Patents by Inventor Carla D. Nuchi

Carla D. Nuchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7651008
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for dispensing a beverage comprising a mixture of liquid, e.g. water, and at least one liquid concentrate, with at least two liquid nozzles connected respectively to at least one liquid source for producing a first jet of liquid in air along first path and a second jet of liquid in air along a second path, at least one concentrate nozzle connected to at least one liquid concentrate source for delivering a stream of liquid concentrate in air along a third path, wherein the liquid nozzles and the concentrate nozzle are oriented with respect to each other so that the first, second and third paths intersect above a container at a common intersection point, whereby the mixture is formed by collision of the respective jets and the stream(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander A. Sher, Carla D. Nuchi, Derrick Abilay Bautista, Simon Livings, Elaine R. Wedral
  • Patent number: 7147131
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for dispensing a beverage comprising a mixture of liquid, e.g. water, and at least one liquid concentrate, comprising at least two liquid nozzles connected respectively to at least one liquid source for producing a first jet of liquid in air along first path and a second jet of liquid in air along a second path, at least one concentrate nozzle connected to at least one liquid concentrate source for delivering a stream of liquid concentrate in air along a third path, wherein the liquid nozzles and the concentrate nozzle are oriented with respect to each other so that the first, second and third paths intersect above a container at a common intersection point, whereby the mixture is formed by collision of the respective jets and the stream(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander A. Sher, Carla D. Nuchi, Derrick Abilay Bautista, Simon Livings, Elaine R. Wedral