Patents by Inventor Eric Thériault

Eric Thériault 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).

  • SYSTEMS USEFUL FOR BEVERAGE MAKING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20100219201
    Abstract: Various systems are provided which may be used in a beverage machine for dispensing one or more, (in particular a plurality of) beverage types. A beverage machine may thus comprise one or more systems selected from the group consisting of i) a conveyance system for the dispensing of particulate material; ii) a beverage selection system providing for the possibility of selecting from among a class of beverages; and iii) a hot water dispensing system which may have a system for detecting the absence of water in the fluid conduit component thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick Hallé, Robert Declos, Patrick Brazeau, Martin Harnois, Pascal Grenier, Denis Haché, Joé Nromandeau, André Gauthier, Roger Bourgouin, Stephen Grant, Réjean Bouliane, Eric Thériault
  • Systems useful for beverage making machines
    Patent number: 7441495
    Abstract: Various systems are provided which may be used in a beverage machine for dispensing one or more, (in particular a plurality of) beverage types. A beverage machine may thus comprise one or more systems selected from the group consisting of i) a conveyance system for the dispensing of particulate material; ii) a beverage selection system providing for the possibility of selecting from among a class of beverages; and iii) a hot water dispensing system which may have a system for detecting the absence of water in the fluid conduit component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: VKI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Hallé, Robert Declos, Patrick Brazeau, Martin Harnois, Pascal Grenier, Denis Haché, Joé Normandeau, André Gauthier, Roger Bourgouin, Stephen Grant, Réjean Bouiliane, Eric Thériault