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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Validfill Llc, Bradenton, FL (US);
Jeremy Wade, Bradenton, FL (US);
Loren Ostema, Sarasota, FL (US);
James Wampler, Bradenton, FL (US);
Frank Uellenberg, North Port, FL (US);
Paul Wade, Bradenton, FL (US);
Peter Dorney, Geneva, FL (US);
Alex Whiteaker, Bradenton, FL (US);
ValidFill LLC, Bradenton, FL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of a beverage dispensing system that controls the flow of beverage based on information acquisitioned from a marker associated with a vessel for the beverage. The system utilizes a switching apparatus located in the tap of the dispensing unit that can selectively enable mechanical connection between the hand lever of the tap and the stem based on the information acquisitioned. Some embodiments include a hand tilt device for automatically controlling the flow of beverage, and a vessel tilt device to adjusting the tilt of the vessel so as to achieve a preferred pour.