Pepsico, Inc.

Other

Wilshire Partners

Allen L Rogala

Brian Jones

Russell J Duchene

Sanjay Kumar

William K Henninger

Scott A Dzibela

Amir A Faroqui

David N Evans

Michael J Fodor

John C Nordenstrom

John Brown

Tim Rothwell

Peter Currier

Scott J Sullivan

Amir Farooqui

A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing device, at least one valve that distributes a diluent, a concentrate pump that distributes concentrate, a support structure that supports the foregoing components and exterior cladding attached to the support structure. The exterior cladding provides the appearance of a real leaf tea brewer. The diluent valve and concentrate pump distribute the diluent and concentrate into the dispensing device to form a mixture to be dispensed therefrom. The diluent can be hot water and the apparatus further includes an air ejector device for eliminating air bubbles from the hot water prior to mixing. In addition, an improved sensor can accurately determine when the supply of concentrate is depleted.

Brewed iced tea or non-carbonated drink dispenser

A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing device, at least one valve that distributes a diluent, at least one solenoid for controlling the valve, a concentrate pump that distributes concentrate, a support structure that supports the foregoing components, and exterior cladding attached to the support structure. The exterior cladding provides the appearance of a real leaf tea brewer and the solenoid is of a quiet-type to minimize noise to a level like that in a real leaf tea brewer during dispensing. The diluent valve and concentrate pump distribute the diluent and concentrate into the dispensing device to form a mixture to be dispensed therefrom.

Brewed iced tea or non-carbonated drink dispenser with quiet operation

The present invention is a beverage dispenser that can be assembled virtually entirely by hand without the need for hand or power tools. Exterior cladding panels and thereof provide for interlocking assembly. A new ice bank evaporator structure , baffle and method of ice bank control are also shown. In addition, dispenser includes a merchandising cover that permits for quick low cost conversion from an opaque display to one utilizing a back-lit transparency . Dispenser further includes a molded plastic box releasably securable to the base panel thereof for retaining syrup pumps therein for permitting quick access thereto.

Beverage dispenser

A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing device, at least one valve that distributes a diluent, a concentrate pump that distributes concentrate, a support structure that supports the foregoing components, and exterior cladding attached to the support structure. The exterior cladding provides the appearance of a real leaf brewer. The diluent valve and concentrate pump distribute the diluent and concentrate into the dispensing device to form a mixture to be dispensed therefrom. The diluent can be hot water and the apparatus further includes an air ejector device for eliminating air bubbles from the hot water prior to mixing. In addition, an improved sensor can accurately determine when the supply of concentrate is depleted.

In a carbonated beverage dispensing apparatus including a dispensing valve, carbon dioxide gas is introduced into a liquid to be dispensed through the dispensing valve, and a temperature sensor is arranged to sense the temperature of the liquid, either in a carbonation tank or in the path through which the liquid is fed to the carbonation tank. A control, responsive to the temperature sensor, controls a valve which regulates the pressure at which carbon dioxide is introduced into the liquid. The carbon dioxide pressure increases with increasing liquid temperature, so that the carbonation level in the liquid dispensed through the dispensing valve is maintained at a substantially constant level. Both mechanical and electronic controls are disclosed.

Carbonated beverage dispensing apparatus

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Torrington, CT, United States of America

Allen L Rogala