公开(公告)号：US10976109B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16337011

申请日：2017-09-28

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Mingfei Gan ,  Dick P. Welch ,  Arthur G. Rudick

IPC: F28D9/00 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F25D3/02 ,  F25D31/00 ,  F28D3/00 ,  F28D20/00

Abstract: A plate heat exchanger is disclosed herein. In some instances, the plate heat exchanger may be disposed in an ice bin of a beverage dispenser for cooling one or more fluids. The plate heat exchanger may include a top plate, a bottom plate, an outer boundary wall, and a fluid flow path disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate. The fluid flow path may include an inlet and an outlet. A fin may be disposed within the fluid flow path from the top plate to the bottom plate between the inlet and the outlet.

公开(公告)号：US11591201B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17431595

申请日：2020-02-19

Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Inventor： Dick P. Welch ,  Brian R. Johnson

IPC: B67D1/00

Abstract: The present application thus provides a beverage dispensing system for combining a micro-ingredient and a diluent. The beverage dispensing system may include a nozzle and a remote micro-ingredient storage system positioned at a distance from the nozzle. The remote micro-ingredient storage system may include a stirring reservoir in communication with the nozzle to agitate the micro-ingredient therein.

公开(公告)号：US11538009B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16499298

申请日：2018-03-29

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Dick P. Welch ,  Ed Teller ,  Michael Edward Hopkins ,  Cindy Pang ,  Mark Adams ,  Kyusang Kim

IPC: G06Q20/18 ,  G07F9/00 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G07F13/02 ,  G07F13/06

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a beverage vending device is provided that includes a network interface and one or more processors. The beverage vending device also includes a computer-readable tangible medium with instructions stored thereon that direct the one or more processors to establish contact with an available network and locate a second beverage vending device on the network. The computer-readable tangible medium also has instructions stored thereon that direct the one or more processors to establish contact with the second beverage vending device on the network, and communicate with the second beverage vending device via the network.

公开(公告)号：US12054378B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17021652

申请日：2020-09-15

Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Inventor： Marc Katz ,  Arthur G. Rudick ,  Samuel L. Orr ,  Stan C. Kaplita ,  James Alan Sanders ,  William J. Moore ,  Lindsey Jane Bozung ,  Dick P. Welch ,  Jamal Omari Wilson

IPC: B67D1/07 ,  B08B3/04 ,  B08B9/032

CPC classification number: B67D1/07 ,  B08B3/04 ,  B08B9/0325 ,  B67D2001/075

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that include providing a beverage dispensing machine with a cleaning system comprising a first water branch and a second water branch connected in fluid communication with a three-way valve, a cleaning supply connected in fluid communication with the second water branch via a pump, and a nozzle. The three-way valve may be operated in a “dispensing mode” to provide a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water through the first water branch and a flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle, and operated in a “cleaning mode” to provide a flow of a cleaner, and optionally a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water, through the second water branch and a secondary flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle to clean the nozzle and/or a drain of the beverage dispensing machine.

公开(公告)号：US11713232B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US16337061

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Arthur G. Rudick ,  Dick P. Welch

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/12

CPC classification number: B67D1/0031 ,  B67D1/0034 ,  B67D1/0871 ,  B67D2001/0091 ,  B67D2001/0093 ,  B67D2001/0827 ,  B67D2001/1259 ,  B67D2210/0012 ,  B67D2210/00152 ,  B67D2210/00163

Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for combining a number of ingredients. The beverage dispensing system may include an ingredient pouch, an ingredient storage tank, a pump, a nozzle, an inlet diverter valve upstream of the pump, and an outlet diverter valve downstream of the pump.

公开(公告)号：US11542146B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17235010

申请日：2021-04-20

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Doug McDougall ,  Brian Johnson ,  Dick P. Welch ,  Caitlin Lahey ,  Joshua Allen Maust

IPC: B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/10 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/00

Abstract: A beverage dispenser for dispensing beverages and process may include a fluid container containing a fluid ingredient, a conduit fluidly connected to the fluid container, and an electrical conductivity sensor. The electrical conductivity sensor may be (i) fluidly connected to the conduit, and (ii) configured to sense an electrical conductivity of the fluid ingredient flowing through the conduit. The electrical conductivity sensor may further be configured to output (i) a first electrical signal in response to sensing an air bubble, and (ii) a second electrical signal in response to not sensing an air bubble.

公开(公告)号：US10981771B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16526630

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Doug McDougall ,  Brian Johnson ,  Dick P. Welch

IPC: B67D1/10 ,  B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/00

Abstract: A beverage dispenser and process of dispensing a beverage may include pumping a micro-ingredient from a micro-ingredient container via a fluid path toward a nozzle to dispense a beverage inclusive of the micro-ingredient. The micro-ingredient may be reverse pumped via the fluid path back to the micro-ingredient container to cause an air bubble in the fluid path to be pushed into the micro-ingredient container.

公开(公告)号：US20200024119A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16526630

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Doug McDougall ,  Brian Johnson ,  Dick P. Welch

IPC: B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/10

Abstract: A beverage dispenser and process of dispensing a beverage may include pumping a micro-ingredient from a micro-ingredient container via a fluid path toward a nozzle to dispense a beverage inclusive of the micro-ingredient. The micro-ingredient may be reverse pumped via the fluid path back to the micro-ingredient container to cause an air bubble in the fluid path to be pushed into the micro-ingredient container.

公开(公告)号：US12116256B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US18492994

申请日：2023-10-24

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Sanjida Tamanna ,  Dick P. Welch ,  Zachary Ian Stelwagon

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/12

CPC classification number: B67D1/0031 ,  B67D1/1231 ,  B67D1/0037

Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system may include a syringe cartridge assembly and a nozzle. The syringe cartridge assembly may include an ingredient chamber, a water chamber, and a dosing pump such that the ingredient chamber is in communication with the nozzle and the water chamber is in communication with the dosing pump.

公开(公告)号：US11827505B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17756923

申请日：2021-01-22

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Sanjida Tamanna ,  Dick P. Welch ,  Zachary Ian Stelwagon

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/12

CPC classification number: B67D1/0031 ,  B67D1/1231 ,  B67D1/0037

Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system may include a syringe cartridge assembly and a nozzle. The syringe cartridge assembly may include an ingredient chamber, a water chamber, and a dosing pump such that the ingredient chamber is in communication with the nozzle and the water chamber is in communication with the dosing pump.