Patents by Inventor Donald Earl Hale, JR.

Donald Earl Hale, JR. 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).

  • Method and product delivery mechanism with a pump
    Patent number: 8727186
    Abstract: A product delivery mechanism for a beverage dispensing system that dispenses flavor/ingredients and ice into a serving cup for mixing and/or blending. The product delivery system includes a gas operated pump for moving the flavor/ingredients from a product source to a dispensing nozzle above the serving cup. A gas restrictor is connected to an exhaust port of the pump to regulate gas flow rate and product flow rate so as to prevent splashing at the cup while operating the pump well within its rated pressure limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: The Delfield Company, LLC
    Inventors: Harry Edward Wing, Donald Earl Hale, Jr.
  • METHOD AND PRODUCT DELIVERY MECHANISM WITH A PUMP
    Publication number: 20130160859
    Abstract: A product delivery mechanism for a beverage dispensing system that dispenses flavor/ingredients and ice into a serving cup for mixing and/or blending. The product delivery system includes a gas operated pump for moving the flavor/ingredients from a product source to a dispensing nozzle above the serving cup. A gas restrictor is connected to an exhaust port of the pump to regulate gas flow rate and product flow rate so as to prevent splashing at the cup while operating the pump well within its rated pressure limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Harry Edward Wing, Donald Earl Hale, JR.