Patents by Inventor Douglas F. Marsh

Douglas F. Marsh 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: 5058773
    Abstract: A beverage and ice bodies dispensing apparatus is described in which vertically-oriented chutes through which ice bodies are dispensed are associated with spouts. Gates within the chutes are used to dispense predetermined quantities of ice bodies into the cup to be filled. A storage cabinet for ice is located above and connected to the chute for refilling the chutes with ice bodies. In accordance with one embodiment, the force of the falling ice is utilized to maintain the proper position of, and/or position the cup to be filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank D. Brill, Benjamin D. Miller, Thaddeus M. Jablonski, Douglas F. Marsh