Class 222/640 - Of beverage or beverage component dispenser

Subclass of Class 222 - Dispensing
Definition: Dispenser wherein the material being discharged comprises
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 01/08/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7316249	Infant formula preparation apparatus An apparatus for dispensing infant formula including, a steriliser (2) for sterilising a bottle, a milk powder container (4) for dispensing milk powder into the bottle, a water container (3) for dispensing water into the bottle and a controller ...	01/08/2008
7190893	Fluid heater with low porosity thermal mass A fluid heater apparatus and method of making same includes a low porosity material, thermally conductive mass. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive mass for imparting heat to the mass. Fluid in a flow path through the mass absorbs heat from the mas...	03/13/2007
7175164	Method and apparatus for an oval carbonator A method and corresponding apparatus for an oval carbonator employ an oblong housing to provide an improved gas/water interaction area within the confines of the carbonator. The increased cross sectional area provides a larger water surface area, whereby an increase...	02/13/2007
7163126	Heated water control system, method, and apparatus An apparatus, system, and method for precise dispensing of a desire volume of liquid. The present system allows incorporation of brewer control and a faucet in an accurate volume dispensing system. The dispensing apparatus is used in combination with a beverage make...	01/16/2007
7156115	Method and apparatus for flow control A flow control system (10) is provided in which a flow control valve (12) is controlled by a control system (14). The control system (14) measures a flow rate or temperature of a fluid flowing through the flow control valve (12) an...	01/02/2007
7077290	Beverage forming and dispensing system A beverage dispensing system includes separate valves for controlling the flow rate of a diluent and a concentrate. Various concentrates of different viscosities can be used and the selected concentrate is identified. The flow rate of the concentrate is determined b...	07/18/2006
7044336	Multi-flavored hot beverage dispenser An apparatus for dispensing a flavored beverage. The apparatus comprises a hopper adapted to hold a common base powder and having a hopper outlet, the hopper being operative to dispense the base powder via the hopper outlet in accordance with a powder dispense signa...	05/16/2006
7036535	Method and apparatus for measuring, tempering and dispensing water during the mixing of batters A method and apparatus allows for control of the temperature and quantity of water added to a mixing bowl during the mixing of batters used for muffins, cakes and the like. A reservoir tank with graduations thereon is provided with appropriate water lines for fillin...	05/02/2006
6952524	Fluid heater temperature balancing apparatus A fluid heater apparatus supplies heat to wash fluid via a flow path in a thermally conductive body. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive body for imparting heat to the body. Fluid flowing through the thermally conductive body in a flow path envelop...	10/04/2005
6934602	Beverage dispenser including an improved electronic control system A beverage dispenser includes an electronic control system for controlling beverage dispenser components. The beverage dispenser components include at least a user interface, a dispensing valve, and a valve interface for regulating the delivery of a beverage from th...	08/23/2005
6912357	Fluid heater A fluid heater apparatus supplies heat to wash fluid via a continuous, labyrinthian flow path in a thermally conductive body. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive body for imparting heat to the body. Fluid flowing through the thermally conductive bo...	06/28/2005
6449532	Programmable beverage dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus having a plurality of programmable buttons adapted to activate a sequence that dispenses a desired amount of product. A circuit board is coupled between dispense activation buttons, a programming button and a valve manifold and incl...	09/10/2002
6443335	Rapid comestible fluid dispensing apparatus and method employing a diffuser Preferred embodiments of the 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 comestible fluid ...	09/03/2002
6058986	Beverage dispensing control An electronic control for an automatic filling beverage dispensing valve is shown. The dispensing valve includes a valve body, a flow control mechanism and a solenoid. The valve further includes an electrically conductive cup actuated lever for operating ...	05/09/2000
6053092	Water cooler accessory A water cooler accessory that is connectable between the dispensing spigot of a water cooler and the water input port of a coffee maker and that can be activated to transfer a predetermined amount of water to the coffee maker....	04/25/2000
5950870	Drink dispenser A drink dispenser includes a continuous supply/stop button that requests a sale of a drink to be suspended when it is pressed during the sale and further requests a drink to be continuously supplied when it is pressed while no drink is being sold, and a m...	09/14/1999
5947348	Beverage tapper shut-off mechanism A beverage tapper shut-off mechanism includes a double acting solenoid, a locking mechanism, a dispensing tube, and a housing. The locking mechanism has a cam actuator, an upper thrust arm, a lower thrust arm, and a tube crusher. The lower thrust arm is p...	09/07/1999
5651482	Syrup delivery kit for vending system A syrup delivery kit for improving the delivery of syrup in a cup-type vending machine in which the syrup is initially contained in a bag-in-box container. The syrup delivery kit includes a fluid flow restricting means, a supply pump for transferring syru...	07/29/1997
