Patents by Inventor Steve C. BACHA

Steve C. BACHA 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).

  • Contactless dispensing valve system
    Patent number: 12246961
    Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispenser for dispensing a beverage in a contactless fashion. The beverage dispenser may include a number of adjacent dispensing valves with each of the dispensing valves including a nozzle and a contactless dispensing valve system. The contactless dispensing valve system includes one or more proximity sensors positioned under the nozzle of each of the adjacent dispensing valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason Franz Hejna, Michael Lawrence Connor, Steve C. Bacha, Patrick Joseph May, Ronald Loren Kraynick
  • CONTACTLESS DISPENSING VALVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230139954
    Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispenser for dispensing a beverage in a contactless fashion. The beverage dispenser may include a number of adjacent dispensing valves with each of the dispensing valves including a nozzle and a contactless dispensing valve system. The contactless dispensing valve system includes one or more proximity sensors positioned under the nozzle of each of the adjacent dispensing valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Franz HEJNA, Michael Lawrence CONNOR, Steve C. BACHA, Patrick Joseph MAY, Ronald Loren KRAYNICK