Patents by Inventor Matthew Straddeck

Matthew Straddeck 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 system for control and monitoring of beverage dispensing
    Patent number: 5379916
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for beverage dispensing control and monitoring. A bottle control cap is attached to a bottle and a micro processor positioned in the bottle control cap is programmed with data to identify that control cap from others in a system of programmable control caps. The micro processor controls an electric motor which opens and closes a flow passage in the control cap on command in response to a command signal from a system control processor located at a remote location. The micro processor is also programmed to request the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Automatic Bar Controls
    Inventors: Richard A. Martindale, William A. Martindale, Matthew Straddeck, Gregory J. Osborne
  • Method and apparatus for control and monitoring of beverage dispensing
    Patent number: 5318197
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for beverage dispensing control and monitoring. A bottle control cap is attached to a bottle and a micro processor positioned in the bottle control cap is programmed with data to identify that control cap from others in a system of programmable control caps. The micro processor controls an electric motor which opens and closes a flow passage in the control cap on command in response to a signal from a system control processor located at a remote location. The micro processor is also programmed to request the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Automatic Bar Controls
    Inventors: William A. Martindale, Richard A. Martindale, Matthew Straddeck, Gregory J. Osborne