306 results about "Seltzer Water" patented technology

The present invention provides a beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including a drink supply canister holder for holding a plurality of drink supply canisters, a plurality of valve actuators for causing the drink supply to be selectively released from the drink supply canisters, a water supplier for selectively supplying carbonated water and non-carbonated water for producing the beverages, a gas supplier for supplying CO2 gas to carbonate the carbonated water provided by the water supplier and for supplying CO2 gas or other gas for pressurizing the drink supply canisters to provide a consistent flow rate of the drink supply from the drink supply canisters, a fluid director for facilitating the mixing of the drink supply from one of the drink supply canisters and the carbonated or non-carbonated water from the water supplier and one or more beverage requesters for enabling users to request one of a plurality of beverages.

The present invention provides a drink supply canister holder for a beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including the drink supply canister holder for holding or maintaining at least one and preferably a plurality of drink supply canisters, and at least one and preferably a plurality of valve actuators for causing the drink supply to be selectively released from the drink supply canisters, a water supplier for selectively supplying carbonated water and non-carbonated water for producing the beverages, a gas supplier for supplying CO2 gas to carbonate the carbonated water provided by the water supplier and for supplying CO2 gas or other gas for pressurizing the drink supply canisters to provide a consistent flow rate, of the drink supply from the drink supply canisters and one or more beverage requesters for enabling users to request one of a plurality of beverages.

A beverage dispensing system with a base to which a dispensing head is removably attached without additional fasteners, wherein beverage forming liquids are supplied through a plurality of separate conduits in the base. Each base conduit has a normally closed valve that normally blocks fluid flow. The dispensing head has at least one passageway that receives liquid from an associated one of the base conduits. A projection associated with each dispensing head passageway opens the associated conduit valve to allow fluid flow from the base to the head. Dispensing valves in the dispensing head are independently accountable to regulate the dispensing of the beverage. In one version of the invention, four liquids are supplied to the dispensing head through the conduits, namely two liquid concentrates; carbonated water; and non-carbonated water. By selective opening of the dispensing valves, a plurality of beverages are formed from combinations of one or more of the liquids. A dispensing head for dispensing at least one carbonated fluid includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening at each end of a passage extending through a body, the inlet opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the outlet opening.

The invention relates to a method for delivering a flavored and / or nutritionally enhanced non-carbonated beverage on premise. The method comprises a step of providing at least one packaged source of a liquid premix base comprising at least one microbiologically, physically, enzymatically and / or chemically sensitive beverage component which is not solely carbohydrate, a water activity lowering component. The liquid premix based is formulated with a water activity and / or solid content effective to render it shelf stable at room temperature. The method comprises a step of separately providing a plurality of flowable additive packaged sources adapted to tailor the flavor, aroma, body and / or nutritional value of the beverage. The method comprises a step in which liquid premix base is mixed to hot or cold non-carbonated water to provide a beverage base which is dispensed to the cup and wherein at least one additive is delivered and mixed with the beverage base into the cup.

A method and apparatus for filling beverage bottles, in a beverage bottling plant, with a beverage material comprising a carbonated water component and a liquid flavoring component, and method and apparatus for filling containers, in a container filling plant, with a material comprising a first ingredient and a second ingredient. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

A double tank refrigerated carbonated beverage dispensing apparatus for blending fresh water and carbon dioxide to produce a carbonated liquid delivered to a faucet bank for dispensing mixed soft drinks at a temperature at or below the freezing point of water, includes a double tank carbonator having in inner tank contained within an outer tank, insulated by a void between the two tank, the void having refrigeration coils connected to a refrigeration circulation system. The apparatus includes a soda water circulating system, a heat exchange unit for pre-cooling water and beverage syrup lines, syrup coils adapted to the double tank carbonator for chilling some beverage syrup lines, temperature sensors for regulating temperature of the carbonated water and fluid level probes to regulate the amount of water delivered to the double tank carbonator.

A combined bottle opener and stopper comprises a metal plate with side edges bent downward and inwardly. Opening is performed with the use of a conventional pry off method. Opened bottles are closed with a rubber pad attached to the bottom of a recess on the inner face of the plate. The opener-stopper has three bent edges which have different heights with the difference corresponding to the pitch of the thread on a threaded bottle neck. For temporary closing the bottle, i.e., with beer or carbonated water, the device is screwed onto the threaded bottle neck as a nut until the rubber pad is tightly pressed to the upper face of the bottle to hermetically close the latter. For closing bottles with nonthreaded bottle necks, the device is moved onto the bottle neck by guiding the convergent bent edges over the neck in a direction transverse to the bottle's axis until the device is fixed tightly on the bottle due to convergence of the bent edges with the rubber pad, thereby to seal the bottle's opening. The device is also provided with sharp edges for cutting plastic wrappings around the bottle neck and with an opener for metal cans openable by pulling up a tongue connected to a scored can cover.

