Patents by Inventor Gillian Callaghan
Gillian Callaghan 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).
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Publication number: 20240059544Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a hollow element including an inner surface and an outer surface which allows for a passage of one or more of one or more fluid elements and one or more gaseous elements, a constraining element with one or more openings and one or more non-open elements, one or more blocking elements configured to stop the passage of the at least one of the one or more fluid elements and the one or more gaseous elements when the one or more blocking elements are in a first position relative to the one or more openings, and a movement device configured to move the one or more blocking elements to a second position relative to the one or more openings which allows for the passage of the one or more fluid elements and the one gaseous elements through the one or more openings in the constraining element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: JOHN NEWTON, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross
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Patent number: 11873205Abstract: A drink dispensing device including one or more processors, a drink dispensing item located above a drink container positioning area, and a first sensor to determine when a drink container is located in the drink container positioning area, where the one or more processors initiate a drink container filling operation based on a first signal from the first sensor that the drink container is located in the drink container positioning area.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: GATE CFV Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Jacob Lockwood, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Rory Pawl
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Patent number: 11827506Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a hollow element including an inner surface and an outer surface which allows for a passage of one or more of one or more fluid elements and one or more gaseous elements, a constraining element with one or more openings and one or more non-open elements, one or more blocking elements configured to stop the passage of the at least one of the one or more fluid elements and the one or more gaseous elements when the one or more blocking elements are in a first position relative to the one or more openings, and a movement device configured to move the one or more blocking elements to a second position relative to the one or more openings which allows for the passage of the one or more fluid elements and the one gaseous elements through the one or more openings in the constraining element.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: GATE CFV Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross
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Publication number: 20230365393Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a syrup unit which transmits via one or more orifices one or more syrups and water to a dispensing block, a syrup source coupled to the syrup unit which provides the one or more syrups to the syrup unit, a water source which provides water to the syrup unit, and a cf valve coupled to a first orifice upstream of a solenoid valve where the cf valve provides a first range of pressures to the solenoid valve and where the first orifice is coupled to the dispensing block.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan
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Publication number: 20230331534Abstract: A dispensing system including: a pressure vessel with an inlet and an outlet; a first CF Valve coupled to the inlet; a second CF Valve coupled to the outlet; a bag with elements in the bag coupled to the outlet and located inside the pressure vessel; and a pressure source coupled to the first CF Valve where the first CF Valve pressurizes the pressure vessel via the pressure source to transport elements in the bag to the second CF Valve via the outlet and the second CF Valve dispenses the elements to a dispensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: GILLIAN CALLAGHAN, John Newton, Jacob Lockwood, Michael Cheney, Dustin Hartsfield, Rory Pawl, Benjamin Piper
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Publication number: 20230303383Abstract: A dispensing system including: a pressure vessel with an inlet and an outlet; a first CF Valve coupled to the inlet; a second CF Valve coupled to the outlet; a bag with elements in the bag coupled to the outlet and located inside the pressure vessel; a pressure source coupled to the first CF Valve; and a toggle which opens and seals the outlet area based on a position of the toggle where the first CF Valve pressurizes the pressure vessel via the pressure source to transport elements in the bag to the second CF Valve via the outlet and the second CF Valve dispenses the elements to a dispensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Gillian Callaghan, John Newton, Jacob Lockwood, Michael Cheney, Dustin Hartsfield, Rory Pawl
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Publication number: 20230294974Abstract: A dispensing device including: a valve with an inlet area, a throttle pin coupled to the inlet area, a diaphragm, a support structure, a spring, and an outlet area; a toggle which opens and seals the outlet area based on a position of the toggle; and where the diaphragm and the support structure are generate an open state and a closed state based on a threshold pressure in the inlet area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Gillian Callaghan, John Newton, Jacob Lockwood, Michael Cheney, Dustin Hartsfield, Rory Pawl
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Publication number: 20230286795Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a dispensing device including a valve configured to interact with an inlet stream, the inlet stream having a first pressure, the valve having an outlet area with an outlet stream, the outlet stream having a second pressure; and a solenoid configured to interact with the outlet stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: John NEWTON, Peter BROOKE, Dustin HARTSFIELD, Michael CHENEY, Gillian CALLAGHAN, Scott ROSS
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Publication number: 20230278850Abstract: A dispensing system including: a pressure vessel with an inlet and an outlet; a first CF Valve coupled to the inlet; a second CF Valve coupled to the outlet; a bag with elements in the bag coupled to the outlet and located inside the pressure vessel; and a pressure source coupled to the first CF Valve where the first CF Valve pressurizes the pressure vessel via the pressure source to transport elements in the bag to the second CF Valve via the outlet and the second CF Valve dispenses the elements to a dispensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Gillian Callaghan, John Newton, Jacob Lockwood, Michael Cheney, Dustin Hartsfield, Rory Pawl, Benjamin Piper
