System and method for dispensing consumable liquids

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9704329
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14701973

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A networked system for providing and maintaining a set of liquid dispenser stations is described. The fluid dispensers communicate with a managing/supervisory cloud server via an interposed base station. The fluid dispensers communicate locally with the base station via wireless communication network links. The base station operates as an accumulator of status/usage information provided by the dispenser stations and bridge for passing information and control commands between the cloud server and the individual dispenser stations. The dispenser stations are configured with control processors (controllers) to facilitate performing a variety of local control operations associated with dispensing liquids that have been cooled (or heated) prior to dispensing by the dispenser stations. Additionally, the dispenser stations cooperatively operate with the cloud server (via the base station) to support a variety of real time control and maintenance operations relating to the dispenser stations operating at potentially thousands of distinct geographic locations.

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ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY2222 CAMDEN COURT OAK BROOK IL 60523

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hamilton, William Downers Grove, US 19 139
Hecker, Raymond T Elmhurst, US 11 98
Hiller, Timothy Scott Edward Waterloo, CA 13 268
Leiser, Joel E Freeport, US 7 36
Locke, Edward Elmhurst, US 11 39
Sajdak, (Felicelli) Ellen Naperville, US 6 32
Savoni, Franco Geneva, US 7 36
Shaw, Damon D Stillman Valley, US 8 42
Smouter, Trevor Robert Waterloo, CA 7 32

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