Liquid dispenser for dispensing water and a flavored beverage
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Aug 27, 2024
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Dec 10, 2020
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Aug 5, 2020
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing water and a flavored beverage. The dispensing apparatus may dispense chilled drinking water, hot drinking water and/or ambient temperature drinking water. The dispensing apparatus may further dispense a chilled, ambient temperature and/or hot flavored beverage. The flavored beverage may be coffee, tea, hot chocolate or another flavored beverage. The dispensing apparatus may include a replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle stored in a lower portion of the dispensing apparatus or an external source of water. Preferably, the liquid dispensing apparatus dispenses chilled drinking water and hot coffee from a replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle stored in a lower portion of the dispensing apparatus wherein the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle is stored in an upright orientation, i.e., the discharge port of the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle is oriented above a bottom of the replaceable five (5) gallon water bottle.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
International Classification(s)

- 2020 Application Filing Year
- B67D Class
- 465 Applications Filed
- 321 Patents Issued To-Date
- 69.04 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Rivard, Dennis Laurier | Alberta, CA | 8 | 14 |
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 14 | |||
Smith, Andrew | Durham, GB | 304 | 14820 |
# of filed Patents : 304 Total Citations : 14820 | |||
Walton, Philip A | Bishop Auckland, GB | 20 | 85 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 85 |
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3.5 Year Payment | $1600.00 | $800.00 | $400.00 | Feb 27, 2028 |
7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Feb 27, 2032 |
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Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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