Patents
US 10654703 B2: Beverage dispensing apparatus with remote dispensing operative controls
- Granted
- 2020-05-19
- Filed
- 2015-12-18 application 14975679
- Type
- Utility · 5 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing apparatus having a nozzle and multiple fluid lines in fluid communication with the nozzle where the beverage dispensing apparatus has a body with a plurality of apertures, a plurality of buttons, each protruding through a respective one of the apertures and configured to control a flow of fluid through a respective one of the multiple fluid lines, the plurality of buttons having at least one active dispensing button configured to mechanically dispense a fluid and at least one remote dispensing button, and a remote dispensing device located remotely from the body configured to regulate dispensing a fluid through one of the multiple fluid lines so that when the at least one remote button is depressed, the remote dispensing device dispenses a fluid through the fluid line.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200519.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 | |
| 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 | B67D1/1405 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MARTINDALE, RICHARD A. signed 2016-01-19 HECHT, THOMAS R. signed 2016-01-22 | AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS, INC. VACAVILLE, CA | 37914/731 | 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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