The present invention provides a method and compact apparatus for providing a continuous flow of carbonated water. The apparatus atomizes the water into microscopic particles allowing for significantly increased interaction between the water and the carbon dioxide. The water and the carbon dioxide then travel into a mixing chamber where further mixing takes place. The invention does not require the use of a pump or the use of a large carbonator vessel.

A method for the efficient solubilization of carbon dioxide in water through the use of high energy impacts is disclosed. The method can optionally includes mixing the carbon dioxide and water to form an annular dispersed flow, accelerating the carbon dioxide and water prior to the collision; providing a retention network to collect the carbonated water flow. Also disclosed are systems and apparatuses for practicing the disclosed methods.

A water dispenser is provided for dispensing hot water, cold water, and carbonated water, all of which is filtered. The dispenser includes a housing defining a front dispensing face, a rear face, opposite side walls and a bottom wall. A filter is mounted in the housing and has a rear end connectable to a source of water and a front end accessible at the front face of the housing to facilitate replacing the filter. A dispensing faucet is disposed at the front face of the housing. A hot water tank is located at one side of the housing and has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and a hot water outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering hot water thereto. An ice bank assembly is located at an opposite side of the housing and has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and a cold water outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering cold water thereto. A compressor is mounted on the bottom wall of the housing and is coupled to one end of the ice bank evaporator. A condenser coil is mounted at the rear face of the housing and is coupled between the compressor and an opposite end of the evaporator. A carbonator has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and an outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering carbonated water thereto.

A refrigerator having a carbonated water production module integrally provided with a carbon dioxide gas cylinder having carbon dioxide gas stored therein and a carbonated water tank to mix purified water with the carbon dioxide gas to produce carbonated water. The carbonated water production module is mounted to the rear surface of the door, and thus it may be cooled by cool air in the refrigeration compartment and be easy to access, and thereby repair and replacement thereof is facilitated. The dispenser includes a carbonated water discharge channel into which carbonated water from the carbonated water tank is discharged, and a purified water discharge channel into which purified water from the water tank is discharged. Since the purified water discharge channel does not pass through the carbonated water tank, a user is allowed to selectively dispense purified water or carbonated water anytime.

The invention relates to a method for delivering a flavored and / or nutritionally enhanced non-carbonated beverage on premise. The method comprises a step of providing at least one packaged source of a liquid premix base comprising at least one microbiologically, physically, enzymatically and / or chemically sensitive beverage component which is not solely carbohydrate, a water activity lowering component. The liquid premix based is formulated with a water activity and / or solid content effective to render it shelf stable at room temperature. The method comprises a step of separately providing a plurality of flowable additive packaged sources adapted to tailor the flavor, aroma, body and / or nutritional value of the beverage. The method comprises a step in which liquid premix base is mixed to hot or cold non-carbonated water to provide a beverage base which is dispensed to the cup and wherein at least one additive is delivered and mixed with the beverage base into the cup.

The invention relates to a CO2 (carbon oxide) huff-n-puff, water control and oil increment method for a horizontal oil well, which includes: using a process string to inject appropriate CO2 into an abnormally water flooded horizontal well with proper conditions (the abnormally water flooded horizontal well refers to an extra-high-water-cut well with a recovery percentage lower than 80% of a calibrated water displacement rate and water cut incompatible with the recovery percentage); shutting down (shutting in) the well for a certain period of time to enable the injected CO2, an oil reservoir and reservoir fluids to physically and chemically react, and accordingly swelling and thinning crude oil and reducing surface tension; carbonating water to thicken the water; and energizing the reservoir, improving permeability and the like. By means of production control after well startup, evident water-cut reduction and evident oil yield increase can be achieved for the abnormally water-flooded extra-high-water-cut horizontal wells (including high-inclination wells with deviation angles larger of from 45 DEG to 86 DEG, and water control and oil increment are achieved.

