Protectors And Cancelers Patents (Class 217/114)
  • Chilled beverage dispenser
    Patent number: 9862589
    Abstract: Various apparatus and systems for chilled beverage dispensing are disclosed. The beverage dispenser can be configured such that any surface that the dispensed beverage is in contact with during the dispensing process is refrigerated to the appropriate temperature. In some examples, the beverage dispenser can extend from and retract into a refrigerated source. In some examples, the beverage dispenser can be built into a refrigeration system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: STARBUCKS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Cummer, Izaak Matthew Koller, Alexander Clinton Schacht
  • Universal lid for underground access boxes
    Patent number: 7922033
    Abstract: A universal lid closure for underground landscape and other utility access boxes uses flexible tongues depending from the underside of the lid and adapted to engage the interior of the access box, which box may have any one of various constructions. In one embodiment, the tongues have a plurality of diametrically opposed pairs of locking detents, each pair defining a different vertical position, to engage an annular locking shoulder on the interior of the box to secure the lid in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Pentair Filtration, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Michael Kearby, John Cary Sofyanos, Jimmie Howard Wickham, Kumud Jacob Lugun, Gautam Gulati, Anurag Somit