METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PORTIONING AND DELIVERING ICE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140061232A1
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14013523

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Disclosed is a method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the amount of ice that may be delivered from an ice storage reservoir to a point of use, such as from an ice reservoir of a combination beverage dispenser and ice reservoir to a container, with a high degree of accuracy, consistency and repeatability. The method and apparatus may be controlled by means of a program and/or logic sequence stored in a memory to allow a wide range of ice volumes to be measured, metered and dispensed. The apparatus may include an ice reservoir, a mechanism for dispensing ice to a point of use disposed in communication with the ice reservoir, and an ice metering device disposed in communication with both the ice reservoir and the mechanism for dispensing ice.

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MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES LLCWISCONSIN WISCONSIN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bressner, Gorm Providence, US 20 501
Brown, James W Crestwood, US 45 1479
Corliss, John M Lynn, US 15 264
Gnadinger, Errin Louisville, US 17 247
Lundberg, Kenneth Mount Pleasant, US 10 55
Patterson, Nicholas Odessa, US 6 34
Sprinkle, Aaron Charlestown, US 1 0

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