Patents
US 8490838 B2: Liquid dispenser
- Granted
- 2013-07-23
- Filed
- 2008-07-14 application 12172911
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cocktail ingredient dispenser can include engaging devices for creating a seal around an opening of a carbonated liquid container and for providing an openable and closeable opening which can retain the carbonation within the carbonated liquid when closed. Some embodiments of the dispenser are configured to maintain a gas tight seal with a top portion of the container. Certain embodiments of the dispenser are configured to allow a cooled fluid to flow into thermal communication with the container.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130723.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Energy Company 17 patents | US company or organization | Corona, CA | MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark J. Hall | Murrieta, CA | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeff Hoover | Laguna Hills, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dan Lamb | Murrieta, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B67C | Cleaning, filling with liquids or semiliquids, or emptying, of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for; funnels | B67C11/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-18 | Name change Change of name | HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY signed 2012-01-05 | MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY CORONA, CA | 28069/520 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-02-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HALL, MARK signed 2008-02-19 HOOVER, JEFF signed 2008-02-19 LAMB, DAN signed 2008-02-28 | HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY CORONA, CA | 22314/726 | 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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