Patents Assigned to TAPHANDLES LLC
  • Patent number: 11981556
    Abstract: Systems and devices for cooling and dispensing a beverage fluid are disclosed herein. One beverage dispensing system includes a beverage tower comprising a tower body, a shank, and a faucet. In some implementations, a coolant line is routed proximal to a beverage supply line through the tower body, through the shank, and into the faucet. In these and other implementations, the faucet includes a removable nozzle having a supplemental portion of the coolant line. In these and still other implementations, the faucet include a removable nozzle having a second coolant line. The coolant line and the second coolant line are configured to transport a coolant medium proximal to a beverage fluid in the beverage supply line to maintain or adjust the temperature of the beverage fluid. Many other features are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TAPHANDLES LLC
    Inventors: David Kaplan, David Zhang, Marcus Alan Latham, Robert Miles Blackmore
  • Patent number: 11034569
    Abstract: Systems and devices for cooling and dispensing a beverage fluid are disclosed herein. One beverage dispensing system includes a beverage tower comprising a tower body, a shank, and a faucet. In some implementations, a coolant line is routed proximal to a beverage supply line through the tower body, through the shank, and into the faucet. In these and other implementations, the faucet includes a removable nozzle having a supplemental portion of the coolant line. In these and still other implementations, the faucet include a removable nozzle having a second coolant line. The coolant line and the second coolant line are configured to transport a coolant medium proximal to a beverage fluid in the beverage supply line to maintain or adjust the temperature of the beverage fluid. Many other features are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TAPHANDLES LLC
    Inventors: David Kaplan, David Zhang, Marcus Alan Latham, Robert Miles Blackmore
  • Patent number: 9873604
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described herein that allow a tap handle to be quickly and easily reoriented or replaced after being attached to a spigot. In an embodiment, an adjustment mechanism for a beverage tap handle includes a connecting element and a housing. The connecting element includes a stem and a first mating feature, and the housing includes an aperture to receive the stem and a second mating feature configured to mate with the first mating feature. The housing and the connecting element are (i) rotatable with respect to each other about a central axis of the stem when the first mating feature and second mating feature are not mated, and (ii) prevented from rotating with respect to each other about the central axis of the stem when the first mating feature and the second mating feature are mated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Taphandles LLC
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Shin, Julian Power, Fatch Chapeyama, Marcus Alan Latham
  • Patent number: D776976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: TAPHANDLES LLC
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Shin, Julian Power, Fatch Chapeyama, Marcus Alan Latham
  • Patent number: D1048795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Taphandles LLC
    Inventors: Mark DeZolt, Julian Power