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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Jeffrey J. Girard, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Nasser Pirshafiey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Mario E. Vassaux, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Heather B. Kay, Mesa, AZ (US);
Shlomo Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Zipora Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Jeffrey J. Girard, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Nasser Pirshafiey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Mario E. Vassaux, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Heather B. Kay, Mesa, AZ (US);
Shlomo Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Zipora Greenwald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Intelligent Coffee Company, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A concentrate/extract cartridge for dispensing a liquid concentrate/extract is provided. The cartridge includes a hollow body and a dispensing tube that contains a pumping device. The cartridge includes a valve having a valve stem that passes through a port of a valve seat connected to the dispensing tube. A piston is located at a first end of the valve stem and a valve body is located at a second end of the valve stem in removable contact with the valve seat for alternately opening and closing the port. A liquid dispenser suitable for numerous applications and having a removably insertable concentrate/extract cartridge and a method of dispensing a liquid are also provided.