Patents by Inventor William Segiet
William Segiet has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11173422Abstract: A beverage dispensing valve may include an inlet to receive carbonated water, a nozzle shell, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage. The nozzle shell may include an aperture open to ambient pressure environment. A method for dispensing a beverage may include flowing carbonated water through an inlet of a beverage dispensing valve, lowering the pressure of the carbonated water sufficient to promote carbon dioxide nucleation, flowing the carbonated water through a chamber vented to environment such that a portion of carbon dioxide nucleated is off-gassed, and introducing a beverage ingredient when the carbonated water reaches a sufficiently low carbonation level. A beverage dispensing nozzle may include an inlet configured to receive carbonated water from a beverage dispensing valve, a nozzle shell including an aperture open to ambient pressure environment, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Chang, John Eaton, Maher Nachawati, William Segiet, Vasily Abashkin, Andrey Balanev, Petr Egoyants, Mikhail Verbitsky
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Publication number: 20200023292Abstract: A beverage dispensing valve may include an inlet to receive carbonated water, a nozzle shell, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage. The nozzle shell may include an aperture open to ambient pressure environment. A method for dispensing a beverage may include flowing carbonated water through an inlet of a beverage dispensing valve, lowering the pressure of the carbonated water sufficient to promote carbon dioxide nucleation, flowing the carbonated water through a chamber vented to environment such that a portion of carbon dioxide nucleated is off-gassed, and introducing a beverage ingredient when the carbonated water reaches a sufficiently low carbonation level. A beverage dispensing nozzle may include an inlet configured to receive carbonated water from a beverage dispensing valve, a nozzle shell including an aperture open to ambient pressure environment, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Samuel CHANG, John EATON, Maher NACHAWATI, William SEGIET, Vasily ABASHKIN, Andrey BALANEV, Petr EGOYANTS, Mikhail VERBITSKY
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Patent number: 10488097Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser having all components within an insulated housing is provided. The beverage dispenser can include an insulated housing with interior compartments that contain all componentry for dispensing a beverage, a carbonated beverage, and ice. The interior compartments can contain a concentrate source, a concentrate pump, an ice bin, an ice dispensing mechanism, a refrigeration system, a diluent pump, and a carbonation system.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: PEPSICO, INC.Inventors: Maher Nachawati, William Segiet, Aaron Stein, Fernando Ubidia
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Patent number: 10349773Abstract: A beverage dispenser is provided. The beverage dispenser can include a bar gun holster, a bar gun cradle, an armature, and a cartridge nest having a receiving portion for receiving a portion of a single serve beverage ingredient cartridge. The device can include a puncturing device to puncture the cartridge thereby releasing the beverage ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: William Segiet, Vikas Sharma, Maher Nachawati
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Patent number: 10328362Abstract: A beverage dispensing valve may include an inlet to receive carbonated water, a nozzle shell, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage. The nozzle shell may include an aperture open to ambient pressure environment. A method for dispensing a beverage may include flowing carbonated water through an inlet of a beverage dispensing valve, lowering the pressure of the carbonated water sufficient to promote carbon dioxide nucleation, flowing the carbonated water through a chamber vented to environment such that a portion of carbon dioxide nucleated is off-gassed, and introducing a beverage ingredient when the carbonated water reaches a sufficiently low carbonation level. A beverage dispensing nozzle may include an inlet configured to receive carbonated water from a beverage dispensing valve, a nozzle shell including an aperture open to ambient pressure environment, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Chang, John Eaton, Maher Nachawati, William Segiet, Vasily Abashkin, Andrey Balanev, Petr Egoyants, Mikhail Verbitsky
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Publication number: 20180340723Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser having all components within an insulated housing is provided. The beverage dispenser can include an insulated housing with interior compartments that contain all componentry for dispensing a beverage, a carbonated beverage, and ice. The interior compartments can contain a concentrate source, a concentrate pump, an ice bin, an ice dispensing mechanism, a refrigeration system, a diluent pump, and a carbonation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Maher NACHAWATI, William SEGIET, Aaron STEIN, Fernando UBIDIA
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Publication number: 20180282143Abstract: A beverage dispensing valve may include an inlet to receive carbonated water, a nozzle shell, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage. The nozzle shell may include an aperture open to ambient pressure environment. A method for dispensing a beverage may include flowing carbonated water through an inlet of a beverage dispensing valve, lowering the pressure of the carbonated water sufficient to promote carbon dioxide nucleation, flowing the carbonated water through a chamber vented to environment such that a portion of carbon dioxide nucleated is off-gassed, and introducing a beverage ingredient when the carbonated water reaches a sufficiently low carbonation level. A beverage dispensing nozzle may include an inlet configured to receive carbonated water from a beverage dispensing valve, a nozzle shell including an aperture open to ambient pressure environment, and an outlet downstream of the nozzle shell configured to dispense a finished beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Samuel CHANG, John EATON, Maher NACHAWATI, William SEGIET, Vasily ABASHKIN, Andrey BALANEV, Petr EGOYANTS, Mikhail VERBITSKY
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Patent number: 10060666Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser having all components within an insulated housing is provided. The beverage dispenser can include an insulated housing with interior compartments that contain all complementary for dispensing a beverage, a carbonated beverage, and ice. The interior compartments can contain a concentrate source, a concentrate pump, an ice bin, an ice dispensing mechanism, a refrigeration system, a diluent pump, and a carbonation system.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: PEPSICO, INC.Inventors: Maher Nachawati, William Segiet, Aaron Stein, Fernando Ubidia
