Patents Assigned to Michael S. Frank
  • Card-controlled beverage distribution system
    Patent number: 5291004
    Abstract: A self-service beverage distribution system includes a piping network with refrigerated tubing for transporting beverages, such as beer, from at least one source to at least one output. A drinker purchases a magnetic card which represents a predetermined quantity of beer, and which specifies which beer sources the drinker can have access to. A flow meter measures how much beer the drinker dispenses, and the quantity of beer represented on the card is decreased accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Michael S. Frank
    Inventors: Michael S. Frank, R. Patrick Garrett