5566732	Beverage dispenser with a reader for size indica on a serving container A beverage dispenser fills a container with a beverage by controlling beverage flow through a nozzle with a valve. A mechanism reads an indicia printed on the container which identifies a volume for that container. The volume information is sent to a cont...	10/22/1996
5551598	Water run-on timer An apparatus for measuring and displaying a time interval between a valve closure and subsequent termination of a flow at a spigot is provided. The apparatus has magnetic sensors coupled to a flow regulating valve for providing a signal indicative of a so...	09/03/1996
5332123	Device for the measured dispensing of liquids out of a storage container and synchronous mixing with a diluent In a post-mix beverage dispenser system including beverage concentrate containers and a storage tank for the supply of diluent through an electromagnetically actuated valve, the beverage concentrate is provided to the mixing station in a series of individ...	07/26/1994
5207148	Automated milk inclusive coffee apparatus A automated, milk inclusive espresso coffee machine which includes a fully automatic coffee grinding and brewing apparatus and a steam generator for driving a venturi mixing device which draws ambient air and milk from a refrigerated source for making mil...	05/04/1993
5072853	Apparatus and technique for setting brix in a soft drink dispenser A soft drink dispenser is provided with a first electrical probe within the syrup dispensing line, and a second electrical probe a fixed distance below the dispensing head. Upon actuation of the syrup dispensing valve, the two probes determine the amount ...	12/17/1991
4940164	Drink dispenser and method of preparation The improved method and apparatus for dispensing carbonated water from a supply of cooled water includes thermal coaction of carbonator apparatus with a reservoir of cooled water, and includes a control system to inhibit water-pumping operation into the c...	07/10/1990
4892236	Dispensing measures A measure for use in dispensing drinks and other liquids which are of relatively high viscosity, such as cream based liqueurs, having a measuring chamber with an entry port and an exit port, an internal operating standard and an actuator to move the inter...	01/09/1990
4890774	Beverage dispensing system In a beverage dispenser of the type including portion control dispensing, the improvement wherein the portion control circuit includes a microprocessor based timer programmed to provide a primary pour cycle and then one or more topping off pour cycles aft...	01/02/1990
4801375	Water vending system The invention is related to water vending systems for the automatic dispensing of purified water from a machine which is preferably activated by coin or other form of payment. Reverse osmosis filtration of local water together with other water treatment o...	01/31/1989
4674657	Dispenser for a beverage prepared from a granulated material A dispenser of beverages prepared by combining hot or cold water with granulate is disclosed. The dispenser is designed to dispense granulate directly from the container in which it is purchased at retail or from the manufacturer by incorporating a suppor...	06/23/1987
4655123	Coffee maker improvement for measured charges from bottled water A system is disclosed for transferring a predetermined charge of water between a bottled water container and a coffee maker. The system comprises a pump and a timer which operates the pump for a preset period of time while a charge of water is transferred...	04/07/1987
4595131	Beverage dispensing apparatus The invention relates to beverage dispensing apparatus of the kind comprising a tank, heater for heating a liquid contained therein, and container for storing concentrated beverage and dispensing it to a mixing chamber. An object of the present invention ...	06/17/1986
4308975	Beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus A beverage (wine) cooling and dispensing apparatus comprising a cabinet having an insulated internal compartment enclosing a number of different removable receptacles containing relatively large quantities of different beverages and a self-contained refri...	01/05/1982
4298143	Time-controlled device for preventing pouring of stale coffee from flasks A somewhat resilient stopper seals the throat of a conventional glass coffee-maker flask and is provided with a pouring passage. The passage is valved by a horizontally swingable blade spring-biased toward its passage-closing position but movable to its p...	11/03/1981
4116246	Beverage dispenser A machine for dispensing a beverage into a container formed from a mixture of a dry granular base food product and water. The machine has a product metering unit carrying a food product storage container. The metering unit has a rotatable auger driven by ...	09/26/1978
4096971	Method of and apparatus for dispensing self-conserving liquids A high-viscosity liquid is accommodated in a container whose outlet directly communicates with the intake port of a pump. The intake port communicates via a pump chamber with an outlet port of the pump, and an impeller having flexible blades rotates eccen...	06/27/1978
4059181	Meal-service powdered foods dispenser A powdered foods dispenser capable of dispensing multiple powdered foods for mixing with water externally of the dispenser for effective use in institutional meal service areas. The dispenser includes supply canisters for powdered foods and a dispensing m...	11/22/1977
4015749	Hot coffee dispenser A coffee machine for dispensing automatically individual cup portions and pot size portions of coffee, as well as dispensing continuous flow of coffee and continuous flow of hot water comprising a housing with a hot water tank, a freeze-dried coffee conce...	04/05/1977
4004715	Fluid dispensing apparatus Fluid dispensing apparatus for dispensing preselected quantities of fluid from a supply of fluid under pressure having a flow regulator and a dispenser. The flow regulator is adapted to be coupled to the fluid supply so that fluid is supplied to the dispe...	01/25/1977

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Class 222/640 - Of beverage or beverage component dispenser