Patents by Inventor Robert Stewart, deceased

Robert Stewart, deceased 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: 5697527
    Abstract: A machine for dispensing a plurality of ingredients includes stepped arrays of canisters providing a source of materials. The bottom ends of the canisters are generally coplanar, and are positioned immediately above a low profile drive train mounted on a tray. A drive train includes two spaced arrays of pumps with a motor providing a common drive for the pumps, mounted between the arrays. A valve tray is located above the canisters and includes a low profile dispense head, an array of tubing members arranged side-by-side in a common, generally horizontal plane, and an array of dispense valves attached at the back of the valve tray. The dispense valves are coupled to the pumps by pairs of fluid lines, so as to circulate materials between the pumps and dispense valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Fluid Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Altieri, Jr., John Lewis Fortin, Richard David Bothmann, Sandra Jean Liakus, Philip DiGangi, Dietrich M.E. Heyde, John Petersen, James M. Mayer, Errol Olsen, Robert Stewart, deceased