Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Appliance with dispenser
- Patent Title (中): 带分配器的设备
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Application No.: US12766439Application Date: 2010-04-23
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Publication No.: US08290615B2Publication Date: 2012-10-16
- Inventor: Harry Lee Crisp, III , Christopher Paul Ramsey , Roger Tanner
- Applicant: Harry Lee Crisp, III , Christopher Paul Ramsey , Roger Tanner
- Applicant Address: US IL Marion
- Assignee: Beverage Works, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Beverage Works, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Marion
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00

Abstract:
An appliance having a housing including a body defining a compartment and a door attached to the body, a water supplier including a first valve actuator configured to cause water to be dispensed by the water supplier, a supply container holder configured to hold a supply container for a liquid supply, at least one user input device including a touch screen configured to enable a user to make an input to request dispensing of the liquid supply from the supply container, a supply dispenser including a second valve actuator and configured to cause the liquid supply in the supply container to be selectively dispensed from the supply container based on the input made by the user using the touch screen, and a dispensing computer configured to receive a dispense signal from the touch screen, in response to receipt of the dispense signal, cause the second valve actuator to cause the liquid supply in the supply container to be dispensed from the supply container for a first period of time to dispense an appropriate amount of liquid supply, and store data representative of the amounts of the liquid supply dispensed by the supply dispenser.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100199705A1 APPLIANCE WITH DISPENSER Public/Granted day:2010-08-12
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