Patents by Inventor Chris FERNALD

Chris FERNALD 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).

  • Vertical beverage dispensing manifolds, dispensers including the same, and methods of dispensing a beverage
    Patent number: 9878892
    Abstract: Vertical beverage dispensers including a vertical dispensing manifold for dispensing a beverage. The vertical dispensing manifold may include an input port coupled to one end of a vertical shaft and a dispensing nozzle coupled to the other end of the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft may include a hollow interior and a plurality of orifices for introducing ingredients into the hollow interior formed in the sidewall of the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft may define a vertical flow path for the flow of a base liquid from the input port, through the vertical shaft to combine with one or more ingredients, and to the dispensing nozzle. The flow of base liquid and ingredients within the vertical shaft may be uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven T. Jersey, Steven Headen, Brian C. Jones, Chris Fernald, Olga Sellmann
  • VERTICAL BEVERAGE DISPENSING MANIFOLDS, DISPENSERS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF DISPENSING A BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20170225936
    Abstract: Vertical beverage dispensers including a vertical dispensing manifold for dispensing a beverage. The vertical dispensing manifold may include an input port coupled to one end of a vertical shaft and a dispensing nozzle coupled to the other end of the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft may include a hollow interior and a plurality of orifices for introducing ingredients into the hollow interior formed in the sidewall of the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft may define a vertical flow path for the flow of a base liquid from the input port, through the vertical shaft to combine with one or more ingredients, and to the dispensing nozzle. The flow of base liquid and ingredients within the vertical shaft may be uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Steven T. JERSEY, Steven Headen, Brian C. JONES, Chris FERNALD, Olga SELLMANN