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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802445 | Insulated and refrigerated beverage transport line An insulated and refrigerated beverage transport line provides enhanced temperature control of one or more beverages conveyed through the transport line. A plurality of coolant lines carrying a re-circulated coolant makes contact with the one or more product lines. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7320178 | Standoff for cold plate and cold plate made with the standoff A standoff for a cold plate and a cold plate using the standoff are characterized by a coil pack consisting of a plurality of individual fluid conveying tubes formed into a coil pack having a desired configuration and held in place by a plurality of retaining wires.... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7240725 | Device for climate control of a driver's bed A device for climate control of a vehicle is provided which includes a coolant circuit in which coolant flows through a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator; a heat transfer medium circuit in which heat transfer medium flows through a heat source and a heat ex... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7191614 | Method and apparatus for chilling draught beverages The present invention provides an apparatus for delivering a beverage under pressure from a container to a dispensing means. The apparatus has a heat exchanger, a tank for holding a quantity of a coolant fluid and a reservoir for holding a quantity of the beverage. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7146818 | Cooling bank control assembly for a beverage dispensing system A beverage dispensing system includes a cooling chamber filled with a bath of cooling fluid for cooling beverage fluids. A cooling unit, including an evaporator coil extending from the cooling unit into the cooling chamber, freezes the cooling fluid into a frozen co... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7032781 | Drink dispenser assembly and container for drink and drink dispensing line A drink dispenser assembly (1, 25) includes a dispenser device (2) provided with a dispensing head (18, 29) for accommodating a dispensing line (17, 28), and a container (7, 27) containing drink, in particular carbonated drink, con... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6763676 | Beverage dispenser The present invention is a beverage dispenser 10 that can be assembled virtually entirely by hand without the need for hand or power tools. Exterior cladding panels 14, 50, 52, 54 and 70 thereof provide for interlocking assembly. A new ice bank ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6609391 | Beverage dispense system In one aspect the present invention provides a chilled beverage dispense system including a beverage recirculation loop and a glycol recirculation loop, a first chiller to cool the beverage and a second chiller to cool the glycol, a heat exchanger through... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6598417 | Multi-channel local beverage cooler A cooler for cooling a plurality of brands of liquid beverages for delivery at taps for dispensing to customers at a desired chilled temperature. The cooler has a heat exchanger with a shell having channels passing through it, each communicating with a ke... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6490870 | Heat transfer apparatus and method An apparatus for providing localized heat transfer to or from a beverage includes a beverage container for containing the beverage; a dispenser, for dispensing the beverage; a delivery apparatus, disposed between the beverage container and the dispenser, ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6481216 | Modular eutectic-based refrigeration system A refrigeration system for chilling an enclosure. The system may include a thermal transfer pathway with a cold producing unit and a thermal storage unit connected to the pathway via a number of quick disconnect fittings.... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6463753 | Arrangement for beverage dispenser carbonation An arrangement for a beverage dispenser carbonation unit generally comprises a two-part cold plate for cooling fluids. The first part is cooled by ice contained within an adjacent ice bin. The second part is cooled by proximity to the ice within the ice b... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6438989 | Juice dispenser with removable cooled cabinet A juice dispenser is shown that includes a water bath tank, a mechanical refrigeration system and a beverage containing cabinet. These three primary components are designed to be separable modular units that are easily assembled together and disassembled.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6418742 | Removable reservoir cooler A water cooler is provided with a removable reservoir separable from a cooler housing and transportable as a portable unit to a different location for remote dispensing of chilled water or other selected beverage. The removable reservoir comprises an insu... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6405555 | Method and apparatus for the cooling of bulk or draught beverages A method of cooling bulk or draught beverages prior to dispensing comprising: (i) introducing the beverage from a bulk container into a circulation loop that incorporates a pump, and a cooling unit, and (ii) returning cooled beverage as a heat exchange medium ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6357250 | Trim cooler A trim cooler for cooling a drink in a drinks line, the trim cooler comprising a refrigerator comprising an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor for circulating a cooling medium therebetween to cool the evaporator; the evaporator being in thermal contact w... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6234207 | Device for changing flow of operating medium in air conditioning system A device for changing the flow of an operating medium in an air conditioning system, comprises a casing including a first port connected to an outlet or inlet port of a compressor, a second port connected to an indoor heat exchanger, a third port connecte... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6213199 | Temperature selectable water supply device A temperature selectable water supply device for one of heating and cooling water provided by a water supply system to an outlet in a structure. The device includes a main water tank including an inlet conduit for receiving water from a water supply tank ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5950866 | Method and apparatus for cooling and preparing a beverage Method and apparatus for preparing and dispensing a cool beverage and for transporting ice. The apparatus utilizes a heat exchanger for directly contacting water and ice to produce cooled heat exchanger water in the heat exchanger from the water and ice a... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5946918 | Cooling of stored water A chilling chamber connected to a water tank or a reservoir which may be within a water purifier or to a pipe within which water flows has a thermally conductive probe which is connected to the cold side of a thermoelectric device, the hot side being conn... