PORTABLE BEVERAGE BREWING AND BEVERAGE ANALYTE TRACKING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

• US 20180168385A1
• Filed: 12/20/2017
• Published: 06/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bruvida Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Teango Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Boone, Alexander, Boone, Stanfell, Lozano, Raphael
• Granted Patent: US 11,033,139 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/005 Portable or compact beverage making apparatus, e.g. for travelling, for use in automotive vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/18 Apparatus in which ground coffee or tea-leaves are immersed in the hot liquid in the beverage container
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/52 Alarm-clock-controlled mechanisms for coffee- or tea-making apparatus ; Timers for coffee- or tea-making apparatus; Electronic control devices for coffee- or tea-making apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/525 the electronic control being based on monitoring of specific process parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/5253 of temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/5255 of flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for providing a beverage brewing and analyte tracking portable platform. In some embodiments of the disclosed portable beverage brewing and analyte tracking technology, an intelligent beverage management system includes a portable brewing device in communication with a user'"'"'s mobile device (e.g., smartphone, smartwatch, etc.) for monitoring and controlling consumption and metabolism of caffeine and other compounds from beverages consumed using the portable brewing device and/or other beverages logged by the user. The intelligent beverage management system includes a cloud-based data processing system in communication with the mobile device and/or portable brewing device to receive, process and/or store data associated with brewing of the beverage and data associated with the monitoring of consumption of the beverage and/or certain beverage constituents.

Claims

1. A brewing canister assembly, comprising:

a canister frame including a base coupled to a wall including a first wall region and a second wall region adjoining the first wall region, the base and the wall forming an interior region providing a brewing chamber, wherein the first wall region is structured to include an interior cavity and at least one opening through the first wall region and the interior cavity, and the second wall region is structured to include an internal cavity positionally aligned with the interior cavity of the first wall region;

a barricade structure configured to move between the internal cavity of the second wall region and the interior cavity of the first wall region, wherein the barricade structure obstructs the at least one opening of the first wall region when positioned in the interior cavity; and

an actuator operable to modulate movement of one or both of the canister frame and the barricade structure between an open position that exposes the at least one opening and a closed position blocks the at least one opening, such that fluid located outside the brewing canister assembly is able to flow in and out of the brewing chamber when in the open position and is unable to flow in and out of the brewing chamber when in the closed position,

wherein the brewing canister assembly is operable to contain a brewing material in the brewing chamber and regulate fluid flow in and out of the canister frame to brew the brewing material.

2. A portable beverage brewing device, comprising:

a container body having an interior chamber to contain a fluid;

a brewing canister assembly positioned in the interior chamber and structured to include (i) at least one component operable to move between a closed position and an open position, the open position providing at least one hole between an exterior and an interior of the brewing canister assembly, and (ii) an actuator configured to modulate movement of the at least one component between the open position and the closed position, such that the fluid is able to flow in and out of the brewing canister assembly when in the open position and is unable to flow in and out of the brewing canister assembly when in the closed position, wherein the brewing canister assembly is operable to contain a brewing material in the interior chamber and regulate fluid flow in and out of the brewing canister assembly to brew the brewing material;

one or more modular units configured to function based on a received command to regulate one or more parameters associated with a beverage to be brewed by the portable beverage brewing device, wherein the one or more modular units includes a heating unit to heat the fluid; and

a data processing unit including a processor and a memory and configured to process data and command the brewing canister assembly and the one or more modular units of the portable beverage brewing device.

3. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the fluid.

4. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes a cooling unit to cool the fluid.

5. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes a display on an exterior of the container body and in communication with the data processing unit, wherein the display is configured to display information pertaining to the parameter.

6. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes a reversibly attachable lid to cover an opening of the container body, the lid including an aperture and an aperture cover to allow the fluid to flow out of the interior chamber when the lid is attached to the container body.

7. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes a venting system including one or more venting holes in one or both of the container body and a lid reversibly attachable to the container body, the venting system including a vent-stop mechanism coupled to the one or more venting holes accessible to the interior chamber and passing through the one or both of the container body and the lid to access an exterior of the portable beverage brewing device.

8. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 7, wherein the venting system allows outside air to access the fluid in the interior chamber.

9. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes a spinning apparatus in the interior chamber configured to rotate and agitate the fluid in the interior chamber.

10. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 9, wherein agitation of the fluid aids in flow of the outside air to expose the fluid to more air and cool the fluid.

11. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 9, wherein the spinning apparatus is configured to clean one or both of the interior chamber and the brewing canister assembly.

12. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes a flow sensor to detect fluid flow of a brewed beverage from the device.

13. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the one or more modular units further includes an analyte sensor to detect a constituent parameter associated with a constituent of the brewed beverage.

14. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 13, wherein the portable beverage brewing device includes a software application program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the data processing unit or a processing unit of a mobile device in communication with the beverage device to process data detected by one or both of the flow sensor and the analyte sensor to determine the parameter and generate a corresponding command.

15. The portable beverage brewing device of claim 2, wherein the parameter includes at least one of a brewing temperature, a drinking temperature, a fluid flow rate, an amount of a brewed beverage, an extraction value associated with the brewed beverage, a brewing time, a spinning rate of a spinning mechanism, a spinning time of a spinning mechanism, or a venting time.

16. A system for portably brewing a beverage, comprising:

a portable beverage brewing device, comprising a container body having an interior chamber to contain a fluid;

a brewing canister assembly positioned in the interior chamber and structured to include (i) one or more components that move upon a command between a closed position and an open position, the open position providing at least one hole between an exterior and an interior of the brewing canister assembly, and (ii) an actuator operable to modulate between the open position and the closed position, such that the fluid is able to flow in and out of the brewing canister assembly when in the open position and is unable to flow in and out of the brewing canister assembly when in the closed position;

a flow sensor to detect fluid flow of a brewed beverage from the device;

an analyte sensor to detect a parameter associated with a constituent of the brewed beverage; and

a processing unit including a processor and a memory and configured to process data and command at least some modular units of the portable beverage brewing device including the brewing canister assembly;

a mobile communication device in wireless communication with the portable beverage brewing device, the mobile communication device including a data processing unit including a processor and memory to receive and process data, wherein at least one of the portable beverage brewing device or the mobile communication device includes a software application program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the device to change a parameter associated with brewing a beverage using the portable beverage brewing device; and

one or more computers in communication with the mobile communications device via a communication network or link, wherein the one or more computers include software modules configured to provide artificial intelligence analyzing and learning about substances consumed from the beverage and to control at least one functionality of the portable beverage brewing device in response to the artificial intelligence, wherein the one or more computers are configured to produce a command to be received by the portable beverage brewing device to adapt a beverage brewing protocol.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a client computer of a beverage material vendor in communication with the one or more computers and operable to receive and process commands generated by the one or more computers, wherein the client computer includes a vendor software application program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions, which when executed by a processor of the client computer, cause the client computer to determine a change to one or more of a production parameter associated with producing the brewing material, a packaging parameter associated with packaging a produced brewing material, a storage parameter associated with a packaged and produced brewing material, or a delivery parameter associated with a packaged and produced brewing material.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

a beverage pod maker, including a first container to hold a beverage material;

a beverage pod material attachable to a bottom region of the first container and structured to include an opening aligned with the first container to allow the beverage material to enter therein; and

a pod closure mechanism configured to seal the opening of the beverage pod material after the beverage material enters the beverage pod material from the first container, wherein the beverage pod maker is in communication with the client computer of a beverage material vendor.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

a beverage pod maker, including a beverage material chamber;

a beverage material grinder positioned in the beverage material chamber;

a pod material holder; and

a pod closure mechanism configured to seal the pod material together after the beverage material in the beverage material chamber is ground and placed in the pod material.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the portable beverage device includes a spinning mechanism positioned in the interior chamber configured for one or more of (i) cleaning, (ii) cleaning and extraction, (iii) cooling and/or venting/exposure to air, or (iv) extraction and cooling.