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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328818 | Portable bottled water dispenser The present invention provides a compact and short profile portable bottled beverage dispenser for gravitationally dispensing a liquid from an inverted standard sized bottle such as the 3- or 5-gallon bottles commonly used in the drinking water industry. In one embo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287392 | Method and apparatus for operating a water cooler A method for operating a water cooler, wherein the water cooler includes a cooling system, a storage compartment assembly, a water dispenser assembly, and a climate control assembly including a thermostat and a control capillary, includes coupling the control capill... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7117685 | Drinking water cooler A cooler (100) for supplying cooled drinking water, particularly at remote outdoor locations, includes a reservoir (101) that supplies water to a conduit (119) for indirect cooling by a cooling medium, for example ice, contained in a container (... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108015 | In-line flow through diaphragm tank An in-line expansion tank. As fluid traverses a pipe within the tank, it may pass into and displace a diaphragm disposed outside of the pipe if the fluid pressure is greater than a tank pressure pushing the diaphragm against the pipe. When the fluid pressure decreas... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6574984 | Refrigerator door mounted water dispensing assembly A portable water dispensing module is mounted to a refrigerator door inner liner. The liner has side walls with aligned vertically spaced module supports. The water dispensing module comprises a reservoir having a fill chamber located above a main reservo... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6199386 | Spirit Chiller A spirit chilling apparatus comprising a drink chilling tube (4) concentric within an insulated container (6) filled with a constant boiling cryogen (8), such as acetone and solid carbon dioxide or similar azeotropic mixture. The innertube (4) is held in ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5884487 | Thermoelectric water chiller with ice block A thermoelectric water chiller system for cooling fluids, and including a cold sink which defines quiescent areas where convection currents are minimized to facilitate ice formation around the cold sink is provided. The cold sink cooperates with water hel... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5823007 | Cold/hot water dispenser having an expansion tank for water overflow A water dispenser includes a storage tank for receiving purified water, and supplying the water to hot and cold water tanks disposed beneath the storage tank. Dispensing valves are connected to the hot and cold water tanks for dispensing water therefrom. ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5813246 | Water dispenser for a refrigerator A refrigerator includes a water dispensing system having a water tank disposed in the refrigerator, and a water dispensing pipe extending from the tank to the door of the refrigerator. The tank is disconnected from the pipe and removable from the refriger... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5619856 | Apparatus for dispensing cooled and heated liquids An improved apparatus for dispensing cooled, heated or ambient temperature liquids from a liquid tank which contains therein a cold sink member for maintaining the liquid at a preselected temperature. The cold sink member may be formed in the shape of a c... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5513496 | Beverage cooler and dispenser A portable cooler for carrying and chilling a standard beverage container having a threaded cap. The container cap is removed, and the container is threaded into the cooler. The beverage container is inverted when the cooler is upright. The container neck... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5501077 | Thermoelectric water chiller A thermoelectric water-chiller system for cooling bottled water, and including a mixing valve which enables dispensing of chilled water, room-temperature water, or a mixture of chilled and room-temperature water. Components needing periodic cleaning are r... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5427276 | Machine for dispensing chilled alcoholic beverage with self-contained cooling tank and bottle mounting system A machine dispenses viscous, chilled alcoholic beverage and has a housing forming an enclosure with side, top and bottom surfaces. The side, top and bottom surfaces are of such dimension to form a housing of a size to be placed on the countertop of a bar ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5172832 | Liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing liquid from a container A modular liquid dispensing apparatus having a housing with a reservoir for holding liquid. A readily replaceable liner is positioned within the reservoir to minimize the need for sanitizing the reservoir. The liquid dispensing apparatus is modular in tha... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5003790 | Adaptor to convert a bottle fed water cooler into a device supplied with pressurized water from the local piping system An adaptor for converting a domestic bottle fed water cooler into a device supplied from the local piping system. The adaptor comprises a circular body attached to the bottle support ring of the cooling unit and incorporates a float valve to maintain the ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4946599 | Apparatus and method for converting bottled water dispensers to continuous supply systems Apparatus and methods for converting a bottled water dispenser for use with a continuous source of water are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, means for reducing the pressure and filtering the continuous source of water are provided. In a most preferr... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4941806 | Bottled water pumping apparatus A bottled water supply system comprises a base unit into which a standard five gallon water bottle may be installed. The cover of the base unit supports the bottle in an inverted position such that the neck of the bottle projects into a water reservoir wi... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4793514 | Cap for inverted water bottle A closure assembly for conveying air to the interior of an inverted water bottle and for conveying water from the interior of an inverted water bottle having a downwardly pointing spout including a closure connectable to the spout of a water bottle, the c... | 12/27/1988 |
| 3974863 | Valved water container with seal A combination sealing, venting, mounting and filter element is positioned between a replaceable inverted water bottle and a water reservoir from which the water is dispensed. The element is snugly fitted within the mouth portion of the reservoir or olla o... | 08/17/1976 |
