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公开(公告)号:US20180335297A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-22
申请号:US15982377
申请日:2018-05-17
发明人: Ian MACLEAN , Daniel CANTIN , Anthony ALKINS , Derek COLE , Gregory P. ERMAN , Michael RANKIN , Brian GAY , Kenneth MACGILLIVARY
摘要: An optical liquid height determination system of the present embodiments includes light sensors capturing different amounts of light, based on level of liquid in the tank that blocks or limits light to particular sensors. The tank is enclosed in a container with a light source and the light sensors are installed on walls of the container. Light emitted by the light source is transmitted to the light sensors by passing through the liquid product, scattered, diffused, diffracted or reflected by the dairy product, through the tank walls which may be transparent or translucent, or from other surfaces in the container within which the tank is enclosed by. The set of electrical signals received from all the light sensors are compared against sets of calibrated signals corresponding to known liquid levels in the tank. The known height corresponding to the nearest set of calibrated signals is determined as the measured liquid height in the tank.
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公开(公告)号:US10082214B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-25
申请号:US15339205
申请日:2016-10-31
发明人: Avery Wilson , Brian Gay , Derek Cole , Jeffrey Tofflemire , Ian MacLean , Ronald Shore
CPC分类号: F16K27/0236 , B67D1/0082 , B67D1/07 , B67D3/041 , B67D2001/0089 , B67D2001/0094 , F16K7/04
摘要: A pinch valve for a liquid-dispensing unit or machine has a pinch valve body to which is pivotally secured a closure in a clamshell arrangement. The valve body and the closure define a passageway that can hold a liquid-dispensing tube when the pinch valve is in a closed configuration. The axis about which the closure pivots is perpendicular to the passageway.
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公开(公告)号:US20150079264A1
公开(公告)日:2015-03-19
申请号:US14553060
申请日:2014-11-25
IPC分类号: A23C11/02
CPC分类号: A23L9/20 , A23C9/1516 , A23C11/00 , A23C13/14 , A23V2002/00 , A23V2200/12
摘要: A beverage whitening composition for whitening coffee, tea or hot chocolate, is described. The composition replaces a selected fluid, such as partially skimmed milk or half-and-half cream, in a reduced volume while providing the same or a very similar whitening ability and taste as the selected fluid to be replaced, so as to be indiscernible to the consumer. The target volume for reduction is 45% to 95%. The composition is useful for replacing skim, 1%, 2%, whole milk, light cream, half-and-half cream or coffee cream in dispensers containing bags, to reduce frequency of bag replacement. The composition may be steamed and used to whiten a steamed milk beverage, such as a latte.
摘要翻译: 描述了用于增白咖啡,茶或热巧克力的饮料增白组合物。 组合物以减小的体积替代选定的流体,例如部分脱脂的乳或半奶油,同时提供与待更换的所选流体相同或非常相似的增白能力和味道,以便不能被 消费者。 目标减少量为45%至95%。 该组合物可用于在含有袋的分配器中更换脱脂,1%,2%,全脂乳,淡奶油,半奶油或咖啡奶油,以减少袋更换的频率。 组合物可以被蒸煮并用于使蒸熟的牛奶饮料(例如拿铁器)变白。
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公开(公告)号:US09738507B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-22
申请号:US15046833
申请日:2016-02-18
发明人: Derek Cole , Paul Gregory Erman , Ian MacLean
IPC分类号: B67D7/14 , B67D7/30 , B67D7/36 , G01G17/06 , G01F22/00 , G01F13/00 , G01F23/20 , G01G13/24 , B67D3/04 , B67D3/00
CPC分类号: B67D7/302 , B67D3/0003 , B67D3/0019 , B67D3/0041 , B67D3/0077 , B67D3/0083 , B67D3/041 , B67D7/303 , B67D7/36 , G01F13/005 , G01F22/00 , G01F23/20 , G01G13/24 , G01G17/04 , G01G17/06
摘要: In one embodiment, a liquid dispenser includes a liquid reservoir, a measurement device providing at least one signal indicative of the amount of liquid remaining in the liquid reservoir, an electrically actuated valve coupled to a tube outlet exiting from a bottom of the liquid reservoir, and a processor. The processor is electrically connected to the measurement device and operatively coupled to and controlling operation of the valve. Further, the processor is configured to determine a valve open time for dispensing a requested amount of liquid. The valve open time depends upon a preliminary time based on the requested amount and at least one signal from the measurement device, and an adjustment to the preliminary time based on a difference between a requested amount and a measured amount determined by the measurement device for at least one previous dispense.
