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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
May. 05, 2006
Richard B. Muir, San Diego, CA (US);
William F. Polley, Marco Island, FL (US);
Devan B. Muir, San Diego, CA (US);
Wu C. Liang, Taoyuan, TW;
Richard B. Muir, San Diego, CA (US);
William F. Polley, Marco Island, FL (US);
Devan B. Muir, San Diego, CA (US);
Wu C. Liang, Taoyuan, TW;
Sephra L.P., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A fountain for heating and/or cooling a beverage comprises one or more heating and/or cooling elements that are configured to adjust a temperature of a beverage that circulates through the fountain. In one embodiment, the beverage fountain includes one or more heating elements located proximate to a basin, a cylinder, and/or a top reservoir of the fountain. In another embodiment, the beverage fountain includes one or more cooling elements located proximate to a basin, a cylinder, and/or a reservoir of the fountain. Alternatively, the beverage fountain may include both heating and cooling elements located proximate to a basin, a cylinder, a reservoir, and/or other locations of the fountain, wherein a selection device, such as an electrical switch or control module, may be adjusted by a user in order to select heating or cooling of the beverage.
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