Patents by Inventor Christopher Ross VICKERS

Christopher Ross VICKERS 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).

  • Beverage dispensing system with recirculation loop heat exchange assembly
    Patent number: 10544027
    Abstract: The present application thus provides a beverage dispensing system for combining a macro-ingredient flow and a carbonated water flow. The beverage dispensing system may include a nozzle, a carbonated water source in communication with the nozzle via a carbonated water conduit and a carbonated water recirculation conduit, a macro-ingredient source in communication with the nozzle via a macro-ingredient conduit, and a macro-ingredient pump and an air chamber in communication with the macro-ingredient conduit. The carbonated water recirculation conduit is in communication with the air chamber for heat exchange therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Shaun B. Gatipon, Adam Daniel Ambrecht, Kirk William Charles, Craig Jay Cochran, Christopher Ross Vickers
  • BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH RECIRCULATION LOOP HEAT EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190031487
    Abstract: The present application thus provides a beverage dispensing system for combining a macro-ingredient flow and a carbonated water flow. The beverage dispensing system may include a nozzle, a carbonated water source in communication with the nozzle via a carbonated water conduit and a carbonated water recirculation conduit, a macro-ingredient source in communication with the nozzle via a macro-ingredient conduit, and a macro-ingredient pump and an air chamber in communication with the macro-ingredient conduit. The carbonated water recirculation conduit is in communication with the air chamber for heat exchange therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Shaun B. GATIPON, Adam Daniel AMBRECHT, Kirk William CHARLES, Craig Jay COCHRAN, Christopher Ross VICKERS