Patents
US 10183854 B2: Beverage dispensing apparatus with a refrigerated dispensing tube bundle
- Granted
- 2019-01-22
- Filed
- 2016-02-08 application 15018093
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Beverage dispensing apparatus, systems, and related methods are provided that have a recirculation loop to cool fluids in a dispensing tube bundle that delivers beverage fluids to a beverage dispensing assembly. A beverage dispensing apparatus includes an adjustable bypass manifold having an adjustable flow restriction that is configurable to enable the use of the beverage dispensing apparatus with different chilled soda recirculation systems. The adjustable bypass manifold includes ports for connection to the recirculation loop and ports for connection to a soda recirculation system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190122.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Bar Controls, Inc. 90 patents | US company or organization | Vacaville, CA | AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tuyls | Vacaville, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas R. Hecht | Winters, CA | 69 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B67D | Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for | B67D1/0857 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F25D | Refrigerators; cold rooms; ice-boxes; cooling or freezing apparatus not otherwise provided for | F25D31/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F28D | Heat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact | F28D7/0008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T137/87338 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TUYLS, JIM signed 2011-11-01 HECHT, THOMAS signed 2011-11-02 | AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS, INC. VACAVILLE, CA | 45650/133 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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