Patents by Inventor Samuel L. ORR

Samuel L. ORR 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).

  • Publication number: 20200407208
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that include providing a beverage dispensing machine with a cleaning system comprising a first water branch and a second water branch connected in fluid communication with a three-way valve, a cleaning supply connected in fluid communication with the second water branch via a pump, and a nozzle. The three-way valve may be operated in a “dispensing mode” to provide a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water through the first water branch and a flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle, and operated in a “cleaning mode” to provide a flow of a cleaner, and optionally a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water, through the second water branch and a secondary flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle to clean the nozzle and/or a drain of the beverage dispensing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Marc Katz, Arthur G Rudick, Samuel L. Orr, Stan C. Kaplita, James Alan Sanders, William J. Moore, Lindsey Jane Bozung, Dick P. Welch, Jamal Omari Wilson
  • Patent number: 10822219
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that include providing a beverage dispensing machine with a cleaning system comprising a first water branch and a second water branch connected in fluid communication with a three-way valve, a cleaning supply connected in fluid communication with the second water branch via a pump, and a nozzle. The three-way valve may be operated in a “dispensing mode” to provide a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water through the first water branch and a flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle, and operated in a “cleaning mode” to provide a flow of a cleaner, and optionally a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water, through the second water branch and a secondary flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle to clean the nozzle and/or a drain of the beverage dispensing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Coca Cola Company
    Inventors: Marc Katz, Arthur G. Rudick, Samuel L. Orr, Stan C. Kaplita, James Alan Sanders, William J. Moore, Lindsey Jane Bozung, Dick P. Welch, Jamal Omari Wilson
  • Publication number: 20190352164
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that include providing a beverage dispensing machine with a cleaning system comprising a first water branch and a second water branch connected in fluid communication with a three-way valve, a cleaning supply connected in fluid communication with the second water branch via a pump, and a nozzle. The three-way valve may be operated in a “dispensing mode” to provide a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water through the first water branch and a flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle, and operated in a “cleaning mode” to provide a flow of a cleaner, and optionally a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water, through the second water branch and a secondary flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle to clean the nozzle and/or a drain of the beverage dispensing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Marc KATZ, Arthur G. RUDICK, Samuel L. ORR, Stan C. KAPLITA, James Alan SANDERS, William J. MOORE, Lindsey Jane BOZUNG, Dick P. WELCH, Jamal Omari WILSON
  • Patent number: 8074842
    Abstract: A dispenser including a plurality of tower sections allows an operator to remove one or more tower sections from the fluid dispenser without removing the fluid dispenser from a dispensing location. A housing of the dispenser includes multiple arrays of outlets from a housing fluid circuit that is connectable to fluid sources. Separate tower sections including complementary arrays are then coupled to arrays of the housing, thereby extending the housing fluid circuits to the dispense points disposed on the tower sections. The tower sections are secured to the fluid dispenser housing. The tower sections may further include mounting members that mate together to provide additional restraint and to ensure that the dispense points of the attached tower sections are aligned, thereby providing a clean, uniform appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: Lancer Partnership, Ltd., The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: William A. Edwards, Gary V. Paisley, Douglas J. McDougall, Daniel S. Quartarone, Samuel L. Orr, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080277420
    Abstract: A dispenser including a plurality of tower sections allows an operator to remove one or more tower sections from the fluid dispenser without removing the fluid dispenser from a dispensing location. A housing of the dispenser includes multiple arrays of outlets from a housing fluid circuit that is connectable to fluid sources. Separate tower sections including complementary arrays are then coupled to arrays of the housing, thereby extending the housing fluid circuits to the dispense points disposed on the tower sections. The tower sections are secured to the fluid dispenser housing. The tower sections may further include mounting members that mate together to provide additional restraint and to ensure that the dispense points of the attached tower sections are aligned, thereby providing a clean, uniform appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: William A. Edwards, Gary V. Paisley, Douglas J. McDougall, Daniel S. Quartarone, Samuel L. Orr, JR.