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944089 | Thermal storage systems for buildings Apparatus and processes related to thermal storage and exchange systems for use in buildings to selectively cool and/or heat a heat storage medium and cause said medium to reversibly pass between a liquid phase and a solid phase without requiring a comple... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5918468 | Apparatus and method for cooling of liquids A cooling and carbonation apparatus (1) is described which has a cell (2) through which fluid to be cooled and carbonated flows. The cell (2) has first and second sidewalls (9, 15), and an outer wall (13) at least partially enclosing the first sidewall (9... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5871041 | Thermal energy storage and delivery apparatus and vehicular systems incorporating same A preferred thermal energy storage and delivery unit includes a chamber for containing a phase change material and one or more air channel members which pass through the phase change material for conveying air into heat exchange relationship with the phas... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5839291 | Beverage cooling and dispensing system with diagnostics A cooling/dispensing system for cooling and dispensing a beverage. A refrigeration system having an evaporator in a cooling tank cools the fluid in the tank and has a compressor connected to the evaporator for cooling the evaporator. A beverage dispensing... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5813569 | Point-of-sale merchandiser A point-of-sale merchandiser for merchandising products adjacent a cashier counter. The merchandiser includes a housing having a top opening and a product dispensing rack disposed upright in the housing. The dispensing rack is positioned in the housing so... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5743108 | Glycol chiller machine A glycol chiller comprising an elongate vertical sheet metal tank with front and rear walls, laterally spaced vertical end walls, vertically spaced top and bottom walls and a horizontal intermediate wall spaced between the top and bottom walls and definin... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5701756 | Container for fast refrigeration and preservation of milk A container for fast cooling of milk and its preservation and transportation at an optimal temperature (0°-4° C.) comprises a body (11) consisting of an internal recipient (12) defining a tank (13) for containing the milk and an intermediate shell (14) ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5617736 | Beverage cooling and dispensing machine A beverage cooling and dispensing machine allows easy attachment and detachment of elements such as a cooling pipe. The beverage cooling and dispensing machine comprises a cooling water tank storing cooling water and including an evaporator, a refrigerato... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5572883 | Cold storage apparatus Cold storage apparatus comprises a vessel (1) containing a storage liquid and a heat transfer liquid in direct contact with the storage liquid to transfer heat thereto or therefrom. The liquids are immiscible and of different densities and the heat transf... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5564602 | Beer-dispensing system and apparatus A beer-dispensing apparatus including a source of cooled pressurized gas-ladened beer, an elongate beer delivery line extending from the source of beer to a remote beer-dispensing station, a normally closed beer-dispensing valve at the beer-dispensing sta... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5549219 | Method and apparatus for cooling and preparing a beverage Method and apparatus for preparing and dispensing a cool beverage utilizes a heat exchanger for directly contacting water and ice to produce cooled heat exchanger water in the heat exchanger from the water and ice and an outflow of the cooled heat exchang... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5537825 | Draft beer tower cooling system A draft beer tower cooling system having an adapter collar that is removably attached to the top end of a draft beer tower. The adapter collar has a centrally located bore hole that extends from its top surface to its bottom surface and a thermoelectric c... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5535600 | Cooling system for a post-mix beverage dispenser A cooling system for post-mix beverage dispenser includes an ice bath tank for holding a liquid, a refrigeration circuit for cooling the liquid in the ice bath tank, a concentrate storage area, and a cooling circuit coupled to the ice bath tank, for cooli... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5487492 | Ice cooled beverage dispenser having an integral carbonator The dispenser herein has a cold plate forming a bottom of an ice retaining bin. A bin liner is formed of two parts, a flat carbonator and a remaining U-shaped sheet metal wall structure. The carbonator and sheet metal structure when secured together form ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5419461 | Flat carbonator for use with beverage dispenser A narrow profile substantially flat carbonator is shown, consisting of a pair of cold drawn sheet metal halves. Each half defines corresponding alternating seams and ridges and are welded together around a perimeter them of and along each corresponding se... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419393 | Cold plate A cold plate includes a recessed area in its underside so that its inner tubes will not migrate away from its top surface during its casting process. By restricting the movement of the tubes during the casting process, the cold plate has tubes located clo... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5368198 | Beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser having a flat carbonator along one end of an ice bank cooled water bath tank. A plurality of syrup coils are arranged along an interior surface of the carbonator. An evaporator extends around a central perimeter of the water bath tank... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5291004 | Card-controlled beverage distribution system A self-service beverage distribution system includes a piping network with refrigerated tubing for transporting beverages, such as beer, from at least one source to at least one output. A drinker purchases a magnetic card which represents a predetermined ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5280711 | Low cost beverage dispensing apparatus A beverage dispenser is shown and includes an insulated water bath tank for retaining a plurality of beverage heat exchange coils. The coils deliver the beverage to a plurality of beverage dispensing valves. The water bath tank includes an area for holdin... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5251790 | Mobile bar for dispensing cold beverages A two-piece mobile bar which may house a beverage cooling and dispensing system for dispensing cold beverages through a multi-valved gun operated by a bartender stationed behind the bar. The first piece is a base unit defined by vertical end walls bridged... | 10/12/1993 |
