Patents by Inventor William E. Rabbitt

William E. Rabbitt 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: 20090321443
    Abstract: A method for filling a vessel with a gas entrained beverage includes providing a vessel and a cap assembly, wherein the cap assembly includes a closure including a beverage outlet opening, a hollow dip tube connected with the closure and in fluid communication with the beverage outlet opening via a beverage outlet path, and a valve connected to the closure and disposed along the beverage outlet path. The method further includes filling the vessel with a gas entrained beverage. The method further includes filling the dip tube at least up to the valve with (1) a flushing liquid, (2) the beverage, or (3) the flushing liquid and the beverage, wherein the flushing liquid has less entrained gas than the beverage. The method further includes connecting the cap assembly to the vessel to seal the vessel, wherein the dip tube extends into the gas entrained beverage within the vessel. A consumable consumer product that includes the beverage is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Taggart, William E. Rabbitt, Jay Tapper
  • Publication number: 20090302038
    Abstract: A regulator which can be used with a beverage dispensing assembly is disclosed. The regulator includes a seal and a moveable valve stem that cooperates with the seal. A beverage dispenser is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Taggart, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, Jay Tapper, Patrick W. Brown
  • Publication number: 20090261129
    Abstract: A regulator which can be used with a beverage dispensing assembly is disclosed. The regulator includes a seal and a moveable valve stem that cooperates with the seal. A beverage dispenser is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, JR., Jay Tapper, John Replogle, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Jeffrey S. Taggart
  • Publication number: 20090140006
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, JR., Jay Tapper, John Replogle, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Jeffrey S. Taggart
  • Publication number: 20090050712
    Abstract: An electric power sprayer that includes a housing and a mounting arrangement. The housing is designed to at least partially contain a pump and a discharge nozzle opening. The mounting arrangement is designed to be secured to a container. The pump can be a battery powered pump. The mounting arrangement can be designed to engage an undersurface of a lip of a container opening. The mounting arrangement can be designed to connect to a standard paint container. The mounting arrangement can include a sealing arrangement that is designed to form a liquid seal between the container and the mounting arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Marc Vitantonio, Brian V. Sokol, William E. Rabbitt, Douglas E. Whitner
  • Publication number: 20080217363
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jay Tapper, John Replogle, Jeffrey M. Kalman
  • Publication number: 20080217362
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jay Tapper, John Replogle, Jeffrey M. Kalman
  • Publication number: 20080217361
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: ON TAP LLC
    Inventors: Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jay Tapper, John Replogle, Jeffrey M. Kalman
  • Patent number: D615340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: On Tap LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Taggart, Marc L. Vitantonio, William E. Rabbitt, John W. Nottingham, Jay Tapper, Patrick W. Brown