Patents by Inventor Richard C. Staten

Richard C. Staten 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).

  • Adaptive sanitation system
    Patent number: 7993468
    Abstract: A method for altering an initiation time of an apparatus sanitation cycle based upon a base line flow rate. The method may include determining an actual flow rate through the apparatus, comparing the actual flow rate to the base line flow rate, and delaying the initiation time of the apparatus sanitation cycle if the actual flow rate exceeds the base line flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Richard C. Staten
  • Beverage dispenser
    Patent number: D440109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Laura G. Anton, Andrea P. Freeman, Barbara M. Gann, John Hurst, Lynwood Mallard, Tom McLean, Tracy Peters, Elizabeth Smith, Richard C. Staten, Scott R. Mallwitz, George H. Ladyman, Jr., Jeffery A. Minton, Darren R. Vickery, Kimberly L. Nystrom