Patents
US 10577235 B2: Touch screen interface for adjusting carbonation ratio of beverage dispensing machine
- Granted
- 2020-03-03
- Filed
- 2017-03-10 application 15456044
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing system including a control unit and a touch screen. Inputs are made to the touch screen to dispense beverages and apply system adjustments. The control unit controls a plurality of beverage dispensing valves according to inputs made to the touch screen.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200303.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas R. Hecht | Winters, CA | 69 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jun Feng | Davis, CA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Boris Brodsky | Vacaville, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard A. Martindale | Vacaville, CA | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B67D | Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for | B67D1/0888 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47J | Kitchen equipment; coffee mills; spice mills; apparatus for making beverages | A47J31/4403 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F13/065 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRODSKY, BORIS signed 2011-07-08 FENG, JIM signed 2011-07-08 HECHT, THOMAS R. signed 2011-07-08 MARTINDALE, RICHARD A. signed 2011-07-08 | AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS, INC. VACAVILLE, CA | 50609/345 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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