Patents
US 11427456 B2: Chilled N2 infused beverage dispensing system and method to prepare and dispense a chilled N2 infused beverage
- Granted
- 2022-08-30
- Filed
- 2015-05-07 application 14706191
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method to prepare and dispense a N2 or N2/CO2 gas infused chilled beverage is provided. The beverage may be any non-carbonated liquid and in one embodiment the beverage is coffee. The dispensed N2 or N2/CO2 gas infused chilled coffee has a unique appearance and enhanced flavor and aroma. The system may be provided as a self-contained unit.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220830.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Bar Controls, Inc. 90 patents | US company or organization | Vacaville, CA | AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kleinrichert | Annapolis, MD | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B67D | Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for | B67D1/0406 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23F | Coffee; tea; their substitutes; manufacture, preparation, or infusion thereof | A23F3/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L2/54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23V | Indexing scheme relating to foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages and lactic or propionic acid bacteria used in foodstuffs or food preparation | A23V2002/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AC DISTRIBUTING, INC. signed 2018-03-05 | AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS, INC. VACAVILLE, CA | 45382/127 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-02-22 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the execution date of the inventor previously recorded at reel: 044736 frame: 0230. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment . | KLEINRICHERT, CHARLES signed 2015-05-06 | AC BEVERAGE, INC. ANNAPOLIS, MD | 45416/696 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AC BEVERAGE, INC. signed 2018-01-16 | AC DISTRIBUTING, INC. ANNAPOLIS, MD | 44784/304 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KLEINRICHERT, CHARLES signed 2018-01-16 | AC BEVERAGE, INC. ANNAPOLIS, MD | 44736/230 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-06-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AC BEVERAGE, INC. signed 2016-05-13 | AC DISTRIBUTING, INC. ANNAPOLIS, MD | 38874/351 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-05-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KLEINRCHERT, CHARLES signed 2015-05-06 | AC BEVERAGE, INC. ANNAPOLIS, MD | 35585/186 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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