Patents by Inventor Nicholas James Surface

Nicholas James Surface 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).

  • Beverage dispensing machine
    Patent number: 10433671
    Abstract: Machines, devices, and methods for generating and dispensing mixed beverages are disclosed. An exemplary beverage machine includes a liquid storage container, an additive ingredient chamber, a mixing chamber, a piston for providing fluid movement into and/or out of the mixing chamber, and a cooling system. The cooling system may be configured to recycle heat rejected from the liquid storage container to provide a heat source for warming a mixed beverage contained in the mixing chamber, in addition to other functions and components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventor: Nicholas James Surface
  • BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180271318
    Abstract: Machines, devices, and methods for generating and dispensing mixed beverages are disclosed. An exemplary beverage machine includes a liquid storage container, an additive ingredient chamber, a mixing chamber, a piston for providing fluid movement into and/or out of the mixing chamber, and a cooling system. The cooling system may be configured to recycle heat rejected from the liquid storage container to provide a heat source for warming a mixed beverage contained in the mixing chamber, in addition to other functions and components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Nicholas James Surface