinking vessel holder (19) has a socket that fits the base (18) of the drinking vessel (16) in which the drinking vessel (16) can be locked for coupling the agitator (20) to the agitator drive (21), - the control and regulation unit (12) is connected to the agitator drive (21) for its control, - the drinking vessel holder (19) has a drinking vessel detector (19.1) connected to the control and regulation unit (12) for verifying the locking of the drinking vessel (16) in the drinking vessel holder (19), wherein the control and regulation unit (12) is configured, when the locking is verified, to prepare the protein-rich mixed drink (1) in the drinking vessel (16) by controlled release of the protein powder dosing unit (11) and the liquid dosing valve (10) and by controlled activation of the agitator drive (21).

A stand-alone automated machine for the automatic blending of drinks. The machine will generally puree materials including fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables provided in large particulate sections or chunks within a cup which is available from a neighboring refrigerator or freezer unit. The blending machine can handle all aspects of drink blending as well as automatic cleaning, sanitization, and / or sterilization cycles.

The invention relates to a method for producing a coffee-gas mixed beverage. According to the invention, a nitrogen-containing gas or gas mixture is supplied, preferably via an inlet point (6) in a fluid line (5), to a liquid used for extracting a coffee substrate (15), preferably water, between a fluid tank (11) for storing the liquid or a liquid connection, in particular a fresh water connection, and an outlet, preferably a crema valve (16), of an extraction chamber (14) storing the coffee substrate (15), so that a liquid-gas mixture thus formed flows through the coffee substrate (15), thereby performing extraction from the coffee substrate (15), and mixing and / or homogenization of the liquid-gas mixture is carried out, during which the coffee substrate (15) acts as a static mixing element.

The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for providing a mixed beverage with a flow of alcohol therein from one or more alcohol containers. The beverage dispensing system includes a nozzle, a number of micro-ingredient sources in communication with the nozzle, one or more macro-ingredient sources in communication with the nozzle, and one or more alcohol circuits in communication with the nozzle. The alcohol circuits include a manifold with the one or more alcohol containers therein and a heat exchanger to chill the flow of alcohol.

A system is provided.SOLUTION: A system comprising: means for receiving state information of a day input by a user; artificial intelligence means for generating an optimal mixed beverage recipe based on the state information; means for providing the generated recipe to the user; means for receiving feedback information from the user; and means for learning the feedback information to update the artificial intelligence means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a method for producing a coffee-gas mixed beverage. According to the invention, a nitrogen-containing gas or gas mixture is supplied, preferably via an inlet point (6) in a fluid line (5), to a liquid used for extracting a coffee substrate (15), preferably water, between a fluid tank (11) for storing the liquid or a liquid connection, in particular a fresh water connection, and an outlet, preferably a crema valve (16), of an extraction chamber (14) storing the coffee substrate (15), so that a liquid-gas mixture thus formed flows through the coffee substrate (15), thereby performing extraction from the coffee substrate (15), and performing mixing and / or homogenization of the liquid-gas mixture, in which the coffee substrate (15) acts as a static mixing element.

A drinking straw apparatus for mixing beverages and facilitating drinking beverages via suction includes a tube which is elongated between a first end and a second end and defines a channel which extends through the first end and the second end. A mixing member is coupled to the tube adjacent to the second end and extends radially outwardly from the tube. The mixing member may have a coiled wire or a plurality of radially spaced paddles, for example.

This invention provides an automatic bottle clamping mechanism and an automatic beverage mixing device. The automatic bottle clamping mechanism includes a movable clamping member and a push-button switch protruding towards the bottle placement position. When a bottle placed in the placement position presses the push-button switch, it triggers the movable clamping member to clamp the bottle in the placement position. With this automatic bottle clamping mechanism, when a user places a bottle in the placement position, the bottle presses the switch, and the movable clamping member automatically clamps the item in the placement position upon triggering the switch. Throughout the entire process, the user only needs to place the item to be clamped in the placement position, and the automatic bottle clamping mechanism will automatically clamp the item, making it simple and convenient to use.