Dispensing – With heating or cooling means – Cooling only
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-24
2005-05-24
Fischetti, Joseph A. (Department: 3627)
Dispensing
With heating or cooling means
Cooling only
C222S129100, C062S390000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06896159
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including a drink supply canister holder for holding a plurality of drink supply canisters, a plurality of valve actuators for causing the drink supply to be selectively released from the drink supply canisters, a water supplier for selectively supplying carbonated water and non-carbonated water for producing the beverages, a gas supplier for supplying CO2gas to carbonate the carbonated water provided by the water supplier and for supplying CO2gas or other gas for pressurizing the drink supply canisters to provide a consistent flow rate of the drink supply from the drink supply canisters, a fluid director for facilitating the mixing of the drink supply from one of the drink supply canisters and the carbonated or non-carbonated water from the water supplier and one or more beverage requesters for enabling users to request one of a plurality of beverages.
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Crisp, III Harry Lee
Duff Todd Erik
Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLC
Beverage Works, Inc.
Fischetti Joseph A.
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