Patents Assigned to DROP WATER CORPORATION
  • Automated electromechanical capper for removing or securing a cap on a container
    Patent number: 11741775
    Abstract: The present invention is an automated electromechanical gripper for handling a container. In one embodiment, the gripper is used in an automated liquid dispenser. The gripper can grab a single container, remove the container from a nested stack of containers, and move the container in three directions (horizontally, laterally, and vertically).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Drop Water Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Paul Edwards
  • Compostable single-use beverage container and associated mechanism for sealing the container
    Patent number: 10829280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel beverage container and a mechanism for securing a cap to the container within an automated kiosk. The container comprises a compostable shell, beverage bag, and other components. The beverage bag is sealed to a closure shoulder using a mechanical sealing ring, optionally without the use of using heat, glue or ultrasonic energy. The cap is secured to the closure shoulder by the mechanism within the kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Drop Water Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Paul Edwards, William Gregory Tammen
  • Automated liquid dispensing device and associated method
    Patent number: 10540840
    Abstract: The present invention is an automated liquid dispenser comprising novel mechanisms for removing a single container from a nested stack of containers, closing the bottom of the container, decapping the container, filling the container, capping the container, and dispensing the filled container to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DROP WATER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Paul Edwards, William Tammen