To provide a beverage dispenser capable of appropriately and smoothly supplying a carbonated beverage as a supercooled beverage. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a beverage dispenser including a carbonator 51 for manufacturing carbonated water; a beverage supply circuit 7 for supplying a carbonated beverage manufactured by the carbonator 51 to the outside; a heat exchanger 16 for supercooling; and a primary cooling device 13, the carbonator 51 mixes a carbonic acid gas supplied from a gas regulator 54 which supplies a pressurized carbonic acid gas, syrup and diluting water to manufacture the carbonated beverage, and the heat exchanger 16 for supercooling cools the carbonated beverage flowing through the beverage supply circuit 7 into a supercooled state at a temperature of a solidifying point or less to release the supercooled state in the outside.

An object is to provide a beverage supply device which can cool cooling water in a water tank provided with a beverage cooling pipe by use of a cooling unit using a refrigerant having little influence on global environment, a beverage dispenser is provided with the beverage cooling pipe (syrup cooling pipe, diluting water cooling pipe, carbonated water cooling pipe) disposed in the water tank to store cooling water, the water tank being cooled by an evaporation pipe, the beverage dispenser passes syrup, diluting water, and carbonated water as beverage ingredients through the beverage cooling pipe to extract beverage, and the beverage dispenser comprises: a cooling unit in which a compressor, a radiator, a capillary tube, the evaporation pipe and the like are connected to one another via a pipe to constitute a refrigerant circuit and which is filled with carbon dioxide as the refrigerant.

The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser configured to dispense variable serving sizes of cold beverages. The dispenser can dispense both carbonated and non-carbonated beverages. The dispenser includes a mechanism to carbonate water and can be used with a variety of different syrup flavors.

A method of sterilizing, disinfecting and / or sanitizing articles such as medical instruments, medical implants, food handling or processing devices, devices used in space exploration, or any other article in which sterility or biological passivity is required. In general terms, the method comprises placing the article in a pressure chamber, filling the chamber with water so as to cause the article to be submerged, sealing the chamber, mixing carbon dioxide in the water, maintaining a greater than atmosphere pressure in the chamber, and controlling the temperature of the water with dissolved carbon dioxide therein.

A refrigerator having a drink supply container holder for a beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including the drink supply container holder for holding or maintaining at least one and preferably a plurality of drink supply containers, and at least one and preferably a plurality of valve actuators for causing the drink supply to be selectively released from the drink supply containers, a water supplier for selectively supplying carbonated water and non-carbonated water for producing the beverages, a gas supplier for supplying CO2 gas to carbonate the carbonated water provided by the water supplier and for supplying CO2 gas or other gas for pressurizing the drink supply containers to provide a consistent flow rate of the drink supply from the drink supply containers and one or more beverage requesters for enabling users to request one of a plurality of beverages.

What is disclosed is a system designed to extract water moisture from the atmosphere, highly purify and condition the extracted water, and provide optional carbonation of the extracted water for human consumption. In one embodiment, the device collects water-vapor condensation from filtered intake air, then subjects the condensate to a series of purification filters and to a sterilization process in order to produce drinking water, while also providing a means to combine the purified water with CO2 gas to facilitate dispensing carbonated water and / or carbonated drinks.

A water dispenser is provided for dispensing hot water, cold water, and carbonated water, all of which is filtered. The dispenser includes a housing defining a front dispensing face, a rear face, opposite side walls and a bottom wall. A filter is mounted in the housing and has a rear end connectable to a source of water and a front end accessible at the front face of the housing to facilitate replacing the filter. A dispensing faucet is disposed at the front face of the housing. A hot water tank is located at one side of the housing and has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and a hot water outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering hot water thereto. An ice bank assembly is located at an opposite side of the housing and has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and a cold water outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering cold water thereto. A compressor is mounted on the bottom wall of the housing and is coupled to one end of the ice bank evaporator. A condenser coil is mounted at the rear face of the housing and is coupled between the compressor and an opposite end of the evaporator. A carbonator has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and an outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering carbonated water thereto.

A drink dispensing system having sets of faucet dispensers, ice storage bins adjacent to the sets of faucet dispensers, respectively, a common carbonator and circulation pumps associated with fluid circuits provide circulating flow through cold plates defining bottoms to the ice storage bins. Flow may be in parallel or in series to each of the separate stations. The circulating system is illustrated to be for the carbonated water supply while noncirculating supply systems provide noncarbonated water and syrup to the dispensing stations. Circulating systems for bar guns using a cold plate are also disclosed.

