Patents by Inventor Dan Harper

Dan Harper 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 management system
    Patent number: 11053113
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dispensing beverages are described. The systems and methods enable convenient control and monitoring for dispensing one or more different beverages. The system may include a system for identifying a beverage based on a passive identifier (e.g., quick response (QR code)), a beverage database, a controller for matching a user to a beverage, a flow input device, an automated flow valve, and a flow meter for measuring an amount of the beverage dispensed and generating a signal, so the controller can subtract the amount of beverage dispensed from a beverage allocation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Pour Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nate Tomforde, Joel Thomas, Jaret Earley, Larry Gorman, Dan Harper
  • BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190071298
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dispensing beverages are described. The systems and methods enable convenient control and monitoring for dispensing one or more different beverages. The system may include a system for identifying a beverage based on a passive identifier (e.g., quick response (QR code)), a beverage database, a controller for matching a user to a beverage, a flow input device, an automated flow valve, and a flow meter for measuring an amount of the beverage dispensed and generating a signal, so the controller can subtract the amount of beverage dispensed from a beverage allocation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Nate Tomforde, Joel Thomas, Jaret Earley, Larry Gorman, Dan Harper