Patents by Inventor Hirofumi HANANO

Hirofumi HANANO 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).

  • Method of sterilizing beverage dispenser and beverage dispenser
    Patent number: 10857248
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser (1) includes a cold water tank (20) for storing cold water (50), a carbonation tank (30) disposed with at least a bottom portion thereof being submerged in the cold water (50) in the cold water thank (20), the carbonation tank being configured to generate carbonated water (60) by adding carbon dioxide gas to the cold water (50) supplied from the cold water tank (20), a carbonated water outlet passage (35) for taking out the carbonated water (60) from the carbonation tank (30) and a heater (41) for heating the cold water (50) in the cold water tank (20). In order to sterilize the above beverage dispenser (1), the heater (41) is caused to heat the cold water (50) in the cold water tank (20) to a temperature higher than a predetermined temperature, thereby to sterilize the cold water tank (20) and the carbonation tank (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Hirofumi Hanano
  • METHOD OF STERILIZING BEVERAGE DISPENSER AND BEVERAGE DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20180280552
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser (1) includes a cold water tank (20) for storing cold water (50), a carbonation tank (30) disposed with at least a bottom portion thereof being submerged in the cold water (50) in the cold water thank (20), the carbonation tank being configured to generate carbonated water (60) by adding carbon dioxide gas to the cold water (50) supplied from the cold water tank (20), a carbonated water outlet passage (35) for taking out the carbonated water (60) from the carbonation tank (30) and a heater (41) for heating the cold water (50) in the cold water tank (20). In order to sterilize the above beverage dispenser (1), the heater (41) is caused to heat the cold water (50) in the cold water tank (20) to a temperature higher than a predetermined temperature, thereby to sterilize the cold water tank (20) and the carbonation tank (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Hirofumi HANANO