IP Library Granted Patent US 11,766,646
Granted Patent B2
US 11,766,646 · App. 17/410,799 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Container including a mixed beverage

Inventor: Michael Gilman (Redondo Beach, CA)
B01F33/5011A23L2/02A23L2/38A23L2/54B01F33/50111B65D23/04
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Patent No.
US 11,766,646
App. No.
17/410,799
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mixed beverage product includes a container defining an interior chamber, an agitator mechanism coupled to the container, and a beverage contained in the inner chamber in the container. The beverage may be a coffee beverage, or the beverage may be carbonated water and a base beverage, such as fruit juice, veggie juice, or coffee. The agitator is configured to aerate the coffee beverage to form a foam layer on the coffee beverage, or to mix the carbonated water with the base beverage to form a foam layer on the beverage.

Claims (35)

1. A mixed beverage product comprising:

a container defining an interior chamber, the container being a bottle or a can;

an agitator mechanism in the interior chamber; and

a beverage sealed in the inner chamber in the container, the beverage comprising carbonated water and a non-dairy, non-alcoholic base beverage,

wherein the agitator is configured to mix the beverage to form a foam layer on the beverage, and

wherein the agitator mechanism comprises:

a motor;

a battery coupled to the motor;

an actuator configured to selectively couple the battery to the motor; and

at least one mixing blade coupled to a drive shaft of the motor.

2. The mixed beverage product of claim 1 , wherein the non-dairy, non-alcoholic base beverage is selected from the group consisting of fruit juice, veggie juice, and coffee.

3. The mixed beverage product of claim 2 , wherein the beverage consists essentially of the carbonated water and the non-dairy, non-alcoholic base beverage.

4. A mixed beverage product comprising:

a container defining an interior chamber, the container being a bottle or a can;

an agitator mechanism in the interior chamber; and

a beverage sealed in the inner chamber in the container, the beverage comprising carbonated water and a non-dairy, non-alcoholic base beverage,

wherein the agitator is configured to mix the beverage to form a foam layer on the beverage, and

wherein the agitator mechanism comprises:

a rotatable shaft;

at least one mixing blade coupled to the rotatable shaft;

a string wound around the rotatable shaft and extending to an exterior of the container; and

a spring coupled to the rotatable shaft,

wherein pulling the string is configured to unwind the string from the rotatable shaft and to rotate the rotatable shaft and the at least one mixing blade, and

wherein the spring is configured to rewind the string around the rotatable shaft.

5. A mixed beverage product comprising:

a container defining an interior chamber, the container being a bottle or a can;

an agitator mechanism in the interior chamber; and

a beverage sealed in the inner chamber in the container, the beverage comprising carbonated water and a non-dairy, non-alcoholic base beverage, a cap threadedly coupled to the container, the cap comprising:

an outer annular member threadedly coupled to the container; and

an inner annular member threadedly coupled to the outer annular member,

wherein the agitator is configured to mix the beverage to form a foam layer on the beverage.

6. The mixed beverage product of claim 5 , wherein the agitator mechanism comprises:

a ball screw coupled to the inner annular member;

a ball nut coupled to the ball screw; and

at least one mixing blade coupled to the ball nut.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 17225855 · Apr 8, 2021
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