Apparatuses, systems, and methods for injecting gasses into beverages
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1. A beverage dispenser comprising:
- a gas system configured to collect ambient air, pressurize the ambient air, and dispense pressurized ambient air;
a valve configured to dispense a base fluid;
a concentrate system configured to dispense a concentrate;
a manifold configured to form a gas-injected mixed beverage comprising the base fluid, the concentrate, and the pressurized ambient air; and
a nozzle configured to apply a back-pressure upstream on the gas-injected mixed beverage and dispense the gas-injected mixed beverage.
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Abstract
In certain examples, a beverage dispenser includes a gas system configured to collect ambient air, pressurize the ambient air, and dispense the pressurized ambient air, a valve configured to dispense a base fluid, and a concentrate system configured to dispense a concentrate. A manifold is configured to form a gas-injected mixed beverage comprising the base fluid, the concentrate, and the pressurized ambient air, and a nozzle is configured to apply a back-pressure upstream on the gas-injected mixed beverage and dispense the gas-injected mixed beverage.
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1. A beverage dispenser comprising:
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a gas system configured to collect ambient air, pressurize the ambient air, and dispense pressurized ambient air; a valve configured to dispense a base fluid; a concentrate system configured to dispense a concentrate; a manifold configured to form a gas-injected mixed beverage comprising the base fluid, the concentrate, and the pressurized ambient air; and a nozzle configured to apply a back-pressure upstream on the gas-injected mixed beverage and dispense the gas-injected mixed beverage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A beverage dispenser comprising:
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a gas system configured to collect ambient air, pressurize the ambient air, and dispense pressurized ambient air, the gas system has; a compressor configured to pressurize the ambient air; a gas storage device configured to store the pressurized ambient air before the pressurized ambient air is dispensed from the gas system to thereby reduce duty cycle of the compressor; and a gas regulator downstream from the gas storage device and configured to decrease pressure of the pressurized ambient air before the pressurized ambient air is dispensed from the gas system; a valve configured to dispense a base fluid; a concentrate system configured to dispense a concentrate; a manifold configured to mix the based fluid and the concentrate to form a mixed beverage and further inject the pressurized ambient air into the mixed beverage to thereby form a gas-injected mixed beverage, wherein the manifold has an injector through which the pressurized ambient air injects into the mixed beverage; and a nozzle configured to apply a back-pressure upstream on the gas-injected mixed beverage and dispense the gas-injected mixed beverage. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for forming and dispensing a gas-injected mixed beverage with a beverage dispenser, the method comprising:
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collecting, with a gas system, ambient air adjacent the beverage dispenser; pressurizing, with a compressor, the ambient air; dispensing a base fluid to a manifold; dispensing a concentrate to the manifold; mixing, in the manifold, the base fluid and the concentrate to thereby form a mixed beverage; dispensing the pressurized ambient air to the manifold; injecting, with an injector in the manifold, the pressurized ambient air into the mixed beverage to thereby form a gas-injected mixed beverage; applying, with a nozzle, a back-pressure on the gas-injected mixed beverage; and dispensing the gas-injected mixed beverage via the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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