Patents by Inventor Jurgen Roekens
Jurgen Roekens 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).
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Patent number: 11609040Abstract: A system may include a beverage compartment with a beverage positioned therein, a wetted material disposed about the beverage, at least one sorption cartridge, and a vacuum pump. The sorption cartridge may be in communication with the beverage compartment, and the vacuum pump may be in communication with the sorption cartridge to create a vacuum in the sorption cartridge and the beverage compartment, causing water to evaporate from the wetted material and be captured by the sorption cartridge, thereby lowering the temperature of the wetted material and in turn cooling the beverage. In some instances, the sorption cartridge may be detached from the vacuum pump and the beverage compartment to discharge the captured water therein by way of solar energy. In other instances, the sorption cartridge may be in communication with a heater assembly to blow heated air through the sorption cartridge to discharge the captured water therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Jacobus P. M. Dessing, Michael Gary Izenson
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Publication number: 20210381754Abstract: A system may include a beverage compartment with a beverage positioned therein, a wetted material disposed about the beverage, at least one sorption cartridge, and a vacuum pump. The sorption cartridge may be in communication with the beverage compartment, and the vacuum pump may be in communication with the sorption cartridge to create a vacuum in the sorption cartridge and the beverage compartment, causing water to evaporate from the wetted material and be captured by the sorption cartridge, thereby lowering the temperature of the wetted material and in turn cooling the beverage. In some instances, the sorption cartridge may be detached from the vacuum pump and the beverage compartment to discharge the captured water therein by way of solar energy. In other instances, the sorption cartridge may be in communication with a heater assembly to blow heated air through the sorption cartridge to discharge the captured water therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Jurgen ROEKENS, Jacobus P.M. DESSING, Michael Gary IZENSON
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Patent number: 11125492Abstract: A system may include a beverage compartment with a beverage positioned therein, a wetted material disposed about the beverage, at least one sorption cartridge, and a vacuum pump. The sorption cartridge may be in communication with the beverage compartment, and the vacuum pump may be in communication with the sorption cartridge to create a vacuum in the sorption cartridge and the beverage compartment, causing water to evaporate from the wetted material and be captured by the sorption cartridge, thereby lowering the temperature of the wetted material and in turn cooling the beverage. In some instances, the sorption cartridge may be detached from the vacuum pump and the beverage compartment to discharge the captured water therein by way of solar energy. In other instances, the sorption cartridge may be in communication with a heater assembly to blow heated air through the sorption cartridge to discharge the captured water therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Jacobus P. M. Dessing, Michael Gary Izenson
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Patent number: 11103091Abstract: The present application provides a merchandiser for dispensing a number of products. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with a number of ambient product columns with a number of ambient products therein, an X-Y drive device positioned beneath the ambient compartment, and a temperature controlled compartment positioned beneath the X-Y drive device, the temperature controlled compartment including a number of temperature controlled product columns with a number of temperature controlled products therein. The X-Y drive device receives an ambient product from one of the ambient product columns of the ambient compartment and delivers the ambient product to one of the temperature controlled product columns of the temperature controlled compartment.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventor: Jurgen Roekens
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Publication number: 20200283281Abstract: The present application provides a dispensing system for a beverage. The dispensing system may include a pressure chamber and a dispenser unit with a refrigeration compartment. The beverage may be stored within the pressure chamber and may be dispensed through the refrigeration compartment under pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Jurgen ROEKENS, Joost DESSING
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Patent number: 10746459Abstract: Vacuum cooling assemblies for cooling a beverage are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the vacuum cooling assembly may include a container compartment, a container disposed within the container compartment, and at least one beverage supply line in communication with the container compartment. The at least one beverage supply line may be configured to supply the beverage to the container within the container compartment. The vacuum cooling assembly also may include at least one vapor trap in communication with the container compartment. Moreover, the vacuum cooling assembly may include a vacuum pump in communication with the at least one vapor trap. The vacuum pump may be configured to create a vacuum in the at least one vapor trap and the container compartment, causing at least a portion of the beverage to evaporate, thereby vacuum cooling the beverage within the container.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Abram C. Knip, Jacobus P. M. Dessing
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Patent number: 10713878Abstract: The present application provides an intake mechanism for a product into a merchandiser. The intake mechanism may include an input tray, a reciprocating assembly to maneuver the input tray, an identification module, and an input control system. The input control system permits access to the merchandiser as the input tray is maneuvered by the reciprocating assembly if the product is identified by the identification module.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Jacobus P. M. Dessing
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Patent number: 10655910Abstract: The present application provides a cooler for cooling a beverage fluid flow. The cooler may include a thermoelectric cooling device in communication with a fluid heat exchanger with the fluid flow therein and a water permeable membrane. The cooler further may include a fan positioned about the water permeable membrane for evaporative cooling therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Gregg Carpenter, Roberto Horn Pereira, Michael Gary Izenson, Weibo Chen, Scott David Phillips, Christian Henry Passow
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Publication number: 20200121096Abstract: The present application provides a merchandiser for dispensing a number of products. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with a number of ambient product columns with a number of ambient products therein, an X-Y drive device positioned beneath the ambient compartment, and a temperature controlled compartment positioned beneath the X-Y drive device, the temperature controlled compartment including a number of temperature controlled product columns with a number of temperature controlled products therein. The X-Y drive device receives an ambient product from one of the ambient product columns of the ambient compartment and delivers the ambient product to one of the temperature controlled product columns of the temperature controlled compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventor: Jurgen ROEKENS
