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Beverage extractor with controller

  • US 10,519,021 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2016
  • Issued: 12/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A container-mounted beverage dispensing system, comprising:

  • at least one conduit to deliver gas into a container holding a beverage and to receive beverage from the container for dispensing in a user'"'"'s cup;

    at least one valve to control gas flow into the container or beverage flow out of the container via the at least one conduit;

    a container orientation sensor to detect whether the container is in a pour orientation or a no-pour orientation; and

    a controller arranged to control the at least one valve to allow gas or beverage flow in the at least one conduit when the container is in a pour orientation and to control the at least one valve to prohibit gas or beverage flow when the container is in a no-pour orientation,wherein the container orientation sensor is arranged to detect rotation of the container about a longitudinal axis of the container while in the pour orientation; and

    the controller is arranged to control the at least one valve to prohibit gas or beverage flow in response to rotation of the container about the longitudinal axis while in the pour orientation.

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