Patents Assigned to PepsiCo
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING REBAUDIOSIDE J
    Publication number: 20230232878
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides high purity rebaudioside J and methods of making high purity rebaudioside J. The application also provides the use of rebaudioside J as a sweetener, and in particular, the use in beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Erickson, Christophe Galopin, Laura Nattress, William Bonorden
  • Beverage container
    Patent number: 11708206
    Abstract: A beverage container includes a base, a sidewall extending from and integrally formed with the base, and an upper region extending from the sidewall and defining an upper opening. The beverage container includes a longitudinal axis extending in a direction from the base to the upper opening. The beverage container further includes a continuous channel formed in and extending continuously around a circumference of the sidewall, wherein the continuous channel includes peaks and troughs connected by diagonal regions. The continuous channel is configured to resist paneling and elongation of the beverage container. The beverage container further includes a central channel formed in and extending continuously around a circumference of the sidewall at a central portion of the sidewall, wherein the central channel is configured to resist paneling of the beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Advait Bhat, Bruno Telesca, Marc T. Wiescinski
  • Beverage dispense monitoring with camera
    Patent number: 11708260
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Karol, Anthony Romano, Thore Mainart Bücking, Timothy Charles King, Joseph Albert Dolphin, Roger Bradley Millington
  • Mouthfeel enhancing composition
    Patent number: 11700869
    Abstract: This disclosure provides novel compositions comprising a compound of Formula I. These compositions are useful for improving mouthfeel properties of non-nutritive sweeteners, such as steviol glycosides and blends thereof, in food and beverages containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Rashmi Tiwari, Laura Nattress, Thomas Lee
  • Container filling system and valve for same
    Patent number: 11679971
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Eaton, David William Martin, David Jay Warburton, Nathan John Coleman, Samuel Frank Feller, Thomas John Evans, Jason Karl Sorge, Randy A. Straub
  • Beverage dispensing nozzle
    Patent number: 11679397
    Abstract: A nozzle for dispensing a beverage includes a nozzle head having a base liquid inlet configured to receive a base liquid and a flavoring inlet configured to receive a flavoring. The nozzle further includes a diffuser assembly that is in fluid communication with the base liquid inlet and which includes a diffuser plate having a plurality of peripheral openings through which the base liquid flows. The nozzle further includes a receptacle that is in fluid communication with the diffuser assembly and the flavoring inlet. The receptacle of the nozzle includes an inner wall, and the peripheral openings of the diffuser assembly are arranged so as to direct flow of the base liquid along the inner wall of the receptacle. The receptacle further includes an outlet through which the flavoring and the base liquid are dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Evans Eboigbodin, Steven T. Jersey, Fernando A. Ubidia, Aaron Stein, Jose-Luis Arroyo
  • Display device for illuminating packaged beverages
    Patent number: 11672359
    Abstract: A display device for illuminating a packaged beverage includes a panel having a front end opposite a rear end. The panel further includes a top surface on which a packaged beverage may be placed, and the top surface has transparent portions. A light source is arranged within the panel for illuminating the packaged beverage arranged on the top surface of the panel. The display device further includes an end cap having a front wall arranged at the front end of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep Jain, Gurmeet Singh Bhutani
  • Hot airflow management systems and methods for coolers
    Patent number: 11662134
    Abstract: Coolers with airflow management systems are disclosed. The coolers include a cabinet that has a door with a transparent section. A refrigeration unit is coupled to the cabinet. The refrigeration unit has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The cross sectional area of the airflow outlet is less than the cross sectional area of the airflow inlet. The refrigeration unit is fluidly coupled to an airflow management system that is in fluid communication with the airflow outlet. The airflow management system includes discharge vents and turbulence reduction vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo. Inc.
    Inventor: Prashant Desphande
  • Intermediate menu, visual design template, and interactive label
    Patent number: 11645690
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of delivering a self-directed user experience includes encoding access to an intermediate menu in at least one matrix bar code, developing an intermediate menu that facilitates a self-directed user experience, and presenting the at least one matrix bar code to a user via placement on a product. Further in accordance with this aspect, the method may include directing the user to the intermediate menu via the at least one matrix bar code such that the self-directed user experience is responsive to user interaction with intermediate menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Phillips, Gregory Buckley, William Reeves
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Anton Ljunggren, Adrian Taylor, Aspen Walter
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Anton Ljunggren, Adrian Taylor, Aspen Walter
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Anton Ljunggren, Adrian Taylor, Aspen Walter
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Anton Ljunggren, Adrian Taylor, Aspen Walter
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Anton Ljunggren, Adrian Taylor, Aspen Walter
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Anton Ljunggren, Adrian Taylor, Aspen Walter
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D990492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Anton Ljunggren, Adrian Taylor, Aspen Walter
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D992328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Stephen Lim, Gustavo De Souza Messias, Ali Akay, Martin Ivar Franzen
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D996114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Lim, Christian Stolarz, Alex L. Gray, Jr., Raymond Estrella
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D996216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Advait Bhat, Syed Peer
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D996935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mirelle de Leon Capozza, Dmitriy Shmagin, Damien Z. Moyal, John Siciliano, James M. Stelzer