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RE40393 Method and apparatus for controlled ice crystal formation in a beverage  
A method for producing a desired amount of ice crystal formation in a beverage comprising the steps of cooling said beverage to a temperature below its ordinary freezing temperature at atmospheric...
7383690 Ice harvest prevention mechanism in a refrigerator  
An ice harvesting prevention mechanism, including an actuator, is provided for an ice maker. The ice maker is arranged to make, harvest and dispense ice to an ice bucket located in an ice receiving...
7373784 Methods and apparatus for beer dispensing systems  
A multiple-temperature beer dispensing system ( 10 ) (and related methods) is provided in which a plurality of beer sources ( 12 ) are coupled to a plurality of taps ( 16 ). Heat exchangers ( 18 )...
7370776 Table for supplying liquid for drinking  
The present invention discloses a table for supplying a liquid for drinking which can accurately measure the amount of discharged liquid for drinking. The invention provides a table for supplying...
7363962 Cold plate for beer dispensing tower  
A cold plate for a beverage chilling apparatus comprising a plurality of beverage conducting tubes sinuously arranged within a cast aluminum jacket. Interleaved between the beer conducting tubes...
7363949 Hydrogen station, method of charging hydrogen, and vehicle  
A hydrogen station includes gas storage equipment for storing hydrogen, a dispenser for charging hydrogen gas supplied from the gas storage equipment into a hydrogen tank of a vehicle, and a...
7360670 Under counter dispenser  
A dispenser for liquid consumables locates a store of the particular liquid at a location remote from the dispensing location. The dispensing location is typically located above a counter and may...
7356381 Refrigerator operable to display an image and output a carbonated beverage  
A refrigerator having a housing supporting a display device. The housing is configured to support at least one drink supply container which can contain a drink syrup associated with a carbonated...
7354255 Piston vibratory pump  
The present invention is an improved vibratory pumping mechanism that increases the efficiency of utilization of the vibratory motion within a mechanism. More specifically, the mechanism includes a...
7340914 Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a retractable ledge  
A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser that extends forwardly from the refrigerator door. The dispenser includes a retractable ledge to support a container, a sloped back wall to provide...
7302809 Refrigerator  
A refrigerator having a shaved ice discharger to discharge shaved ice produced within the refrigerator to an outside of the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body having a freezing...
7290682 Dispensing system for blended frozen food compositions  
An apparatus for dispensing soft serve frozen food product, such as soft serve ice cream and the like, provides the ability to select the fat content or other characteristic of the ice cream...
7288745 Temperature controlled food storage and serving pan  
A pan including a shelf dividing the interior thereof into a lower chilling element and an upper portion disposed in heat relationship with the lower portion and a lid for covering the top of the...
7287670 Device unit, and system for fluid extraction  
A fluid extracting device is structured to be capable of extracting only a predetermined amount of a fluid such as wine or the like while a deterioration preventive gas is being supplied to a...
7287392 Method and apparatus for operating a water cooler  
A method for operating a water cooler, wherein the water cooler includes a cooling system, a storage compartment assembly, a water dispenser assembly, and a climate control assembly including a...
7284680 Electrovalve dispenser device for a refrigerator  
The device comprises a valve body with an input adapted to be connected to a water supply source, and with at least a first and second output. The body is provided with at least a first and a...
7281392 Beverage-cooling device  
A beverage-cooling device includes a refrigeration unit, a position unit and a switch unit. The refrigeration unit has a housing with a cavity formed therein and a tube disposed inside the cavity....
7269968 Chilled water dispensing arrangement for a refrigerator  
A refrigerator has a cabinet, at least one door and a chilled water dispenser. The at least one door is mounted to the cabinet for movement between a closed position and an open position. The...
7267247 Portable beverage dispensing system  
A portable beverage dispensing system includes a supply of flat water and a supply of pressurized gaseous carbon dioxide. A first motorless carbonator is configured to receive a portion of the flat...
7264731 Systems and methods with treated water  
Units ( 10 ), systems ( 100 ), and methods with treated water are provided in which a treated water source ( 12, 104 ) is included integrally in a host piece of equipment ( 10, 102 ). The host...
7258803 Method and apparatus for programably treating water in a water cooler  
An apparatus for a programmable self sanitizing water dispenser apparatus with a digital computer as well as a programmable method for generating ozone for cleaning the reservoir and the water...
7210601 Variable flow water dispenser for refrigerator freezers  
A variable flow rate water dispenser mounted on a refrigerator door is provided that can dispense water at user selected flow rates. The water dispenser includes a nozzle for dispensing water from...
7207189 Refrigerator having dispenser  
A dispenser of a conventional refrigerator supplies only cold water. Therefore, the dispenser cannot meet a variety of users' needs. Further, the conventional refrigerator has a problem in that...
7201005 Measured fill water dispenser for refrigerator freezer  
A water dispenser for a refrigerator freezer having a water dispensing control including a measured fill mode of operation in which the water dispenser dispenses a predetermined amount of water and...
7191614 Method and apparatus for chilling draught beverages  
The present invention provides an apparatus for delivering a beverage under pressure from a container to a dispensing means. The apparatus has a heat exchanger, a tank for holding a quantity of a...
