Patents by Inventor Jack Derby

Jack Derby 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 and apparatus for an icemaker adapter
    Patent number: 10012345
    Abstract: An adapter that integrates an icemaker with a beverage dispenser includes a base defining a passage therethrough and at least a first bracket. The base includes a first rail and a second rail, and a top of the base may support thereon at least a portion of the icemaker. The first bracket includes a first rail engagement member engageable with the first rail and a second rail engagement member engageable with the second rail. The bracket inserts within the passage of the base such that the first rail element member engages the first rail and the second rail engagement member engages the second rail. The bracket is movable along the first and second rails to accommodate icemakers having different dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Lancer Corporation
    Inventors: Jack Derby, Kevin R. Long, Bradley R. Glidden, Michael Angelica
  • ICE CHEST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170299246
    Abstract: An ice chest system includes an ice chest and first, second, third, and fourth legs removably securable with the ice chest. The ice chest includes a top, a bottom, and first, second, third, and fourth sides defining an ice bin. First and second pins are mechanically connected with the first, second, third, and fourth sides at each end thereof. The first, second, third, and fourth legs each include a first surface having first and second engagement slots and a second surface having first and second engagement slots. Securing the first, second, third, and fourth legs with the ice chest includes engaging the first and second engagement slots of the first, second, third, and fourth legs with the first and second pins of the first, second, third, and fourth sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Lancer Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Jensen, Christopher Arocha, Jack Derby
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ICEMAKER ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20170152133
    Abstract: An adapter that integrates an icemaker with a beverage dispenser includes a base defining a passage therethrough and at least a first bracket. The base includes a first rail and a second rail, and a top of the base may support thereon at least a portion of the icemaker. The first bracket includes a first rail engagement member engageable with the first rail and a second rail engagement member engageable with the second rail. The bracket inserts within the passage of the base such that the first rail element member engages the first rail and the second rail engagement member engages the second rail. The bracket is movable along the first and second rails to accommodate icemakers having different dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Lancer Corporation
    Inventors: Jack Derby, Kevin R. Long, Bradley R. Glidden, Michael Angelica