Patents Assigned to Sephra L.P.
  • Publication number: 20100282861
    Abstract: A disposable pod may be prefilled with chocolate (or other food substance) for use in a chocolate fountain. For example, the manufacturer of the disposable pod, or another party, may fill the disposable pod with melted chocolate after manufacture of the disposable pod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sephra L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Beck Muir, Jacob Richard Muir, James David Sabin, William F. Polley, Chun Sen Wu
  • Patent number: 7743698
    Abstract: A fountain for heating and/or cooling a beverage comprises one or more heating and/or cooling elements that are configured to adjust a temperature of a beverage that circulates through the fountain. In one embodiment, the beverage fountain includes one or more heating elements located proximate to a basin, a cylinder, and/or a top reservoir of the fountain. In another embodiment, the beverage fountain includes one or more cooling elements located proximate to a basin, a cylinder, and/or a reservoir of the fountain. Alternatively, the beverage fountain may include both heating and cooling elements located proximate to a basin, a cylinder, a reservoir, and/or other locations of the fountain, wherein a selection device, such as an electrical switch or control module, may be adjusted by a user in order to select heating or cooling of the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sephra L.P.
    Inventors: Richard B. Muir, William F. Polley, Devan B. Muir, Wu C. Liang
  • Patent number: D705590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sephra L.P.
    Inventors: Richard B. Muir, William F. Polley, James D. Sabin
  • Patent number: D728324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sephra L.P.
    Inventors: Richard B. Muir, James D. Sabin, Scott M. Sabin
  • Patent number: D757504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Sephra L.P.
    Inventors: Richard B. Muir, James D. Sabin, Scott M. Sabin