Specialty Equipment Companies, Inc.

Carrier Corporation

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc.

George Charles Boyer

Ronald J Mrugala

Norman L Beck

Michael Meserole

Martin Anthony Pateros

David C Duncan

A semi-frozen beverage dispenser with an improved flow proportioning mechanism is provided. In a filling cycle, a first valve regulating the syrup flow opens first to deliver a predetermined volume before it closes and a second valve regulating the water flow opens to deliver a volume according to the desired water to syrup ratio. A common flow sensor measures the liquid flow volume for both the syrup and water and provides the information to the control system. If it takes too long to deliver the expected volume, the system gives out a liquid-low warning.

Beverage proportioning

A frozen carbonated beverage apparatus includes a freezing cylinder that stores and freezes a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage. A beater including a helical member is moveable about an axis, and a stationary baffle is received within the beater. As the beater rotates, a scraper blade scrapes against the wall of the freezing cylinder to remove any frozen product from the wall. The helical member moves the frozen product within the freezing cylinder. The baffle prevents the mass of the product from collecting in the center of the helical beater and just rotating with the beater, assisting the blending of the frozen carbonated beverage and increasing the quality of the final product.

Frozen carbonated beverage apparatus for preparing a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage

A softserve product refrigeration and dispensing machine ( ) having numerous novel features, including a novel door ( ) and product dispensing apparatus ( ) having features to inhibit condensation and to provide a product dispenser design which may be easily flushed with no retention of food stuffs and the like and configured to require minimal lubrication. The novel door assembly allows for sealing of the freezing chamber ( ).

Valve and door assembly for semi-frozen food dispensing machine

A softserve product refrigeration and dispensing machine ( ) having numerous novel features to make the machine and the operation thereof more efficient; a novel supply method and apparatus provides raw product mix and gaseous matter at the proper ratios to the freezing cylinder ( ) of the machine. Additionally, and also in conjunction with a novel door and product dispensing apparatus ( ), the special design features enable the maintenance of a dispenser ( ), beater ( ), freezing chamber and other parts of the machine capable of easy flushing with a cleaning and/or sanitizing solution via the supply method and apparatus without requiring machine disassembly with no retention of the food stuffs and the like.

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Rockton, IL, United States of America

George Charles Boyer