Patents by Inventor James McCay

James McCay 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: 9045260
    Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for dispensing a number of beverages. The beverage dispensing system may include a housing, a pouch with one of the beverages therein, the pouch including a first pouch end and a second pouch end, and a beverage basket removably positionable within the housing. The beverage basket may include a pouch clip for the first pouch end and a slanted floor for the second pouch end such that the pouch may be positioned substantially vertically therein for good evacuation of the beverage from the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, John P. Kalinowsky, Roberto WaChong Castro
  • Publication number: 20140312066
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser that is enabled for on demand, gravity fed dispensing of a pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage that has been thermally regulated through natural convection. More specifically, the beverage dispenser enables pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage containers (i.e., beverage containers with beverage contents that are pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink) to be installed on the beverage dispenser and, without the aid of electricity or electro-mechanical devices, dispense a thermally regulated beverage on-demand to an intended customer. The beverage dispenser may comprise a thermal regulation compartment that facilitates regulating the temperature of beverage contents through natural convection. The beverage dispenser may also comprise a thermally regulated and thermally insulated beverage enclosure in which to install the beverage containers. The thermal regulation compartment may be carried within the beverage enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Quande Gui, Feiyun Ma, Xiaoliang Tan, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, John Kevin Clay, James McCay
  • Publication number: 20140252031
    Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for dispensing a number of beverages. The beverage dispensing system may include a housing, a pouch with one of the beverages therein, the pouch including a first pouch end and a second pouch end, and a beverage basket removably positionable within the housing. The beverage basket may include a pouch clip for the first pouch end and a slanted floor for the second pouch end such that the pouch may be positioned substantially vertically therein for good evacuation of the beverage from the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, John P. Kalinowsky, Roberto WaChong Castro
  • Patent number: 8800817
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser that is enabled for on demand, gravity fed dispensing of a pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage that has been thermally regulated through natural convection. More specifically, the beverage dispenser enables pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage containers (i.e., beverage containers with beverage contents that are pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink) to be installed on the beverage dispenser and, without the aid of electricity or electro-mechanical devices, dispense a thermally regulated beverage on-demand to an intended customer. The beverage dispenser may comprise a thermal regulation compartment that facilitates regulating the temperature of beverage contents through natural convection. The beverage dispenser may also comprise a thermally regulated and thermally insulated beverage enclosure in which to install the beverage containers. The thermal regulation compartment may be carried within the beverage enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Quande Gui, Feiyun Ma, Xiaoliang Tan, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, John Kevin Clay, James McCay, Jon Crawford-Phillips, Rony Zibara, Viresh Chopra, Georgina Louise Clarke
  • Publication number: 20120138635
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser that is enabled for on demand, gravity fed dispensing of a pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage that has been thermally regulated through natural convection. More specifically, the beverage dispenser enables pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink beverage containers (i.e., beverage containers with beverage contents that are pre-mixed or otherwise ready to drink) to be installed on the beverage dispenser and, without the aid of electricity or electro-mechanical devices, dispense a thermally regulated beverage on-demand to an intended customer. The beverage dispenser may comprise a thermal regulation compartment that facilitates regulating the temperature of beverage contents through natural convection. The beverage dispenser may also comprise a thermally regulated and thermally insulated beverage enclosure in which to install the beverage containers. The thermal regulation compartment may be carried within the beverage enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Quande Gui, Feiyun Ma, Xiaoliang Tan, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, John Kevin Clay, James McCay, Jon Crawford-Phillips, Rony Zibara, Viresh Chopra, Georgina Louise Clarke
  • Publication number: 20080283690
    Abstract: Adapters are provided for stable holding of non-cylindrical multi-sided food containers in beverage container receptacles, and also packaged food products integrating such adapters, and container support systems including beverage receptacles and the packaged food products held in the beverage receptacles via the adapters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Kraft Food Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele M. Dziaba, James McCay
  • Patent number: 7377381
    Abstract: Adapters are provided for stable holding of non-cylindrical multi-sided food containers in beverage container receptacles, and also packaged food products integrating such adapters, and container support systems including beverage receptacles and the packaged food products held in the beverage receptacles via the adapters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele M. Dziaba, James McCay
  • Patent number: D627078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Matsuo, James McCay, Ashish B. Patel, Eric R. First
  • Patent number: D627896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Matsuo, Jonathan Lee, James McCay, Ashish B. Patel, Eric R. First
  • Patent number: D630759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Matsuo, James McCay, Karen E. Kleiman, Ashish B. Patel, Eric R. First
  • Patent number: D661591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D670564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: SE IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D672246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D709723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, Defei Zhao, Michael Gamble
  • Patent number: D709768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D711179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Joseph T. Norris, Javier Verdura, Jesse S. Kruska, James McCay, John P. Kalinowsky, Robert WaChong
  • Patent number: D765513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SD IP Holdings Company
    Inventors: James McCay, Peter B. Clarke, Edmund Farmer, Vernon N. Goetz, Stacy Sorby, Christian Zmoelnig
  • Patent number: D850289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Chattem Inc.
    Inventors: James McCay, James Troy Starkey
  • Patent number: D855465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Chattem Inc.
    Inventor: James McCay
  • Patent number: D855467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Chattem Inc.
    Inventor: James McCay