Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Wierzbicki

Christopher J. Wierzbicki 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).

  • Beverage dispenser with reinforced metal double-walled housing
    Patent number: 7735691
    Abstract: An insulated beverage dispenser (10) with an outer housing (24) having reinforcing cavities (86) and reinforcing ribs (88) on a canted surface (92) of a top closure (78) with a peripheral edge that is sealed to a cylindrical outer housing body, and a cylindrical reinforcing collar to resist distortion that is fitted over an integrally formed inner liner (48) in spaced relationship to provide a gap (52) that is evacuated to approximately 8%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Food Equipment Technologies Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Zbigniew G. Lassota, Christopher J. Wierzbicki
  • Vacuum insulated beverage dispenser with reinforced metal housing and method of making same
    Patent number: 6840407
    Abstract: An insulated beverage dispenser (10) with an outer housing (24) having reinforcing cavities (86) and reinforcing ribs (88) on a canted surface (92) of a top closure (78) to resist distortion that is fitted over an integrally formed inner liner (48) in spaced relationship to provide a gap (52) that is evacuated to approximately 8% with a bottom having an asymmetrically tilted downwardly to a center-offset drain opening (76) to reduce the lateral extent of a dispense tube (136) reduce heat loss from the drain opening to a faucet 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Food Equipment Technologies Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Zbigniew G. Lassota, Christopher J. Wierzbicki
  • Vacuum insulated beverage dispenser with reinforced metal housing and method of making same
    Publication number: 20030034360
    Abstract: An insulated beverage dispenser (10) with an outer housing (24) having reinforcing cavities (86) and reinforcing ribs (88) on a canted surface (92) of a top closure (78) to resist distortion that is fitted over an integrally formed inner liner (48) in spaced relationship to provide a gap (52) that is evacuated to approximately 8% with a bottom having an asymmetrically tilted downwardly to a center-offset drain opening (76) to reduce the lateral extent of a dispense tube (136) reduce heat loss from the drain opening to a faucet 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Zbigniew G. Lassota, Christopher J. Wierzbicki