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Patent number: 10600273Abstract: The present application provides a product vending module for vending a number of products. The product vending module includes a product row configured to contain a number of products therein. The product vending module also includes a product gate positioned about the product row and rotatable from a closed position preventing access to the number of products to an open position allowing access to one of the number of products while preventing access to a remainder of the number of products, the product gate including a biased base. The product vending module further includes a product locking system in communication with the product gate, the product locking system including a locking pin releasably engaging the biased base and movable from a first allowing rotation of the product gate toward the closed position to a second position restricting rotation of the product gate toward the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Bart Carpentier, Jurgen Roekens, Antonio Feltrin, Willy Van Esch, Jacobus P. M. Dessing
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Patent number: 10537188Abstract: The present application provides a merchandiser for dispensing a number of products. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with a number of ambient product columns with a number of ambient products therein, an X-Y drive device positioned beneath the ambient compartment, and a temperature controlled compartment positioned beneath the X-Y drive device, the temperature controlled compartment including a number of temperature controlled product columns with a number of temperature controlled products therein. The X-Y drive device receives an ambient product from one of the ambient product columns of the ambient compartment and delivers the ambient product to one of the temperature controlled product columns of the temperature controlled compartment.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventor: Jurgen Roekens
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Publication number: 20190277560Abstract: A system may include a beverage compartment with a beverage positioned therein, a wetted material disposed about the beverage, at least one sorption cartridge, and a vacuum pump. The sorption cartridge may be in communication with the beverage compartment, and the vacuum pump may be in communication with the sorption cartridge to create a vacuum in the sorption cartridge and the beverage compartment, causing water to evaporate from the wetted material and be captured by the sorption cartridge, thereby lowering the temperature of the wetted material and in turn cooling the beverage. In some instances, the sorption cartridge may be detached from the vacuum pump and the beverage compartment to discharge the captured water therein by way of solar energy. In other instances, the sorption cartridge may be in communication with a heater assembly to blow heated air through the sorption cartridge to discharge the captured water therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Jurgen ROEKENS, Jacobus P.M. DESSING, Michael Gary IZENSON
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Patent number: 10388101Abstract: The present application and the resultant patent provide a merchandiser. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with at least one ambient product therein, a temperature controlled compartment with at least one temperature controlled product therein, and a rotary internal transport system within the temperature controlled compartment so as to dispense a temperature controlled product in response to an ambient product being placed therein.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANYInventors: Bart Carpentier, Jurgen Roekens, Joost Dessing
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Publication number: 20180372403Abstract: The present application provides a cooler for cooling a beverage fluid flow. The cooler may include a thermoelectric cooling device in communication with a fluid heat exchanger with the fluid flow therein and a water permeable membrane. The cooler further may include a fan positioned about the water permeable membrane for evaporative cooling therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Jurgen ROEKENS, Gregg CARPENTER, Roberto Horn PEREIRA, Michael Gary IZENSON, Weibo CHEN, Scott David PHILLIPS, Christian Henry PASSOW
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Patent number: 10156395Abstract: The present application provides a cooler. The cooler may include an outer frame, a product space within the outer frame, and a number of shelf assemblies positioned within the product space. The shelf assemblies may include an evaporator and a phase change material therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Roberto Horn Pereira, Abram C. Knip, Jacobus P. M. Dessing
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Patent number: 10037645Abstract: The present application provides a merchandiser for dispensing a number of products. The merchandiser may include an a temperature controlled compartment with a number of concentric storage wheels for storing the number of products therein, an input system positioned about the temperature controlled compartment, and a vending system positioned about the temperature controlled compartment.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Bart Carpentier, Erik Van Genechten
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Publication number: 20180177310Abstract: The present application provides a merchandiser for dispensing a number of products. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with a number of ambient product columns with a number of ambient products therein, an X-Y drive device positioned beneath the ambient compartment, and a temperature controlled compartment positioned beneath the X-Y drive device, the temperature controlled compartment including a number of temperature controlled product columns with a number of temperature controlled products therein. The X-Y drive device receives an ambient product from one of the ambient product columns of the ambient compartment and delivers the ambient product to one of the temperature controlled product columns of the temperature controlled compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPNAYInventor: Jurgen ROEKENS
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Patent number: 9953480Abstract: The present application provides a merchandiser. The merchandiser may include a temperature controlled compartment, a product input system adjacent to the temperature controlled compartment, and a multi-chute product dispensing mechanism positioned within the temperature controlled compartment. The multi-chute product dispensing system may include a number of product chutes in communication with a dispense activation mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Abram C. Knip, Jacobus P. M. Dessing
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Publication number: 20180061170Abstract: The present application provides an intake mechanism for a product into a merchandiser. The intake mechanism may include an input tray, a reciprocating assembly to maneuver the input tray, an identification module, and an input control system. The input control system permits access to the merchandiser as the input tray is maneuvered by the reciprocating assembly if the product is identified by the identification module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPNAYInventors: Jurgen ROEKENS, Jocubus P.M. DESSING
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Patent number: 9833084Abstract: The present application provides a merchandiser. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with at least one ambient product therein, a temperature controlled compartment with at least one temperature controlled product therein, and a vending module in communication with the temperature controlled compartment such that the vending module dispenses a temperature controlled product in response to an ambient product being placed in the vending module.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Jurgen Roekens, Bart Carpentier, David Pas, Michael J. Kline