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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph W Shannon, Kent, OH (US);
Assignee:
ABC/Sebrn TechCorp., Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222 14 ; 222 40 ; 222 64 ; 222641 ; 2221294 ; 141198 ;
Abstract
A soft drink dispenser is provided with an electrical circuit path defined between the syrup and soda streams and the cup receiving the drink. By interrupting the path and then reestablishing it, the level of the reservoir of beverage within the cup can be instantaneously determined and the volume of beverage to then be dispensed to achieve a full measure of beverage within the cup, without overflow, can be attained.