Various automated and semi-automated beverage preparation systems and methods are shown. The beverage preparation system can include a container assembly configured to receive beverage, such as a milk. The container assembly can be configured to receive a flow of steam, air, or additional gasses and vapors to heat and/or aerate the beverage residing therein. The container assembly can include a temperature sensor configured to monitor the rate of heating, and automatically adjust the heating and aeration parameters accordingly.

A method for making and/or dispensing a beverage may be provided. For example, a beverage may be selected from a user interface of a beverage dispensing apparatus. A beverage pressure value may be provided. A package containing a beverage preparation ingredient may be inserted into the beverage dispensing apparatus. A type of the inserted package may be detected. A package pressure value for the inserted package may be determined based on the type of the inserted package. If the package pressure value corresponds to the beverage pressure value, the beverage dispensing apparatus may inject a liquid into the inserted package at the beverage pressure value. If the package pressure value does not correspond to the beverage pressure value, the beverage dispensing apparatus may inject the liquid into the inserted package at the package pressure value. The selected beverage and/or the modified beverage may be dispensed into a drinking vessel.

An actively heated or cooled mug has a body with a chamber that can receive and hold a beverage and a heating or cooling system disposed at least partially in a cavity below the chamber. The heating or cooling system has a heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool the chamber, power storage devices, and circuitry that controls the operation of the heating or cooling elements. A user interface is electrically connected to the circuitry and has one or more selection members actuatable a) to turn off the one or more heating or cooling element or b) to adjust a temperature setting to one of multiple temperature settings configured to control the one or more heating or cooling elements to heat or maintain the liquid at a user selected temperature.

An uncovering device of a capsule coffee machine, includes a machine body; a first brewing assembly provided in the machine body, the first brewing assembly which includes a brewing head and a brewing seat, a cover body assembly, a sealing cover, a sliding groove extending from the rear side to the front side of the cover body assembly provided in the lower cover, a sliding shaft provided in the sliding cavity, a connecting rod assembly, wherein both ends of the sliding shaft are located at the opposite sides of the sliding groove; wherein one end of the connecting rod assembly is rotatably connected to the sliding shaft through the sliding groove, another end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the brewing seat or the brewing head of the first brewing.

The present invention relates to a device configured to allow a hot water nozzle and a dripper to move relatively in three axial directions in a space in order to replicate the movement of a barista extracting a pour over coffee, the device comprising: a horizontal transport part for operating a head case so that the nozzle is transported along the radial direction of the dripper; a rotational operation part for operating so as to support the bottom surface of the dripper and to rotate same; and an elevation operation part for operating so as to vertically transport the rotational operation part.

A beverage machine and method in which a pod is positioned relative to a camera as a brew chamber moves to a closed position so the pod can be imaged prior to brew chamber closure. A pod stabilizer may urge a pod to be received by a pod receiver of the brew chamber before the brew chamber is closed and so as to properly position the pod for imaging.

A beverage forming system having a controller arranged to adjust at least one of a set of brew parameters in response to a failure to identify a characteristic of a capsule to be used to form a beverage. An adjusted brew parameter may be a configuration-type parameter that is generally has a fixed value for all or most beverage dispensing operations, or a beverage-specific parameter that may be user-adjusted for each beverage dispensing operation.

The portable coffee brewer is configured for use in brewing coffee. The portable coffee brewer comprises a containment pan, a brewing pan, a lid structure, and a control circuit. The lid structure and the containment pan attach to the brewing pan. The control circuit mounts in the brewing pan. The control circuit controls the operation of the portable coffee brewer. The lid structure encloses the brewing pan. The containment pan contains accessories associated with the brewing and consumption of beverages. The beverage pan forms the space within which the beverage is brewed. The control circuit heats and circulates a fluid stored within the beverage pan for the purpose of preparing the beverage for consumption.

A mobile self-contained coffee shop consists of a body and a lid, inside which there is a coffee machine for coffee in capsules or coffee pods, a water tank, connected to the coffee machine, an autonomous power source connected through an inverter to the coffee machine, a container for powder milk with a dispenser, a container for consumables, a container for used capsules, on the body there are buttons for controlling the coffee machine, and on the side surface of the body there is a hole in which the outlet of the coffee machine is located, the outlet of the dispenser and the stand for packaging cooked beverage.

A portable self-contained beverage brewing apparatus and methods of use to brew a beverage using a brewing cup, utilizing an inner container to receive the finished brew, the inner container having a lower cap removeably affixed to a bottom end of the inner container, the lower cap having a orifice therethrough, the orifice having a piercing tip to puncture a brewing cup, the inner container having a groove positioned around an outer perimeter edge to receive a seal ring, an outer container to receive hot water, the outer container configured to receive the inner container, the lower cap, and the seal ring in a plunger sliding motion, wherein liquid is pressurized by downward force of inner container pushing liquid through orifice, through brewing capsule, and pushing brewed beverage into inner container.