Patents by Inventor Gregory Alan Myer

Gregory Alan Myer 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: 9126815
    Abstract: Disclosed is a beverage system having an ingredient module and an ingredient dispensing valve assembly in communication with the ingredient module via at least one ingredient conduit, in which the ingredient dispensing valve assembly includes a dispensing manifold with at least one dispensing valve having a through-hole, an insert disposed within the through-hole, and a valve disposed between the insert and the dispensing valve, with the dispensing valve having a body portion and the insert is removeably connected to the body portion. The insert can be secured to the body portion of the dispensing valve by a locking mechanism, with the locking mechanism providing for removing or securing the valve from between the body portion of the dispensing valve and the insert by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Austin Cooper, Gregory Alan Myer, Peter Boyd, Shannon Baity, John Bragg, Michael Merritt
  • Publication number: 20140182715
    Abstract: Disclosed is a beverage system having an ingredient module and an ingredient dispensing valve assembly in communication with the ingredient module via at least one ingredient conduit, in which the ingredient dispensing valve assembly includes a dispensing manifold with at least one dispensing valve having a through-hole, an insert disposed within the through-hole, and a valve disposed between the insert and the dispensing valve, with the dispensing valve having a body portion and the insert is removeably connected to the body portion. The insert can be secured to the body portion of the dispensing valve by a locking mechanism, with the locking mechanism providing for removing or securing the valve from between the body portion of the dispensing valve and the insert by hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony Austin Cooper, Gregory Alan Myer, Peter Boyd, Shannon Baity, John Bragg, Michael Merritt