Granted Patent B2

US 12,616,945 · App. 18/677,069 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Nathan Louis Bollen (Boston, MA); Andrew David Zdeblick (Reading, MA); Jack Richardson (Yorkshire, GB); Andrew Terajewicz (Nashville, TN); Brandon J. Suleski (Cambridge, MA)

Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC

B01F25/42B01F23/451B01F25/31B01F35/75415B67C11/02B67D3/0012B01F2025/9321B01F2101/14

Abstract

Claims (10)

1 . A beverage device, comprising:

a housing having a first outlet configured to emit a primary fluid and at least one secondary outlet configured to emit an additive to be mixed with the primary fluid;

a funnel arranged on the housing to receive the primary fluid through a funnel inlet, the funnel having a partition configured to direct the primary fluid along first and second fluid passages, and the partition defining a fluid outlet path disposed between the first and second fluid passages, the fluid outlet path being configured to direct the primary fluid from the first and second fluid passages to a funnel outlet disposed between the first and second fluid passages, and the funnel being arranged on the housing to receive the additive at a location adjacent to the funnel inlet such that the additive flows with the primary fluid along at least one of the first and second fluid passages and through the fluid outlet path to the funnel outlet.

2 . The beverage device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary outlet comprises a first secondary outlet configured to emit a first additive and a second secondary outlet configured to emit a second additive, the funnel being arranged to receive the first additive in the first fluid passage and the funnel being arranged to receive the second additive in the second fluid passage.

3 . The beverage device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fluid passages are sloped downward from the funnel inlet to a mixing area, the fluid outlet path extending from the mixing area to the funnel outlet.

4 . The beverage device of claim 3 , wherein the fluid outlet path is sloped downward from the mixing area to the funnel outlet.

5 . The beverage device of claim 1 , wherein the funnel inlet and funnel outlet are positioned at a rear portion of the funnel, and the first and second fluid passages extend from a rear portion to a front portion of the funnel.

6 . The beverage device of claim 1 , wherein an interior surface of the funnel is hydrophilic.

7 . The beverage device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one wicking rib extending between the funnel inlet and the funnel outlet along an outside of the funnel.

8 . The beverage device of claim 1 , further comprising a handle extending along an outer portion of the funnel.

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