184 patents
Utility
Container seal over-pressure vent mechanism
16 Jan 24
A container assembly includes a vessel and a lid removably coupled to the vessel.
Gary Joseph Albaum, William Jack Merrill, Charles Paradise
Filed: 5 Nov 21
Utility
Impellers for cutting machines and cutting machines equipped with impellers
2 Jan 24
Machines for cutting products and impellers suitable for use with the machines.
Keith A. Barber, Rebecca G. Gann, Betsy M. Hicks
Filed: 8 Jul 21
Utility
Self-serve kiosk
19 Dec 23
Aspects of the present disclosure include a self-serve kiosk with a door that allows access to products inside the kiosk.
Klaus Rosburg, Gustavo De Souza Messias, Ali Akay
Filed: 24 Nov 21
Utility
Beverage container dispenser and method for dispensing beverage containers
5 Dec 23
A method for dispensing a beverage container to a consumer.
Prashant Deshpande, Gurmeet Singh Bhutani, Brian D. Kelly, Wilton Brown
Filed: 15 Feb 23
Utility
Beverage cooler for providing supercooled or chilled beverages
28 Nov 23
A cooler includes a cabinet having an interior volume for storing a beverage container containing a beverage and a door for providing access to the interior volume of the cabinet.
Prashant Deshpande, Gurmeet Singh Bhutani
Filed: 10 Feb 21
Utility
Production of gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside
21 Nov 23
An expression vector that includes a polynucleotide having a heterologous regulatory element operably linked to a polynucleotide sequence derived from Solanum tuberosum and encoding a xylosyltransferase capable of glycosylating gentisic acid to produce gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside, a transcription template having such a polynucleotide and adapted for in vitro transcription in a cell-free system, a method for producing gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside by culturing a recombinant host cell containing such an expression vector under conditions in which the cell expresses the xylosyltransferase from the polynucleotide, and a method for producing gentisic acid 5-O-β-D xylopyranoside by contacting a composition including gentisic acid and UDP-xylose with a recombinant xylosyltransferase.
Nickolas Anderson, Amanda Waters
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Mouthfeel modulation in reduced and sugar-free beverages using a blend of pectin and xanthan gum
14 Nov 23
This disclosure provides novel beverage compositions comprising a pectin, a first xanthan gum, and optionally a second xanthan gum.
Khushal Brijwani, William Mutilangi
Filed: 30 Apr 21
Utility
Devices, systems, and methods for real-time peeling
7 Nov 23
Devices, systems, and methods for real-time peeling are disclosed.
Sean Eichenlaub, Christopher Koci, Keith Chan
Filed: 19 Aug 21
Utility
Compositions and comestibles
31 Oct 23
D-psicose/erythritol compositions comprise, in combination, D-psicose and erythritol as sweeteners together with one or more other edible ingredients.
Zena Bell, Thomas Lee, Gregory Yep
Filed: 30 Mar 18
Utility
Interactive vending machine
31 Oct 23
A vending machine has an interactive customer experience.
Emad Jafa, Xuejun Li, Yong Serock, Cheuk Chi Lau, Martyn Thomas Mitchell, Euan Morrison, Wai Ting Chan, Samuel Luke Johnstone, Erik David Williams
Filed: 9 May 22
Utility
Beverage dispenser
31 Oct 23
A beverage dispenser uses-high ratio concentrates to mix on-demand beverages.
Giancarlo Fantappie, Steven T. Jersey, Farshad Kamali
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
Beverage dispenser
31 Oct 23
A liquid dispensing system having a handheld liquid dispense device with a body portion and a dispensing head.
Robert William Balstad, Scott Thomas Loomis
Filed: 14 Aug 20
Utility
Single tank carbonation for carbonated soft drink equipment
17 Oct 23
A carbonated beverage dispenser includes a tank to store carbonated water, a carbon dioxide source, and a release valve configured to release gas from the tank.
Gurmeet Bhutani, Rahul Sadashiv Kamble
Filed: 15 Dec 17
Utility
Processing aid for extrudable food composition
17 Oct 23
A processing aid for an extrudable food composition includes from about 60% to about 99% by weight of at least one edible emulsifier and from about 1% to about 40% by weight of a short chain carboxylic acid.
Ximena Quintero-Fuentes, Carl Littrell
Filed: 24 Apr 20
Utility
Modular blow mold system for blow molding a container
19 Sep 23
A modular system for blow molding a container.
Advait Rasik Bhat, Stefano Giuliani, Maximiliano Rodriguez, Ellie Vineyard
Filed: 19 Nov 21
Utility
Modular vending machines
12 Sep 23
Modular vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers.
Robert Crawford, Emad Jafa, Cheuk Chi Lau, Xuejun Li, Yong Serock, Wai Ting Chan, Samuel Luke Johnstone, Martyn Thomas Mitchell, Euan Morrison, Erik David Williams
Filed: 30 Nov 18
Utility
Compositions and methods for improving taste of non-nutritive sweeteners
12 Sep 23
The present disclosure provides a novel sweetener composition of improved taste of the sweetener (e.g., reduced bitterness and/or astringency, and improved overall sweet quality of the composition); food and beverage products containing the same; and methods of making the same.
Damian Browne, Winsome Johnson
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
Cooler for beverage and food products
12 Sep 23
Coolers for dispensing products, such as beverages, having multiple doors for accessing a single product compartment.
Sandeep Jain, Gurmeet Singh Bhutani
Filed: 27 Aug 19
Utility
Ambient filling system and method
12 Sep 23
Systems and methods for filling a beverage container with a carbonated fluid at ambient temperature while minimizing foam formation are provided.
Enver Bulunmaz
Filed: 16 Sep 21
Utility
Hybrid nitrogen gas generation system
8 Aug 23
A hybrid nitrogen gas generation system includes a membrane nitrogen gas generator and a pressure swing absorption nitrogen generator.
Praveen K. Nooli, Phillip S. Frazier
Filed: 15 Oct 21