IP Library Granted Patent US 11,678,676
Granted Patent B2
US 11,678,676 · App. 17/098,778 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Foaming pressurized beverage

Inventors: Todd Carmichael (Gladwyne, PA); Patrick Libois (Philadelphia, PA); Edward Green (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: La Colombe Torrefaction, Inc.
A23C9/1524A23C9/154A23F5/243A23G1/56A23L2/02A23L2/40A23L2/52A23L2/54B65B31/04B65B31/06B65D81/2053B65D85/72A23C2270/10A23V2002/00A23V2200/226A23V2250/10A23V2250/5022A23V2250/5086B65B2220/14
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Patent No.
US 11,678,676
App. No.
17/098,778
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of making a pressurized packaged liquid beverage including filling a container including a one-way valve with a liquid mixture including a base liquid and a gum; sealing the container; introducing a volume of gas through the one-way valve after sealing the container; and agitating the container. When the container is opened, the liquid mixture increases in volume and separates into a liquid phase and a drinkable foam phase, which may persist for an extended period of time. The base liquid includes milk, coffee, fruit juice, or mixtures thereof.

Claims (12)

1. A container adapted to hold a pressurized liquid beverage product, the container comprising:

a sidewall connected to a base at one end and a top at the opposite end, the base sidewall and top, the container having a single internal chamber, the single internal chamber adapted to

hold the pressurized liquid beverage comprising a base liquid and a gum, and

be agitated;

a one-way valve adapted to allow a gas to enter the internal chamber but not exit; and

wherein the pressurized liquid mixture is adapted to be saturated with a volume of gas and the container is adapted to be pressurized at a pressure ranging from approximately 20 pounds per square inch, to approximately 60 pounds per square inch.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the base liquid includes milk, coffee, fruit juice, or mixtures thereof.

3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the base liquid includes a mixture of milk and coffee.

4. The container of claim 3 , wherein the base liquid further includes chocolate.

5. The container of claim 1 , wherein the gum includes acacia gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, pectin, xanthan gum, or mixtures thereof.

6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the volume of gas includes nitrous oxide.

7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container is a can, bottle, or keg.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: LCT OPCO LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066245/0700 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: LA COLOMBE TORREFACTION, INC.
To: LCT OPCO LLC
Reel/Frame 066364/0493 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2023
From: ELDRIDGE CORPORATE FUNDING LLC
To: LA COLOMBE TORRÉFACTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 064765/0273 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2022
From: LA COLOMBE TORRÉFACTION, INC.
To: ELDRIDGE CORPORATE FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 061500/0118 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16037551 · Jul 17, 2018
Division 14982583 · Dec 29, 2015
Provisional Application 62157873 · May 6, 2015
Related Publication 20210059272A1 · Mar 4, 2021