IP Library Granted Patent US 12,384,670
Granted Patent B2
US 12,384,670 · App. 18/472,874 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Scalable modular system and method for storing, preserving, managing, and selectively dispensing beverages

Inventor: Harry Otto (Bronxville, NY)
Assignee: Versabev, Inc.
B67D1/0001B67D1/0057B67D1/0462B67D1/0888B67D2001/0098B67D2210/00049B67D2210/00062
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Patent No.
US 12,384,670
App. No.
18/472,874
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method may comprise storing a first service provider record associated with a first project located at a first geographic location, receiving a request for project identifiers located within a section of a geographic area, providing a subset of the first set of the one or more project identifiers to be displayed on a second map the first user device, receiving a selected project of the project identifiers, providing a project page indicating categorical identifiers associated with the first project indicating at least some work performed, a link to at least one service professional's profile page, an opinion review and an insight review, receiving a selection of the link to the at least one service professional's profile page, and providing, a profile page of the at least one service professional, the profile page including contact information of the at least one service professional.

Claims (28)

1. A system for selectively managing dispensing of a portion of a liquid volume stored in a pressurized environment, the system comprising:

an incompressible, pressurized container including a hollow housing portion and an outer portion, the pressurized container being airtight and operable to maintain a pressure level in an internal pressurized environment in the hollow housing portion, the pressurized container including a portal to allow access to the hollow housing portion and enabling a first compressible container to be stored within the hollow housing portion;

a dispensing system including a first liquid transport conduit extending through a pressurized container interface of the pressurized container to the hollow housing portion of the pressurized container, the pressurized container interface capable of maintaining the pressure level in the internal pressurized environment in the hollow housing portion, an end of the first liquid transport conduit within the hollow housing portion of the pressurized container including a releasable connection capable of releasably creating a sealed connection to the first compressible container, another end of the first liquid transport conduit being outside the outer portion of the pressurized container and being coupled to a dispenser, the first liquid transport conduit including a valve to enable or disable a flow of the liquid volume;

a carbonation component coupled to the first liquid transport conduit and configured to selectively add carbonation to the flow of the liquid volume;

a pressure regulation system connected to the pressurized container, the pressure regulation system including at least one pressure conduit extending from the outer portion through a pressure interface and into the hollow housing portion of the pressurized container, the pressure regulation system operable to exert and maintain the pressure level within the pressurized container to enable compression of the first compressible container in the internalized pressurized environment; and

a control system operable to selectively open and close the valve.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressurized liquid comprises an alcoholic beverage.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the alcoholic beverage comprises a wine, and the dispensing system is operable to selectively oxygenate a portion of the liquid volume in accordance with at least a level of aeration.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the control system is remotely operable to adjust the level of aeration.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a cooling system proximal to the at least one pressure system, operable to maintain at least one desirable temperature within the hollow housing portion.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressure regulation system is connected to a second hollow housing portion.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is remotely operable to monitor and change parameters of the at least one pressure system such as pressurization and temperature.

8. The system in claim 1 , wherein the control system further comprising a carbonation component operable to provide carbonation to any pressurized liquid.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the control system is remotely operable to adjust the carbonation pressure levels in response to a control signal.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dispensing system comprises a multi-pour nozzle, the multi-pour nozzle comprising a plurality of nozzle elements, each of the plurality of nozzle elements is connected to one of a plurality of compressible pressurized container.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the multi-pour nozzle is configured to be equipped with a blend pour functionality, enabling pressurized liquid from two or more dispensing conduits to be dispensed in a blended pour.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is remotely operable to custom configure one of a plurality of blending profiles.

13. A method comprising:

receiving a first signal from a control signal to open a first valve of an incompressible, pressurized container, the pressurized container including a hollow housing portion and an outer portion, the pressurized container being airtight and operable to maintain a pressure level in an internal pressurized environment in the hollow housing portion, the pressurized container including a portal to allow access to the hollow housing portion and enabling a first compressible container to be stored within the hollow housing portion;

in response to the first signal to open the first valve, opening a first valve of a first liquid transport conduit to enable or disable a flow of a liquid volume from the first compressible container, the first liquid transport conduit extending through a pressurized container interface of the pressurized container to the hollow housing portion of the pressurized container, the pressurized container interface capable of maintaining the pressure level in the internal pressurized environment in the hollow housing portion, an end of the first liquid transport conduit within the hollow housing portion of the pressurized container including a releasable connection capable of releasably creating a sealed connection to the first compressible container, another end of the first liquid transport conduit being outside the outer portion of the pressurized container and being coupled to a dispenser, at least one pressure conduit extending from the outer portion through a pressure interface and into the hollow housing portion of the pressurized container, a pressure regulation system operable to exert and maintain the pressure level within the pressurized container to enable compression of the first compressible container in the internalized pressurized environment; and

adding carbonation to the first liquid transport conduit by a carbonation component, the carbonation component configured to selectively add carbonation to the flow of the liquid volume.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein carbonation is added by coupling a carbonation source to the dispensing system by a remotely controllable valve.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein adding the carbonation to the first liquid transport conduit comprises receiving a second signal from the control system to selectively add carbonation to the first liquid transport conduit and opening a second valve to allow gas to be added to the first liquid transport conduit.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the pressurized liquid comprises an alcoholic beverage.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the alcoholic beverage comprises a wine, and the carbonation component is operable to add carbonation to the pressurized liquid in accordance to a blending profile.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the control system is remotely operable to control the pressure regulation system to exert the pressure level in the internal pressurized environment to enable compression of the compressible pressurized container in the internal pressurized environment.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first valve is a solenoid valve.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the solenoid valve is coupled to a wall of the hollow housing portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2023
From: OTTO, HARRY
To: BEVOLUTION SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065831/0902 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2023
From: BEVOLUTION SYSTEMS, LLC
To: VERSABEV, INC.
Reel/Frame 065832/0062 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 17093567 · Nov 9, 2020
Continuation 14183647 · Feb 24, 2014
Continuation In Part 14055876 · Dec 20, 2013
Continuation In Part 13720583 · Dec 19, 2012
Continuation In Part 13329282 · Dec 18, 2011
Provisional Application 61931560 · Jan 24, 2014
Provisional Application 61530509 · Sep 2, 2011
Related Publication 20240010483A1 · Jan 11, 2024
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