Patents by Inventor Anthony E. Yeargin

Anthony E. Yeargin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thermoelectric water chiller
    Patent number: 5501077
    Abstract: A thermoelectric water-chiller system for cooling bottled water, and including a mixing valve which enables dispensing of chilled water, room-temperature water, or a mixture of chilled and room-temperature water. Components needing periodic cleaning are readily removable from the system. A fan-cooled thermoelectric-chip assembly is used to form an ice block which chills the water, and a variable-speed fan is controlled by a temperature sensor to slow the fan speed when chilling to a desired temperature is achieved, and to maintain the ice block at an optimum size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Springwell Dispensers, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Spence Davis, R. Clark Lucas, Michael J. Nagy, Anthony E. Yeargin, Gerald M. Zinnbauer