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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
May. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph W Shannon, Kent, OH (US);
Ming Zhang, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
IMI Wilshire Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ; B67D / ; F04B / ; F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364510 ; 36447914 ; 222 65 ; 222 66 ;
Abstract
A beverage dispenser with an out of syrup detector is described. The detector analyzes the electrical current drawn by a solenoid valve controlling the flow of syrup. Parameters of the current are compared to known parameters indicative of proper back pressure and known parameters indicative of an out of syrup condition.