Patents by Inventor Jeff Boyce

Jeff Boyce 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).

  • Beverage container for forming a head on a poured beverage
    Patent number: 12221271
    Abstract: A beverage container for a nitrogenated beverage comprises at least two restricted outlet apertures (11, 12) configured to, when pouring therefrom into a secondary vessel, form jets of beverage that impinge downstream. Impingement initiates nucleation of dissolved nitrogen gas in the beverage and, as such, when poured into the vessel a creamy head of fine nitrogen/mixed gas bubbles can be formed. The restricted outlet apertures can be formed in a plate (10) over an openable mouth of the beverage container, or directly upon the container. Preferably a vent (14) or some other feature is included to increase the velocity of the jets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Diageo Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Amy Heintz, Jeff Boyce
  • Beverage Container For Forming A Head On A Poured Beverage
    Publication number: 20230032487
    Abstract: A beverage container for a nitrogenated beverage comprises at least two restricted outlet apertures (11, 12) configured to, when pouring therefrom into a secondary vessel, form jets of beverage that impinge downstream. Impingement initiates nucleation of dissolved nitrogen gas in the beverage and, as such, when poured into the vessel a creamy head of fine nitrogen/mixed gas bubbles can be formed. The restricted outlet apertures can be formed in a plate (10) over an openable mouth of the beverage container, or directly upon the container. Preferably a vent (14) or some other means is included to increase the velocity of the jets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Amy Heintz, Jeff Boyce