Patents by Inventor Peter Carel Krom

Peter Carel Krom 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).

  • Domestic beverage dispensing device having cooling means and method of using same
    Patent number: 11214474
    Abstract: A domestic beverage dispensing device includes a conduit for supplying the beverage from keg to a tap and a cooling member. The cooling member has a passage surrounded by heat conductive material. A disposable tube of deformable material forms at least a part of the conduit and extends through the passage. The deformability of the material of the disposable tube is such that the outer surface of the wall of the tube abuts against the inner surface of the passage when the beverage is pressurized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Carel Krom, Karel Johannes Adrianus Van Den Aker, Christoph Dobrusskin, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp
  • DOMESTIC BEVERAGE DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING COOLING MEANS
    Publication number: 20110229619
    Abstract: A domestic beverage dispensing device comprising conduit means (3) for supplying the beverage (2) from a keg (1) to a tap (5) and a cooling member (12). The cooling member (12) has a passage (13) surrounded by heat conductive material. A disposable tube (17) of deformable material forms at least a part of said conduit means (3) and extends through said passage (13). The deformability of the material of the disposable 5 tube (17) is such that the outer surface of the wall of the tube (17) abuts against the inner surface of said passage (13) when the beverage is pressurized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Carel Krom, Karel Johannes Adrianus Van Den Aker, Christoph Dobrusskin, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp