DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NUCLEATION OF A SUPERCOOLED BEVERAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210161182A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US16700367

    申请日:2019-12-02

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    摘要: 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.

    VENDING MACHINE
    5.
    发明申请
    VENDING MACHINE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200090443A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-19

    申请号:US16130717

    申请日:2018-09-13

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G07F9/10 G07F11/48

    摘要: Vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers in a space-efficient manner. A vending machine may include a product compartment, a product storage system, a support structure, a dispensing port, and a product delivery system. The support structure may elevate the product compartment and form a void beneath the product compartment. Other structures may occupy the void beneath the product compartment, or humans may walk through the void beneath the product compartment. A product may be automatically moved from the product compartment to the dispensing port using the product delivery system.

    MODULAR VENDING MACHINES
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200175802A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16206474

    申请日:2018-11-30

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G07F11/00

    摘要: Modular vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers. A modular vending machine may include a product storage system, a user interface, and a control unit. Several modular vending machines may be stacked and/or arranged together in various configurations. Several modular vending machines may be linked electronically and may communicate with each other and/or with a user mobile device over a network. A modular vending machine may automatically complete a transaction with the consumer, where the consumer removes a product from the modular vending machine. A consumer may access and purchase products from several modular vending machines in one transaction.