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Publication number: 20230183053Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a hollow element including an inner surface and an outer surface which allows for a passage of one or more of one or more fluid elements and one or more gaseous elements, a constraining element with one or more openings and one or more non-open elements, one or more blocking elements configured to stop the passage of the at least one of the one or more fluid elements and the one or more gaseous elements when the one or more blocking elements are in a first position relative to the one or more openings, and a movement device configured to move the one or more blocking elements to a second position relative to the one or more openings which allows for the passage of the one or more fluid elements and the one gaseous elements through the one or more openings in the constraining element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Gate CFV Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartafield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross
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Patent number: 11673785Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a product unit with a pressure which transmits one or more products to an infuser, a water source with one or more CFValves that transmits water to the infuser, a gas source which transmits one or more gases to the infuser, and a dispensing area which dispenses a mixture generated via the infuser from a product unit input, a water source input, and a gas source input.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: GATOS CFU SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Dustin Hartsfield, Peter Brooke, John Newton, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan
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Patent number: 11661326Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a dispensing device including a valve configured to interact with an inlet stream, the inlet stream having a first pressure, the valve having an outlet area with an outlet stream, the outlet stream having a second pressure; and a solenoid configured to interact with the outlet stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: GATES CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross
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Patent number: 11661328Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a syrup unit which transmits via one or more orifices one or more syrups and water to a dispensing block, a syrup source coupled to the syrup unit which provides the one or more syrups to the syrup unit, a water source which provides water to the syrup unit, and a cf valve coupled to a first orifice upstream of a solenoid valve where the cf valve provides a first range of pressures to the solenoid valve and where the first orifice is coupled to the dispensing block.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: GATES CFV Solutions, INC.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan
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Publication number: 20220332563Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a syrup unit which transmits via one or more orifices one or more syrups and water to a dispensing block, a syrup source coupled to the syrup unit which provides the one or more syrups to the syrup unit, a water source which provides water to the syrup unit, and a cf valve coupled to a first orifice upstream of a solenoid valve where the cf valve provides a first range of pressures to the solenoid valve and where the first orifice is coupled to the dispensing block.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: John NEWTON, Peter BROOKE, Dustin HARTSFIELD, Michael CHENEY, Gillian CALLAGHAN
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Publication number: 20220241738Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to an assembly including a CF Valve coupled to a solenoid and an inlet area on a first plane, an outlet area located on a second plane, and a flow path which passes through the CF Valve and the solenoid to the outlet area on at least a portion of the first plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INCInventors: JOHN NEWTON, Peter Brooke, Jacob Lockwood, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Rory Pawl
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Patent number: 11396446Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a syrup unit which transmits via one or more orifices one or more syrups and water to a dispensing block, a syrup source coupled to the syrup unit which provides the one or more syrups to the syrup unit, a water source which provides water to the syrup unit, and a cf valve coupled to a first orifice upstream of a solenoid valve where the cf valve provides a first range of pressures to the solenoid valve and where the first orifice is coupled to the dispensing block.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Gate CFV Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan
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Publication number: 20220169491Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a dispensing device including a valve configured to interact with an inlet stream, the inlet stream having a first pressure, the valve having an outlet area with an outlet stream, the outlet stream having a second pressure; and a solenoid configured to interact with the outlet stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross
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Publication number: 20220162051Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a hollow element including an inner surface and an outer surface which allows for a passage of one or more of one or more fluid elements and one or more gaseous elements, a constraining element with one or more openings and one or more non-open elements, one or more blocking elements configured to stop the passage of the at least one of the one or more fluid elements and the one or more gaseous elements when the one or more blocking elements are in a first position relative to the one or more openings, and a movement device configured to move the one or more blocking elements to a second position relative to the one or more openings which allows for the passage of the one or more fluid elements and the one gaseous elements through the one or more openings in the constraining element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Gate CFV Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross
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Patent number: 11286145Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a dispensing device including a valve configured to interact with an inlet stream, the inlet stream having a first pressure, the valve having an outlet area with an outlet stream, the outlet stream having a second pressure; and a solenoid configured to interact with the outlet stream.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: GATES CFU SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross
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Patent number: 11279607Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to conduits, devices, systems and methods, which may include a hollow element including an inner surface and an outer surface which allows for a passage of one or more of one or more fluid elements and one or more gaseous elements, a constraining element with one or more openings and one or more non-open elements, one or more blocking elements configured to stop the passage of the at least one of the one or more fluid elements and the one or more gaseous elements when the one or more blocking elements are in a first position relative to the one or more openings, and a movement device configured to move the one or more blocking elements to a second position relative to the one or more openings which allows for the passage of the one or more fluid elements and the one gaseous elements through the one or more openings in the constraining element.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Scott Ross