The present application provides a beverage dispenser for mixing a flow of concentrate, a flow of water, and a flow of gas. The beverage dispenser may include a carbonator with a water input in communication with the flow of water, a gas input in communication with the flow of gas, a carbonated water output, and a chilling reservoir in communication with the flow of water, and a dispensing nozzle in communication with the flow of concentrate and a flow of carbonated water from the carbonated water output of the carbonator.

The invention relates to a fluid discharging device for separately discharging at least two fluids comprising an inner nozzle for discharging a first fluid and a coaxially arranged outer nozzle for discharging a second fluid. Such a fluid can be liquid or gas or a mixture thereof. Mixtures of liquid or gas comprise fluids having gas as the continuous phase and liquid as the disperse phase (e.g. aerosols) and fluids having liquid as the continuous phase and gas as the disperse phase (e.g. carbonated water). The invention further relates to a device and a method for wet treating a flat disc-like substrate, such as semiconductor wafers, flat panel displays or compact discs utilizing such a fluid discharging device. If in the following the term wafer is used, such disk-like substrates are meant.

An inline carbonation apparatus includes a fluid tube having an inner diameter. At least one water orifice is linked to a water source and is attached at one end of the fluid tube. The water orifice atomizes water passing therethrough. A carbon dioxide source is connected to a carbon dioxide solenoid valve. The carbon dioxide solenoid valve is connected to a carbon dioxide regulator that is coupled to a carbon dioxide orifice and attached to the fluid tube in a spaced relationship from the water orifice. The atomized water has a pressure less than the carbon dioxide such that carbon dioxide is absorbed into the water forming carbonated water having a specified volume of carbonation. The carbon dioxide solenoid valve is opened and closed for a predetermined portion of a drink dispense time providing a volume of carbonated and non-carbonated fluid which upon mixing achieves a desired carbonation level.

The invention relates to a method for recovering vanadium oxide from underflow slag for phosphorus removal, in particular to the method that carbonated water solution is used for directly leaching the underflow slag for phosphorus removal; solid-liquid separation is carried out after the leaching reaction is completed; the leaching liquor after silica removal is used for precipitating vanadium so as to prepare ammonium metavanadate or ammonium polyvanadate to further obtain vanadium oxide products; vanadium precipitating waste water can return to the leaching procedure for recycling and the vanadium recovery rate during the whole process can reach above 83 percent. The method of the invention leads the vanadium from the underflow slag for phosphorus removal to be recycled and reused, and has the advantages of short technological process, convenient operation, being easy to be industrialized, etc.

The invention discloses a carbonated-water preparation equipment which comprises a compressor, a dryer, a capillary pipe, a refrigerating pipe, a radiator, a fan, a carbon dioxide gas cylinder and a cold container. The refrigerating tube is arranged inside the cold container, a water inlet pipe, a cold water pipe and a cold water outlet are sequentially connected, the cold water pipe is arranged inside the cold container, and the cold water outlet pipe is provided with a cold-water electromagnetic valve; the cold-water outlet pipe is connected with a cold water return pipe communicated with the inside of the cold container, a pipeline of the cold water return pipe is provided with a water pump, a water spray nozzle is arranged in the water outlet end of the cold water return pipe, and a water baffle plate is arranged at the position, opposite to the water spray nozzle, inside the cold container; the carbonated-water preparation equipment further comprises a carbonated water outlet pipe communicated with the inside of the cold container and is provided with a carbonated water electromagnetic valve; a temperature sensor, a high-water-level electrode and a low-water-level electrode are arranged inside the cold container. By the arrangement, solubility and solution speed of carbon dioxide in water can be greatly increased, intelligent control can be realized by the arrangement of a sensor device, and safe and reliable use of the equipment can be achieved.

The invention relates to an active lactobacillus beverage and a preparation method thereof, in particular to a carbonated water-added active lactobacillus beverage, belonging to the technical field of dairy products. The carbonated water-added active lactobacillus beverage comprises the following components: 200-500kg of milk (or reconstituted milk), 1.5-5kg of emulsification stabilizing agent, 2-10kg of lactalbumin, 0.5-4kg of cheese powder, 50-200kg of sweetener (or white granulated sugar), 50-300kg of water, 200-600kg of carbonated water (soda), 200-250DCU of strain, 0.1-2kg of essence and 1-200g of sour regulating agent. The invention provides the carbonic acid active lactobacillus beverage which has smooth taste, unique flavour and the unique nutrition effect of improving the gastrointestinal tract function, and the like in addition to have the thirst quenching function of common carbonic acid beverages.