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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Cummer, Seattle, WA (US);
Izaak Matthew Koller, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander Clinton Schacht, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0884 (2013.01); B67D 1/0857 (2013.01); B67D 1/0882 (2013.01); B67D 1/1405 (2013.01); B67D 2001/1483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various apparatus and systems for chilled beverage dispensing are disclosed. The beverage dispenser can be configured such that any surface that the dispensed beverage is in contact with during the dispensing process is refrigerated to the appropriate temperature. In some examples, the beverage dispenser can extend from and retract into a refrigerated source. In some examples, the beverage dispenser can be built into a refrigeration system.