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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373784 | Methods and apparatus for beer dispensing systems A multiple-temperature beer dispensing system (10) (and related methods) is provided in which a plurality of beer sources (12) are coupled to a plurality of taps (16). Heat exchangers (18) may be disposed between one or more of the beer s... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7272951 | Apparatus for cooling fluids A cold plate unit includes a coolant system and a fluid system in heat exchange relationship, and a metallic unit. The coolant system has inlet and outlet manifolds and a plurality of coolant lines each including a plurality of loops. The fluid system includes at le... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266974 | Beverage dispensing with cold carbonation Methods and apparatus for cold carbonation are provided in which a carbonator (13) having one or more segments is provided. A sensor (14) is provided that can be accessed from a side of a dispenser (10). ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222492 | Chilled water storage for milk cooling process A process for cooling liquids wherein a coolant is cooled in a chiller during off-peak electrical demand periods, then directed to a first insulated storage vessel where it is stored until off-peak electrical demand periods have ended. During peak electrical demand ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7150163 | Water cooler enclosure A water cooler and cabinet for enclosing the water cooler is disclosed. The water cooler includes a base and a bottle mounted thereon where the base contains an electrical refrigeration system and faucets for dispensing the water. The cabinet includes a top panel, a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7013668 | Apparatus for cooling fluids An apparatus for cooling at least one fluid includes separable cold plate and dispenser units. The cold plate unit includes a coolant system, a fluid system and a metallic unit. The coolant system defines a cold plate portion and a tower portion. The cold plate port... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6857278 | Chilled water storage for milk cooling process A process for cooling liquids wherein a coolant is cooled in a chiller during off-peak electrical demand periods, then directed to a first insulated storage vessel where it is stored until off-peak electrical demand periods have ended. During peak electrical demand ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6763675 | Apparatus and method for preparing, chilling and dispensing a beverage An apparatus and method for preparing, chilling and dispensing a beverage is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plate of frozen plate material supported by a base block. At least one conduit is cut into the frozen plate. The conduit 40 may be an open channe... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6616011 | Airflow method and system for controlling temperature of a liquid dispenser Liquid dispensing equipment that includes a dispensing head that maintains a liquid or beverage line and delivery tip at a cool temperature so as to avoid contamination of the beverage. The liquid dispensing equipment also includes a storage refrigerator ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6553782 | Apparatus for cooling fluids An apparatus for cooling at least one fluid includes separable cold plate and dispenser units. The cold plate unit includes a coolant system, a fluid system and a metallic unit. The coolant system defines a cold plate portion and a tower portion. The cold... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6487873 | Apparatus for cooling fluids An apparatus for cooling at least one fluid includes separable cold plate and dispenser units. The cold plate unit includes a coolant system, a fluid system and a metallic unit. The coolant system defines a cold plate portion and a tower portion. The cold... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6360556 | Apparatus and method for controlling fluid delivery temperature in a dispensing apparatus Preferred embodiments of the present invention have a nozzle assembly capable of controlling pressure of comestible fluid exiting the nozzle assembly, a refrigeration system in which refrigerant pressure and temperature is controllable to enable control o... | 03/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6343481 | Beverage dispenser with an improved cooling chamber configuration A beverage dispenser with an improved component configuration for enhancing serviceability as well as increasing both the beverage dispensing capacity and the quantity of beverage dispensed at a cooler temperature while maintaining a compact size. The bev... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6341500 | Beverage cooling system A beverage line (1) and a water line (2) exit from a Python cooling system (3) and enter a manifold (4). The beverage line (1) runs directly through the H-shaped manifold (4) to a tap (5). The water line (2) enters the manifold (4) and water flows through... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6334329 | Wine box cooling device A wine box cooling device for cooling and keeping cool a wine box. The wine box cooling device includes a housing. The housing has a base portion and cover portion. The base portion comprises a bottom wall. The bottom wall has a peripheral edge. A periphe... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6220955 | Combination power and cooling cable Electrical power is delivered to a remote unit, the invention adds a second, hollow conduit to carry a cooling fluid. The conduit is preferably a tube used to used to carry air, and may either surround the power or signal cables, or may be supported paral... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6152325 | Integrated tubing assembly for beverage dispensers An integrated tubing assembly for carrying fluids through a beverage dispenser system and for uniformly cooling fluids carried therein includes a compound tube with two opposing ends. The compound tube is linked with a first and a second inlet from the be... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6122928 | Ice chest and cold plate apparatus An improved ice chest and cold plate apparatus for use in beverage dispensers. The ice chest and cold plate apparatus includes an ice storage container having an open top, a bottom, and four sidewalls. A cold plate heat exchanger is affixed to the outer s... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5987900 | Method and system for prechilling ambient waters for beverage dispensing machines and ice machines The system for prechilling the ambient water, derived from a pressurized source of ambient water, that is needed by an existing beverage dispenser machine and by an existing ice maker machine, includes a heat exchanger positioned outside of the dispenser ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5974825 | Beverage dispenser with enhanced cooling efficiency A beverage dispenser includes a product source, a housing that defines a cooling chamber and has dispensing valves mounted thereon, helically-shaped product lines for communicating product from the product source to the dispensing valves, a water line pos... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5873259 | System for cooling head of fluid dispensing apparatus A beverage dispensing apparatus having a recirculating channel circulating refrigerant to and through a dispenser head to keep cooled product at a constant temperature at all times to the point of emergence from the dispenser.... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5743107 | Apparatus for cooling fluids An apparatus for cooling at least one fluid includes a coolant system defining a cold plate portion and a tower portion, a fluid system in heat exchange relationship with the coolant system and likewise defining a cold plate portion and a tower portion, m... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5715700 | Round drink dispenser A round post-mix beverage dispenser includes a cylindrical carbonator, still water conduits for supplying water to be carbonated, and carbonated water output coils in the form of circular courses of tubing which surround the carbonator tank in a surroundi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5694787 | Counter top beer chilling dispensing tower A counter top beer dispensing tower structure including a thermo insulating jacket structure with a top wall, a flat counter top engaging bottom wall, rear and side walls, a flat vertically and laterally extending front wall and a body insulating material... | 12/09/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5560221 | Beverage cooling apparatus with ice agitating dispenser A beverage cooling system has an ice storage bin having a mechanical agitator disposed therein. The ice storage bin includes an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and the mechanical agitator is actuable to mechanically agitate ice in the ice bin and mec... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5484015 | Cold plate and method of making same An improved cold plate structure including a plurality of like horizontally disposed, elongate, sinuously formed liquid-conducting heat transfer tubing units of stainless steel tubing having laterally spaced elongate runner portions and recurvate end port... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5456387 | Machine for dispensing chilled alcoholic beverage having improved cooling circuit and bottle mounting system A machine dispenses chilled alcoholic beverage and has a housing forming an enclosure and outer surface. A refrigeration unit is contained within the housing and includes a compressor, condenser and evaporator coil. A beverage faucet is mounted on the out... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5392960 | Postmix beverage dispenser and a method for making a beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser provides uniformly chilled carbonated beverages during peak demand and off-peak demand. The dispenser includes a soda and syrup chiller, beverage dispensing heads and a vacuum insulated tower assembly between the chiller and the dispe... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5343716 | Beverage dispenser with improved cold plate A beverage dispenser of the cold plate type as shown wherein the cold plate is oriented within a housing of a dispenser such that the fluid lines extending through the cold plate extend in a pattern for preventing ice bridging occurring at the back end of... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5226296 | Cold plate for cooling beverages A cold plate for cooling different beverages drawn from supply cylinders, the cold plate being formed by a rectangular base over which is a run-off roof defined by sloping end and side sections. Embedded in the cold plate are cooling coils terminating in ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5127551 | High capacity beverage dispensing system The present invention is a beverage dispensing system for providing the parallel connection of a plurality of refrigeration sources responsible for the cooling of associated beverages dispensed from a plurality of dispensing valves. A coolant fluid, such ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5079927 | Beer cooling apparatus A method and apparatus is provided for dispensing beer from a keg without excess foaming wherein the keg and beer temperatures and fluid pressures are controlled such that beer is dispensed at predetermined temperatures at substantially atmospheric pressu... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4993229 | Bottled water cooling unit A method and apparatus adaptable for use with bottled water dispensing systems thermoelectrically cools the bottled water contained in a bottle which is positioned in a water receptacle within a housing. The bottled water cooling units include a heat sink... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4901887 | Beverage dispensing system A beverage dispensing system is provided which utilizes a modified refrigerator/freezer unit, and a tower mounted on top of the refrigerator. Fluid lines run from pressurized bottles inside the refrigerator to dispensing valves mounted on the tower. Artif... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4856678 | Beverage dispenser with ice water precooler A beverage dispenser is disclosed which utilizes an ice water precooler. The beverage dispenser utilizes a rectangular ice bin having an aluminum cold plate in the bottom. The cold plate includes at least one vertical aperture to permit waste liquid from ... | 08/15/1989 |
