Patents by Inventor Darwin L. Strohmeyer

Darwin L. Strohmeyer 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).

  • Patent number: 5836481
    Abstract: A dispenser housing includes an enclosure that receives a dispenser therein. The enclosure includes an opening that permits access to the dispenser. The dispenser housing further includes a first access member, a second access member, and a valve casing. The first access member is secured to the enclosure and is pivotally movable between a first position and a second position that provides access to the dispenser. The valve casing is secured to the enclosure and is pivotally movable between a first position and a second position that provides access to the dispenser. The second access member is positioned proximate to the first access member and is pivotally movable between a first position and a second position that provides access to the dispenser. The second access member includes a light source that illuminates the dispenser when the second access member resides in its second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Lancer Partnership, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darwin L. Strohmeyer, John T. Hawkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5230448
    Abstract: A complete self-contained drink and ice dispensing system which is portable and fulfills all the drink dispensing needs of a drink server is provided. All the components necessary to dispense a drink including ice are housed in a single compact unit which is extremely space efficient. These components include an ice maker which resides above a storage bin and a cold plate resting in the bottom of the storage bin. The ice maker supplies both the ice dispensed with the drinks as well as the ice used to cool the cold plate. Situated between the product source and cold plate are pumps which pump product to dispensing valves for dispensing into cups. Additionally, a water pump and carbonator are positioned between a water source and the cold plate to provide the carbonated water dispensed with the product. The product source, water source, water pump, carbonator, product pumps, cold plate, and dispensing valves are all fluidly connected by product lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Lancer Corporation
    Inventors: Darwin L. Strohmeyer, Samuel E. Brown
  • Patent number: D437525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Lancer Partnership, Ltd.
    Inventor: Darwin L. Strohmeyer
  • Patent number: D343332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Alfred A. Schroeder, Samuel Durham, William A. Edwards, Darwin L. Strohmeyer, Thomas G. North, III, Annie T. Ellis, Jose I. Smith
  • Patent number: D347960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Lancer Corporation
    Inventors: Darwin L. Strohmeyer, Samuel E. Brown
  • Patent number: D389693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: John T. Hawkins, Jr., Ernest Matthew Chavana, Jr., Darwin L. Strohmeyer, Nicholas C. Mohat, Vernon L. Mauldin, Michael J. Riley