Patents by Inventor Paul J. Gremillion

Paul J. Gremillion 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: 8276787
    Abstract: A combination beverage and water dispenser includes a housing having a liquid-beverage-concentrate storage reservoir, a hot water storage tank and a cold water storage tank received therein. The cold water storage tank is in fluid communication with both a domestic water supply line and a dispensing cavity for receiving an inverted water bottle. Level sensors within the cold water storage tank communicate with a control valve on the domestic water supply line to control incoming domestic water supply. Alternatively, the domestic water supply may be disabled and a water bottle may be installed within the cavity to use bottled water in lieu of domestic water, if desired. The hot water tank, the cold water tank and the beverage concentrate reservoir are in selective communication with a mixing valve wherein hot or cold water and beverage concentrate are mixed to produce a desired hot or cold beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Paul J. Gremillion, Gary V. Triola, Jane Triola, Benjamin Triola
  • Patent number: 7028603
    Abstract: A combination water and coffee dispenser includes a hollow housing having an interior chamber. A water supply line extends from a domestic water source into the interior chamber for supplying fresh water to a cold water storage tank, a hot water storage tank and possibly to a raw water dispensing nozzle on the exterior of the housing. A liquid coffee concentrate storage container is received within the interior chamber and is in liquid communication with a pump. A discharge tube extends from the pump to a mixing chamber. Hot water is routed from the hot water storage tank to the mixing chamber wherein the hot water is mixed with liquid coffee concentrate to produce coffee having a predetermined concentration. The pump speed and thus the concentration of coffee produced in the mixing chamber is controlled by a potentiometer. The device is also equipped with a chilled compartment for storing refrigerated liquid coffee concentrate formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventors: Paul J. Gremillion, Gary V. Triola
  • Patent number: 6073539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bottled water dispenser capable of instantly producing and delivering a desired amount of coffee produced by mixing liquid coffee concentrate and bottled water. The device includes a pump for delivering coffee concentrate from a storage reservoir received within the dispenser housing to a mixing chamber. The dispenser further includes a hot water system in selective communication with the mixing chamber using a solenoid. The solenoid and pump are activated with a pair of buttons on the housing exterior. A child safety switch is electrically connected to the buttons which, when activated, requires that both buttons be simultaneously depressed to activate the pump and solenoid. When the switch is disabled, only one button must be depressed. Accordingly, a user may instantly dispense a desired amount of coffee produced from bottled water by pressing a button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Inventors: Gary V. Triola, Paul J. Gremillion, Michael Bradley Penton
  • Patent number: 5090765
    Abstract: A truck cab to bed seal and its method for utilization is set forth wherein an elongate inflatable sealing member includes an inner and outer pneumatic chambers to accommodate varying widths within a gap defined by an upper forward surface of a truck bed and a rear surface of a truck cab. The method includes providing such a sealing member and providing the sealing member of a length substantially equal to or greater than the length of a sliding window formed within a truck cab. The seal prevents heated air developed from a roadway and from engine heat to be driected between the gap and enter the cab through the sliding rear window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Inventor: Paul J. Gremillion