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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
May. 01, 2020
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Brian Mastro, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Christopher F. Zemko, Elgin, IL (US);
Mark Lytell, Glendale Heights, IL (US);
David K. Njaastad, Palatine, IL (US);
Craig Pavlich, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Steven M. Shei, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispensing machine includes a dispensing valve having a first flow path configured to dispense a first fluid and a second flow path configured to dispense a second fluid such that the first fluid and the second fluid mix downstream and form a mixed beverage. A flow control device regulates flow rate of the first fluid through the first flow path, and a shutoff valve selectively closes to stop flow of the first fluid through the first flow path. A sensor is configured to sense the flow rate of the first fluid, and a controller automatically controls the flow control device to adjust the flow rate of the first fluid and thereby obtain a desired fluid ratio of the mixed beverage.