Patents Assigned to INSIGHT BEVERAGE, INC.
  • Patent number: 8763918
    Abstract: A container for use in a system and method for dispensing a beverage is provided. The system includes a liquid dispensing machine having a dispensing area capable of receiving a container, and a scanner adjacent to the dispensing area for use with the container. The container is capable of being placed in the dispensing area and includes barcode indicia extending around an exterior surface of the container. The scanner can read the barcode indicia when the container is placed in the dispensing area at any rotational orientation relative to the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Insight Beverages, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald W. Lillard, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130233914
    Abstract: A container for use in a system and method for dispensing a beverage is provided. The system includes a liquid dispensing machine having a dispensing area capable of receiving a container, and a scanner adjacent to the dispensing area for use with the container. The container is capable of being placed in the dispensing area and includes barcode indicia extending around an exterior surface of the container. The scanner can read the barcode indicia when the container is placed in the dispensing area at any rotational orientation relative to the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: INSIGHT BEVERAGE, INC.
    Inventor: Donald W. Lillard, JR.
  • Patent number: 8511348
    Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a beverage are provided. The system includes a liquid dispensing machine having a dispensing area capable of receiving a container, a scanner adjacent to the dispensing area, a container that is capable of being placed in the dispensing area, and annular barcode indicia extending around an exterior surface of the container and centered around a generally vertical axis of the container. The scanner can read the annular barcode indicia when the container is placed in the dispensing area at any rotational orientation relative to the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Insight Beverages, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald W. Lillard, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110278191
    Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a beverage into a container are provided. The system includes a liquid dispensing machine having a dispensing area capable of receiving a container, and a scanner adjacent to the dispensing area for use with the container. The container is capable of being placed in the dispensing area and includes an annular barcode indicia extending around an exterior surface of the container and centered around a generally vertical axis of the container. The scanner can read the annular barcode indicia when the container is placed in the dispensing area at any rotational orientation relative to the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: INSIGHT BEVERAGE, INC.
    Inventor: Donald W. Lillard, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090205747
    Abstract: A system and method for dispensing a beverage are provided. The system includes a liquid dispensing machine having a dispensing area capable of receiving a container, a scanner adjacent to the dispensing area, a container that is capable of being placed in the dispensing area, and annular barcode indicia extending around an exterior surface of the container and centered around a generally vertical axis of the container. The scanner can read the annular barcode indicia when the container is placed in the dispensing area at any rotational orientation relative to the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Insight Beverages, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald W. Lillard, JR.