Patents by Inventor Jesse S. Kruska

Jesse S. Kruska 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).

  • Publication number: 20140312066
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser that is enabled for on demand, gravity fed dispensing of a pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage that has been thermally regulated through natural convection. More specifically, the beverage dispenser enables pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage containers (i.e., beverage containers with beverage contents that are pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink) to be installed on the beverage dispenser and, without the aid of electricity or electro-mechanical devices, dispense a thermally regulated beverage on-demand to an intended customer. The beverage dispenser may comprise a thermal regulation compartment that facilitates regulating the temperature of beverage contents through natural convection. The beverage dispenser may also comprise a thermally regulated and thermally insulated beverage enclosure in which to install the beverage containers. The thermal regulation compartment may be carried within the beverage enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Quande Gui, Feiyun Ma, Xiaoliang Tan, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, John Kevin Clay, James McCay
  • Publication number: 20140252031
    Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for dispensing a number of beverages. The beverage dispensing system may include a housing, a pouch with one of the beverages therein, the pouch including a first pouch end and a second pouch end, and a beverage basket removably positionable within the housing. The beverage basket may include a pouch clip for the first pouch end and a slanted floor for the second pouch end such that the pouch may be positioned substantially vertically therein for good evacuation of the beverage from the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, John P. Kalinowsky, Roberto WaChong Castro
  • Patent number: 8800817
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser that is enabled for on demand, gravity fed dispensing of a pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage that has been thermally regulated through natural convection. More specifically, the beverage dispenser enables pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage containers (i.e., beverage containers with beverage contents that are pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink) to be installed on the beverage dispenser and, without the aid of electricity or electro-mechanical devices, dispense a thermally regulated beverage on-demand to an intended customer. The beverage dispenser may comprise a thermal regulation compartment that facilitates regulating the temperature of beverage contents through natural convection. The beverage dispenser may also comprise a thermally regulated and thermally insulated beverage enclosure in which to install the beverage containers. The thermal regulation compartment may be carried within the beverage enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Quande Gui, Feiyun Ma, Xiaoliang Tan, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, John Kevin Clay, James McCay, Jon Crawford-Phillips, Rony Zibara, Viresh Chopra, Georgina Louise Clarke
  • Publication number: 20130221032
    Abstract: The present application provides a dispensing system for dispensing a beverage from a container. The dispensing system may include a dispensing valve adapted to be positioned within the container, a dispensing valve receptacle for receiving the dispensing valve, and a dispensing lever connected to the dispensing valve receptacle. Moving the dispensing lever causes the dispensing valve receptacle to rotate the dispensing valve so as to dispense the beverage from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, John Philip Kalinowsky, Jesse S. Kruska, John Kevin Clay
  • Publication number: 20120138635
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser that is enabled for on demand, gravity fed dispensing of a pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage that has been thermally regulated through natural convection. More specifically, the beverage dispenser enables pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage containers (i.e., beverage containers with beverage contents that are pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink) to be installed on the beverage dispenser and, without the aid of electricity or electro-mechanical devices, dispense a thermally regulated beverage on-demand to an intended customer. The beverage dispenser may comprise a thermal regulation compartment that facilitates regulating the temperature of beverage contents through natural convection. The beverage dispenser may also comprise a thermally regulated and thermally insulated beverage enclosure in which to install the beverage containers. The thermal regulation compartment may be carried within the beverage enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Quande Gui, Feiyun Ma, Xiaoliang Tan, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, John Kevin Clay, James McCay, Jon Crawford-Phillips, Rony Zibara, Viresh Chopra, Georgina Louise Clarke
  • Patent number: D709723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, Defei Zhao, Michael Gamble
  • Patent number: D711179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, John P. Kalinowsky, Robert WaChong
  • Patent number: D716660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Quinones, Salina Fung, Kerri Kim Clark, James E. McCay, Jesse S. Kruska