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公开(公告)号:US20170122449A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US15339038
申请日:2016-10-31
发明人: Avery WILSON , Brian GAY , Derek COLE , Jeffrey TOFFLEMIRE , Ian MACLEAN , Ronald SHORE
CPC分类号: F16K27/0236 , B67D1/0082 , B67D1/07 , B67D3/041 , B67D2001/0089 , B67D2001/0094 , F16K7/04
摘要: A pinch valve has an insert housed in a holder. The insert and the holder are shaped to receive a dispensing tube and the insert can rotate within the holder and around the dispensing tube. The insert can be rotated to have the pinch valve in a release configuration where the insert can be moved downward and out of the holder to allow for cleaning of the insert and holder.
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公开(公告)号:US20170122444A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14928523
申请日:2015-10-30
发明人: Avery WILSON , Brian GAY , Derek COLE , Jeffrey TOFFLEMIRE , Ian MACLEAN
摘要: A pinch valve that includes a holder and an insert that fits in the holder. The pinch valve receives a dispensing tube for liquids and controls the flow of liquid in the dispensing valve. The insert defines an inner wall portion against which a plunger assembly pushes the dispensing tube to stop liquid from flowing through the dispensing tube. The insert and the holder define a throttle portion that throttles the flow of liquid when the plunger assembly is moved from the pinch position, where is pushed the dispensing tube against the inner wall portion of the insert, to a flow position.
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公开(公告)号:US10604400B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-31
申请号:US16003539
申请日:2018-06-08
发明人: Debra Beaton , Brian Gay , Derek Cole , Kyle Williston
摘要: A product case for receiving a fluid bag used in gravity based fluid dispensing systems. The product case has a floor and sidewalls that form a rectangular enclosure for the fluid bag, and a bag supporter in contact with the fluid bag. The bag supporter includes a notch formed in a top edge of one sidewall to facilitate receipt of material of the fluid bag, a slot in the one sidewall extending from a bottom of the triangular shaped notch and configured to receive and retain the material of the fluid bag, and a removable retaining wall held by support structures on a pair of the sidewalls opposing each other to divide the rectangular enclosure into a smaller enclosure. The sidewalls and the removable retaining wall constrain the fluid bag within the smaller enclosure, while the triangular shaped notch and the slot minimizes fluid bag material from covering the outlet nozzle as the fluid bag empties and provides for repeatable flow characteristics for portion control applications.
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公开(公告)号:US10060539B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-28
申请号:US15339083
申请日:2016-10-31
发明人: Avery Wilson , Brian Gay , Derek Cole , Jeffrey Tofflemire , Ian MacLean , Ronald Shore
CPC分类号: F16K27/0236 , B67D1/0082 , B67D1/07 , B67D3/041 , B67D2001/0089 , B67D2001/0094 , F16K7/04
摘要: A pinch valve for a liquid-dispensing unit or machine has a pinch valve body to which is connected a pinch bar assembly. The pinch bar assembly has two axes of rotation and can easily be moved by a user from a pinch position, where the pinch bar is the displacement path of a plunger, to an open position where it is not in the displacement path. A liquid-dispensing tube can be installed in the pinch valve between the pinch bar and the plunger.
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公开(公告)号:US09894910B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-20
申请号:US14553060
申请日:2014-11-25
CPC分类号: A23L9/20 , A23C9/1516 , A23C11/00 , A23C13/14 , A23V2002/00 , A23V2200/12
摘要: A beverage whitening composition for whitening coffee, tea or hot chocolate, is described. The composition replaces a selected fluid, such as partially skimmed milk or half-and-half cream, in a reduced volume while providing the same or a very similar whitening ability and taste as the selected fluid to be replaced, so as to be indiscernible to the consumer. The target volume for reduction is 45% to 95%. The composition is useful for replacing skim, 1%, 2%, whole milk, light cream, half-and-half cream or coffee cream in dispensers containing bags, to reduce frequency of bag replacement. The composition may be steamed and used to whiten a steamed milk beverage, such as a latte.
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公开(公告)号:US20170123509A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US15072799
申请日:2016-03-17
发明人: Greg ERMAN , Derek COLE , Slaven STARCEVIC , Andrew DARROW , Kevin STONEMAN , Brian GAY , Ian MACLEAN
IPC分类号: G06F3/023 , H03K17/96 , G06F3/0484
CPC分类号: G06F3/0238 , G05B19/409 , G06F3/0202 , G06F3/04842 , G06F3/04886 , H03K17/9618
摘要: The present disclosure is directed to a user input system and method for receiving and processing touch input. The system may cooperate with an interchangeable graphic module that may be received in an overlapping relationship to a touch sensor panel of the system. The interchangeable graphic module may have a graphical layout having one or more graphical elements visually marked on the interchangeable graphic module. A user may view the graphical elements and provide touch input to the touch sensor panel. The user input system may be configured by obtaining a graphic code associated with the interchangeable graphic module identifying the particular graphical layout. The system may configure soft-keys for the touch sensor panel corresponding to the graphical elements. Therefore embodiments of the user input system may provide a configurable touch input system presenting graphical elements without requiring an electronic display.
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