Patents by Inventor Thomas Roy Sawyer

Thomas Roy Sawyer 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: 20240042399
    Abstract: A beverage carbonator is disclosed. The carbonator has a carbonator outlet, a carbonator inlet, and a fluid flow path extending between the carbonator outlet and the carbonator inlet. A carbonation chamber has a carbonation chamber gas outlet fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path and a carbonation chamber fluid inlet. A liquid reservoir is positioned upstream from the carbonation chamber fluid inlet. A flow valve is movable between a reservoir-connected position and a gas-recirculation position. A pump is fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path downstream of the flow valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: BONNE O INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Roy Sawyer, Eleu Thereus Tai Sung Um, Lukas Jeroen ten Kortenaar, Michael James Norman Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11845045
    Abstract: A beverage carbonator includes a carbonation chamber having a carbonation source inlet, a fluid inlet, a gas outlet, and a carbonation source carrier. The carbonation source carrier is positioned to receive carbonation source deposited into the carbonation chamber through the carbonation source inlet. The carbonation source carrier and fluid inlet arranged to isolate carbonation source carried on the carbonation source carrier from liquid collected in the carbonation chamber through the fluid inlet until a predetermined volume of liquid is admitted into the carbonation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BONNE O INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Roy Sawyer, Eleu Thereus Tai Sung Um, Lukas Jeroen ten Kortenaar, Michael James Norman Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11529594
    Abstract: A beverage carbonator includes a carbonation chamber having a carbonation source inlet, a fluid inlet, a gas outlet, and a carbonation source carrier. The carbonation source carrier is positioned to receive carbonation source deposited into the carbonation chamber through the carbonation source inlet. The carbonation source carrier and fluid inlet arranged to isolate carbonation source carried on the carbonation source carrier from liquid collected in the carbonation chamber through the fluid inlet until a predetermined volume of liquid is admitted into the carbonation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BONNE O INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Roy Sawyer, Eleu Thereus Tai Sung Um, Lukas Jeroen ten Kortenaar, Michael James Norman Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200156019
    Abstract: A beverage carbonator includes a carbonation chamber having a carbonation source inlet, a fluid inlet, a gas outlet, and a carbonation source carrier. The carbonation source carrier is positioned to receive carbonation source deposited into the carbonation chamber through the carbonation source inlet. The carbonation source carrier and fluid inlet arranged to isolate carbonation source carried on the carbonation source carrier from liquid collected in the carbonation chamber through the fluid inlet until a predetermined volume of liquid is admitted into the carbonation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Roy Sawyer, Eleu Thereus Tai Sung Um, Lukas Jeroen ten Kortenaar, Michael James Norman Matsumoto
  • Patent number: D888486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: BONNE O INC.
    Inventors: Danian Yang, Randy Yang, Ryan Day, Thomas Roy Sawyer