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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Marc L. Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
William E. Rabbitt, Solon, OH (US);
John W. Nottingham, Bratenahl, OH (US);
John R. Nottingham, Bratenahl, OH (US);
John W. Spirk, Jr., Gates Mills, OH (US);
Jay Tapper, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
John Replogle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey M. Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Marc L. Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
William E. Rabbitt, Solon, OH (US);
John W. Nottingham, Bratenahl, OH (US);
John R. Nottingham, Bratenahl, OH (US);
John W. Spirk, Jr., Gates Mills, OH (US);
Jay Tapper, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
John Replogle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey M. Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
On Tap LLC, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispensing assembly that is capable of dispensing controlled or metered portions of a beverage charged with a gas fits onto a shelf in a conventional household refrigerator. The beverage dispensing assembly includes a sealed disposable container assembly that contains the beverage and a dispensing assembly that cooperates with the container assembly to selectively unseal the container assembly and dispense controlled portions of the beverage from the container assembly.