Patents by Inventor Douglas McDougall

Douglas McDougall 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).

  • Publication number: 20070114244
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for dispensing flavor doses and beverages. A beverage tower may be provided that has a small footprint and that is capable of dispensing a wide variety of flavor doses and blended beverages. The beverage tower may include a flow control module that controls the flow rate of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower and a switch module that includes a plurality of switches that may be selectively opened and closed to control the flow of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower to a point of dispense. A flavor dose or blended beverage may be dispensed by the beverage tower in accordance with user input that is provided to the beverage tower via a control panel. The user input may specify a desired beverage additive, a desired cup size, and an indication of whether a flavor shot or a blended beverage is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Shaun Gatipon, Douglas McDougall, Byron Eberhart, Thomas Hecht, Roland Young, Richard Martindale, Bret Baker
  • Patent number: D484354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Douglas McDougall, Ronald J. Stark, Peter S. Rohwer, Richard Clark
  • Patent number: D487377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Douglas McDougall, Ronald J. Stark, Peter S. Rohwer, Richard Clark