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Attorney: Boston; Thomas R.


Number of patents: 23
Last date: December 01, 1998

NumberTitleIssue Date
5842603Postmix juice dispenser
A postmix juice dispenser for use with a disposable juice concentrate package that includes an integral progressive cavity pump and a mixing nozzle. The dispenser can read a product I.D. label on the package to automatically change ratios as packages are ...
12/01/1998
5752624Adjustable fountain dispenser merchandising system
An adjustable fountain dispenser merchandising system including: (1) a light-weight, adjustable framework for clamping onto a dispenser to support and anchor the merchandising system, and (2) merchandising panels removably attached to the framework....
05/19/1998
5735436Juice concentrate package for postmix dispenser
A disposable and recyclable juice concentrate package for a postmix juice dispenser includes a package housing connected to an integral mixing nozzle. The package housing includes a concentrate container housing sealed to a pump housing. A progressive cav...
04/07/1998
5615801Juice concentrate package for postmix dispenser
A disposable and recyclable juice concentrate package for a postmix juice dispenser includes a package housing connected to an integral mixing nozzle. The package housing includes a concentrate container housing sealed to a pump housing. A progressive cav...
04/01/1997
5538160Postmix beverage dispenser with water boost
A water boost for a postmix beverage dispensing system in which the water pump for the carbonator is used to also pump water into the water boost tank by the use of a three-way solenoid valve and a control circuit....
07/23/1996
5529220Backpack beverage dispenser
An inexpensive, light weight backpack beverage dispenser using standard two-liter bottles to hold the premix beverage. The bottles are connected to a two-port cap and are then connected in series with CO2 supplied to the inlet port of the first...
06/25/1996
5524791Low cost beverage dispenser
A low cost, manually operated, postmix juice dispenser including a water tank manually filled with water and ice, a removable concentrate container, and a water pump and a concentrate pump connected to a manually operated pump handle....
06/11/1996
5494193Postmix beverage dispensing system
A postmix juice dispensing system for dispensing a finished beverage directly from a pliable beverage concentrate having an ice point at or near freezer temperatures, with little or no conditioning. The system preferably uses a one-piece, unitary, disposa...
02/27/1996
5445186Back-flow preventing bag valve for bag-in-box container
A bag valve coupling member for a soft drink syrup bag-in-box container having a back-flow preventing one-way valve therein, preferably in addition to the standard self-sealing poppet valve that is biased closed and that is opened when a hose connector co...
08/29/1995
5433347Liquid container system
A liquid container comprising a multi-layer container including a wall made up of a main layer and a separate, delaminatable inner layer, a container opening at the top for filling and evacuation and a plurality of air vents extending completely through t...
07/18/1995
5433349Mixing and flushing device for juice dispensing tower
A mixing and flushing device for use on a proportioning pump of a juice tower dispenser. The device includes a housing having a water inlet connected to the pump water outlet, a concentrate inlet connected to the pump concentrate outlet, a flushing water ...
07/18/1995
5425479Valve for bag-in-box
A bag valve and spout for a bag-in-box bag wherein the bag valve is all plastic and recyclable. The bag valve is caused to rotate inside of the spout as a result of the hose connector being a screw threadedly connected to and disconnected from the bag val...
06/20/1995
5385269Liquid container system
A syrup container system for post-mix beverage dispensing systems comprising filling a blow molded, multi-layer PET container with syrup and connecting the container to a post-mix beverage dispenser through a syrup pump. The PET container includes an inne...
01/31/1995
5383576Liquid container system
A syrup container system for post-mix beverage dispensing systems comprising filling a blow molded, multi-layer PET container with syrup and connecting the container to a post-mix beverage dispenser through a syrup pump. The PET container includes an oute...
01/24/1995
5381927Method of dispensing from a liquid container system
A method for supplying syrup to a post-mix beverage dispensor comprising filling a blow molded, multi-layer PET container with syrup and connecting the container to the post-mix beverage dispenser through a syrup pump. The PET container includes an outer ...
01/17/1995
5381926Beverage dispensing value and method
A post-mix beverage dispensing valve for dispensing syrup and soda in the desired ratio without the need for flow controls for periodic adjustment of the ratio. The valve includes a flow meter for measuring the flow rate of the soda and a pump for dispens...
01/17/1995
4817689Automatic control system for filling beverage containers
An automatic, ultrasonic system for controlling the filling of different sizes of beverage containers which may or may not contain various quantities of ice. The system includes a transducer assembly and a control module, both preferably connected to a be...
04/04/1989
4757919Shut-off valve for juice dispensing system
A juice dispensing system for dispensing pulp-containing juice from a container to a dispensing valve. The end of the juice conduit that connects to the juice container includes a shut-off valve connector. The shut-off valve connector includes a housing h...
07/19/1988
4745853System for improving carbonation in post-mix dispenser carbonators
A system for improving carbonation in post-mix beverage dispenser carbonators, including the method of automatically venting the headspace in a carbonator tank to atmosphere at predetermined times and for a predetermined length of time. This system elimin...
05/24/1988
4682937Double-acting diaphragm pump and reversing mechanism therefor
A double-acting, pneumatic, reciprocating diaphragm pump and reversing mechanism therefor including a pump housing including a pair of spaced apart chambers, a diaphragm member dividing each chamber into a driving section and a discharge section, a shaft ...
07/28/1987
4658872Cup locator for beverage dispenser
The cup locator includes a straight rear wall about 1" long and a pair of spaced-apart, straight, angled side walls, one at each end of the rear wall, about 1" long and each at an obtuse angle of about 150° to the rear wall. Differently sized beverage cu...
04/21/1987
4659132Convertible beverage body for delivery truck or trailer
A beverage body for a delivery truck or trailer that is convertible between being arranged for use in side loading at ground level or rear loading at dock height. The body includes: (a) hinged bulkheads separating the side loading bays that swing out agai...
04/21/1987
4592490Beverage dispenser system convertable between gravity and pressure
A counter electric beverage dispenser, that can be converted from pressure to gravity operation, and vice versa. The dispenser includes a plurality of dispensing valves, a plurality of syrup tubes, a plurality of water tubes, a plurality of gravity syrup ...
06/03/1986
 
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