Patents by Inventor James Wallace BROWN

James Wallace BROWN 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: 11878901
    Abstract: A mounting assembly includes a beverage mounting assembly having a housing. The housing has a housing wall that surrounds a cavity. A valve body is connectable to the beverage mounting assembly. The valve body is connectable to the beverage mounting assembly via a clip. The clip is insertable into both the housing and the valve body to connect the valve body to the beverage mounting assembly. At least one actuator is disposed in the cavity of the housing. The actuator rotates from a closed position to an open position that actuates pressure to the valve body from a liquid source. The actuator is separate from the clip that connects the housing to the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: WELBILT FOODSERVIE COMPANIES, LLC
    Inventors: James Wallace Brown, Bruce Burton
  • Publication number: 20230228602
    Abstract: Flow meters are disclosed that provide improved measurements of fluid flowing through fan coils. A flow meter includes a body that defines an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending along a longitudinal axis between the inlet and the outlet. The flow meter also includes transducers coupled to the body and exposed to the flow path defined by the body. The transducers are configured to transmit and receive a signal travelling through the flow path to measure a flow rate of fluid of the fan coil. The flow meter also includes one or more reflectors coupled to the body and exposed to the flow path defined by the body. Each of the one or more reflectors has a flat reflective surface that is exposed to the flow path and is configured to reflect the signal to relay the signal between the transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaoming ZHU, Roger Lee BOYDSTUN, Travis Wayne MARTIN, James Wallace BROWN
  • Patent number: 9061881
    Abstract: A method and system that detects if a carbonator has cycled in a beverage system and deactivates a circulator pump that circulates carbonated water in the beverage system based on if the carbonator has cycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC
    Inventors: James Wallace Brown, Aaron Charles Sprinkle, James R. Morrow, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9056337
    Abstract: The disclosure shows a device and method for automating the cleaning/sanitizing of the water and ice making system on a blended ice machine. The method eliminates the need to disassemble the unit in order to gain system access points to introduce cleaning and or sanitizing solutions. The method also automates the sequence of events required to insure cleaning is done according to a proven method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: THE DELFIELD COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Darrel Jay Walker, James Wallace Brown, Travis James Krchmar
  • Publication number: 20120078414
    Abstract: A method and system that detects if a carbonator has cycled in a beverage system and deactivates a circulator pump that circulates carbonated water in the beverage system based on if the carbonator has cycled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: James Wallace BROWN, Aaron Charles SPRINKLE, James R. MORROW, SR.