Dispensing – Plural sources – compartment – containers and/or spaced jacket – Cabinet-type dispenser for single mixed drinks
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-16
2006-05-16
Jacyna, J. Casimer (Department: 3751)
Dispensing
Plural sources, compartment, containers and/or spaced jacket
Cabinet-type dispenser for single mixed drinks
C222S001000, C222S132000, C222S135000, C222S145600, C222S146500
Reexamination Certificate
active
07044336
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for dispensing a flavored beverage. The apparatus comprises a hopper adapted to hold a common base powder and having a hopper outlet, the hopper being operative to dispense the base powder via the hopper outlet in accordance with a powder dispense signal, and a water dispenser having a water outlet, the water dispenser being operative to dispense water via the water outlet in accordance with a water dispense signal. The apparatus further comprises a flavor dispensing unit adapted to store a plurality of supplies of flavoring syrups, the flavor dispensing unit being operative to dispense via at least one flavor dispensing outlet at least one of the flavoring syrups in accordance with a respective one of a plurality of flavor dispense signals. A mixing unit is adapted to receive and admix base powder from the hopper outlet, water from the water outlet, and the at least one of the flavoring syrups from the at least one flavor dispensing outlet to produce the flavored beverage. Also, the apparatus comprises a control unit operative to produce the powder dispense signal, the water dispense signal, and the plurality of flavor dispense signals in response to user actuation indicative of a selected beverage flavor and a desired beverage volume. The control unit is operative to generate the water dispense signal in accordance with the desired beverage volume, to generate the powder dispense signal in accordance with at least the desired beverage volume, and to generate the at least one flavor dispense signal in accordance with both the desired beverage volume and the selected beverage flavor.
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Bertone Holdings Inc.
Jacyna J. Casimer
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