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Publication number: 20180177329Abstract: A beverage dispenser is provided. The beverage dispenser can include a bar gun holster, a bar gun cradle, an armature, and a cartridge nest having a receiving portion for receiving a portion of a single serve beverage ingredient cartridge. The device can include a puncturing device to puncture the cartridge thereby releasing the beverage ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: William SEGIET, Vikas SHARMA, Maher NACHAWATI
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Publication number: 20170305734Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser having all components within an insulated housing is provided. The beverage dispenser can include an insulated housing with interior compartments that contain all complementary for dispensing a beverage, a carbonated beverage, and ice. The interior compartments can contain a concentrate source, a concentrate pump, an ice bin, an ice dispensing mechanism, a refrigeration system, a diluent pump, and a carbonation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: MAHER NACHAWATI, WILLIAM SEGIET, AARON STEIN, FERNANDO UBIDIA
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Patent number: 7497352Abstract: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as beverages contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated without deleterious effects on the product by varying the power and timing of the inductive heating. The type of product is identified by machine-readable indicia on the container which are automatically scanned prior to heating. The product containers are agitated before, during and/or after heating to mix the contents and distribute heat evenly. The containers are heated in a manner to safely heat the product without overheating or causing damage to the container.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: William Segiet, Michel Saba
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Patent number: 7435930Abstract: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as beverages contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated without deleterious effects on the product by varying the power and timing of the inductive heating. The type of product is identified by indicia on the container which are automatically scanned prior to heating. The product containers may be agitated before, during and/or after heating to mix the contents and distribute heat evenly. The containers are heated in a manner to safely heat the product without overheating or causing damage to the container.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: William Segiet, Michel Saba
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Patent number: 7432478Abstract: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as foods, including beverages, contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated without deleterious effects on the product by varying the power and timing of the inductive heating. The type of product is identified by machine-readable indicia on the container which are automatically scanned prior to heating. The containers may be agitated before, during and/or after heating to mix the contents and distribute heat evenly. The containers are heated in a manner to safely heat the product without overheating or causing damage to the container.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Pepsico, Inc.Inventors: William Segiet, Michel Saba
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Publication number: 20070170179Abstract: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as beverages contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated without deleterious effects on the product by varying the power and timing of the inductive heating. The type of product is identified by indicia on the container which are automatically scanned prior to heating. The product containers may be agitated before, during and/or after heating to mix the contents and distribute heat evenly. The containers are heated in a manner to safely heat the product without overheating or causing damage to the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: William Segiet, Michel Saba
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Publication number: 20070170195Abstract: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as beverages contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated without deleterious effects on the product by varying the power and timing of the inductive heating. The type of product is identified by machine-readable indicia on the container which are automatically scanned prior to heating. The product containers are agitated before, during and/or after heating to mix the contents and distribute heat evenly. The containers are heated in a manner to safely heat the product without overheating or causing damage to the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: William Segiet, Michel Saba
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Publication number: 20070170178Abstract: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as foods, including beverages, contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated without deleterious effects on the product by varying the power and timing of the inductive heating. The type of product is identified by machine-readable indicia on the container which are automatically scanned prior to heating. The containers may be agitated before, during and/or after heating to mix the contents and distribute heat evenly. The containers are heated in a manner to safely heat the product without overheating or causing damage to the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: William Segiet, Michel Saba
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Publication number: 20060169721Abstract: A beverage and ice dispenser that dispenses both beverages and cubed or crushed ice. Beverages are dispensed from dispensing heads. Cubed ice is stored in a bin. A duct leads from the bin. The duct has first and second outlet openings. A chute leads from the outlet openings. The chute has a single discharge opening from which ice from both duct outlet openings is discharged. An ice crusher is between a first outlet opening and the chute. A gate opens and blocks the flow path from the second opening into the chute. When cubed ice is desired, the gate is spaced from the second opening so that cubed ice is discharged from the duct and chute. When crushed ice is desired, the gate closes the second opening. Ice flows out of the first opening, is crushed by the ice crusher and discharged through the chute.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Marcus Hammonds, William Segiet, Fernando Ubidia, Aaron Stein
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Patent number: 6726062Abstract: A system is provided for producing at least two beverages having different percentages of water.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic CorporationInventor: William Segiet
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Publication number: 20030168472Abstract: A system is provided for producing at least two beverages having different percentages of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventor: William Segiet