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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. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A Martindale, Vacaville, CA (US);
Antonio J Jepson, Vacaville, CA (US);
James M Tuyls, Vacaville, CA (US);
Matthew Thomas Straddeck, Fairfield, CA (US);
Assignee:
Automatic Bar Controls, Inc., Vacaville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222-1 ; 222 54 ; 222 61 ; 2221445 ; 2221465 ; 222399 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a system and method of dispensing heated condiment from a condiment source. The condiment is flowed through a heater hose, and the temperature of the condiment is controlled within a predetermined range by sensing the temperature of the condiment in the hose and controlling the operation of the heater hose to maintain the temperature of the condiment within the predetermined range which results in the dispensing of condiment at a desired temperature.