Device And Method For Nucleation Of A Supercooled Beverage

Abstract: A beverage nucleation device includes a housing, a beverage receiving area defined by the housing for receiving a beverage container containing a supercooled beverage, and a support configured to support the beverage container in an upright orientation in the beverage container receiving area. The beverage nucleation device may further include an applicator configured to contact a sidewall of the beverage container on the support, wherein the applicator includes an elastomeric material. An ultrasonic transducer of the beverage nucleation device is configured to generate and apply ultrasonic energy to the beverage container via the applicator so as to cause nucleation of the supercooled beverage.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

26 April 2022

Publication Number

22/2022

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Status

Email

ipo@knspartners.com

Parent Application

Applicants

PEPSICO, INC.

700 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, New York 10577

Inventors

1. STOENESCU, Eleonor Dorin

150 Southfield Avenue Apartment 2319 Stamford, Connecticut 06902

2. JAFA, Emad

c/o PEPSICO, INC. 700 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, New York 10577

3. JOHNSTONE, Samuel Luke

36 Abberley Wood Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EZ

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	202247024603-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [26-04-2022(online)].pdf	2022-04-26
2	202247024603-FORM 1 [26-04-2022(online)].pdf	2022-04-26
3	202247024603-DRAWINGS [26-04-2022(online)].pdf	2022-04-26
4	202247024603-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [26-04-2022(online)].pdf	2022-04-26
5	202247024603-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [26-04-2022(online)].pdf	2022-04-26
6	202247024603.pdf	2022-04-27
7	202247024603-Proof of Right [13-07-2022(online)].pdf	2022-07-13
8	202247024603-FORM-26 [13-07-2022(online)].pdf	2022-07-13
9	202247024603-FORM 3 [13-07-2022(online)].pdf	2022-07-13
10	202247024603-FORM 3 [10-08-2023(online)].pdf	2023-08-10
11	202247024603-FORM 18 [28-11-2023(online)].pdf	2023-11-28