7186087 Method and apparatus for a dispensing system with a dual direction paddlewheel  
A dual rotation paddlewheel includes tangs that are equally effective in either direction of rotation. The paddlewheel includes tangs disposed around an outer periphery of a body. The dual rotation...
7182222 Solar panel and water dispenser  
A beverage cooler is provided having a container for holding a liquid beverage, a spigot extending from the container for dispensing the liquid beverage therefrom, preferably a telescopically...
7175054 Method and apparatus for disinfecting a refrigerated water cooler reservoir  
A method and apparatus for providing sanitized water in a cabinet and spigot type bottled water dispenser features an ozone generating system to generate ozone for sanitizing the water. Ozone is...
7168592 Refrigerator having a gas line which pressurizes a drink supply container for producing beverages  
A refrigerator having a water dispenser and gas line operable to pressurize a drink supply container. The drink supply container contains drink syrup. The drink syrup and the water from the water...
7152765 Dispenser valve assembly  
An apparatus and method of dispensing a partially frozen beverage. The apparatus includes at least one beverage hopper for retaining a quantity of partially frozen beverage. The beverage hopper has...
7152759 Bottled liquid dispensers  
Bottled water or other liquid is supplied via a bottle connector 5 for releasable sealing engagement with a neck formed on the bottle, and a transfer tube 6 to a reservoir 7 wherein the water...
7147131 Method and system for dispensing hot and cold beverages from liquid concentrates  
The invention concerns a device for dispensing a beverage comprising a mixture of liquid, e.g. water, and at least one liquid concentrate, comprising at least two liquid nozzles connected...
7140514 Drinks dispensing device with a removable handle  
A drinks dispensing device ( 1, 25 ) is provided with a cooling chamber and a tap head for receiving a shut-off valve ( 32 ) of a drinks container which has been positioned in the cooling chamber....
7140196 Chilled beverage dispenser with cradle evaporator  
A chilled beverage dispenser has a “holeless” bowl and uses a cradle evaporator to achieve cooling of the beverage. In one exemplary embodiment, the cradle evaporator comprises three panels—a...
7137272 Refrigerator having dispenser  
Disclosed is a refrigerator having a dispenser comprising: a dispenser case mounted at one side of a refrigerator door; a cold water faucet and a hot water faucet provided in the dispenser case and...
7128242 Storage and dispensing aliquot portions of liquid egg in a wholesome and convenient manner  
A system top deliver liquid egg product in aliquot portions respective to a selected number of eggs, the system being totally contained in a cooled surround.
7125485 Water cooler/water purification system  
A water cooler/water purification station that is portable, and small in size that is capable of cooling and purifying about 8 to 15 liters of water per hour between 3 to 10° C. The water...
7121109 Water line retaining element for a refrigerator dispenser  
A dispenser assembly for a refrigerator includes a fill chamber and a dispenser housing positioned above the fill chamber. The dispenser is fed by a liquid supply line having a first end portion...
7117685 Drinking water cooler  
A cooler ( 100 ) for supplying cooled drinking water, particularly at remote outdoor locations, includes a reservoir ( 101 ) that supplies water to a conduit ( 119 ) for indirect cooling by a...
7114637 Method and apparatus for programably treating water in a water cooler  
An apparatus for a programmable self sanitizing water dispenser apparatus with a digital computer as well as a programmable method for generating ozone for cleaning the reservoir and the water...
7108094 Mobile water device  
A vehicle liquid dispensing system having a dispenser which may be retracted or concealed within the dashboard, a thermoelectric liquid heat exchanger for heating or cooling the liquids, an...
7104291 Automated ice bagging apparatus and methods  
An automatic ice vending apparatus including a holding vessel capable of storing a plurality of ice pieces to provide a constant supply of ice over an indeterminate period of time and an ice...
7100803 Drink dispensing device and container for drink provided with positioning means  
An assembly of a container ( 1 ) for drink and a drink dispensing device ( 11 ), each of which is provided with positioning elements ( 13,13′; 16, 16 ′) for orientation of the air connector (...
7086566 Under counter dispenser  
A dispenser for liquid consumables locates a store of the particular liquid at a location remote from the dispensing location. The dispensing location is typically located above a counter and may...
7077293 Drink dispensing system  
A drink dispensing system for at least one dispenser valve. The system includes a carbonator, an ice storage bin having heat transfer coils therein, a two-position valve, a carbonated water...
7062937 Product dispenser  
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a flowable product. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a dispenser housing having a product outlet...
7051902 Automatic valve assembly for a water cooler reservoir  
An automatic valve assembly for a water cooler having a reservoir of the type that has its upper end generally sealed to the atmosphere by a water bottle adapter that receives and supports an...
7044335 Self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus  
A self-contained beverage dispensing apparatus, which is adapted for commercial and/or home use as an alternative to traditional canned beverage service, is provided. In one embodiment, the...
7044175 Water cooler replenishing system  
A water cooler replenishing system which is designed to collect drinking water from a conventional supply bottle and dispense the water into a container, on top of a freestanding water cooler, and...
7043929 Alcoholic beverage dispenser with temperature control  
An alcoholic beverage dispenser includes a housing, a holding tank, a cap member, a cooling device, and a dispensing valve. The housing has a top end formed with a beverage inlet. The holding tank...