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Patent No.:

US 9816751 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2015

Beverage machine with thermoelectric cooler, heat pipe and heat sink arrangement

Applicant:

Bedford Systems Llc, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Steven Mackey, Dedham, MA (US);

Pranav Chopra, Delhi, IN;

Scott Grubb, Cambridge, GB;

Thomas Fedorka, Billerica, MA (US);

Qian Gao, North Billerica, MA (US);

Jeremy B. Gordon, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

Bedford Systems LLC, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:

Holland & Hart LLP

Primary Examiner:

Melvin Jones

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 21/02 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); F28D 1/06 (2006.01); F28F 1/14 (2006.01); F25B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 31/006 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/54 (2013.01); F28D 1/06 (2013.01); F28F 1/14 (2013.01); F25B 21/02 (2013.01); F25B 23/006 (2013.01); F25B 2321/025 (2013.01);
Abstract

A beverage making machine having a tank may be arranged to carbonate and/or chill liquid in the tank. A thermoelectric device may be thermally coupled to the tank to cool precursor liquid in the tank, and a heat pipe may transfer heat from the thermoelectric device to a heat sink. The heat sink may be located remotely from the thermoelectric device, e.g., in an air duct that helps prevent contact of moisture, dirt, etc. in the duct with the thermoelectric device.

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Mackey, Steven. (2017). Beverage machine with thermoelectric cooler, heat pipe and heat sink arrangement (U.S. Patent No. 9816751). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9816751

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