Patents by Inventor Jose I. Smith

Jose I. Smith 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).

  • cup locator for beverage dispenser
    Patent number: 5390714
    Abstract: The cup locator includes a plurality of non-concentric rings placed one on one top of the other from smallest to largest. A backstop is integrally formed at the rear of the cup locator. Different sized beverage cups will be properly positioned with respect to the nozzle of the beverage dispenser and the cup lips will be properly positioned within an acceptable range of positions with respect to an ultrasonic transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Thomas G. North, III, Jose I. Smith, Samuel Durham, M. Zane Farmer
  • Beverage dispenser
    Patent number: D343332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Alfred A. Schroeder, Samuel Durham, William A. Edwards, Darwin L. Strohmeyer, Thomas G. North, III, Annie T. Ellis, Jose I. Smith