Wireless control system for dispensing beverages from a bottle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9975752
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14966757

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A pour spout, for attaching to a bottle, has a first wireless transceiver and a valve for selectively controlling flow of a beverage from the bottle. A server interface, adapted to be carried by a person who serves beverages, has a second wireless transceiver. A control unit is provided to wirelessly communicate with the second transceiver. In one mode, the pour spout transmits a spout identifier to the server interface, which responds by transmitting the spout identifier and a server identifier to the control unit. The control unit responds with a reply transmission causing the server interface to command the pour spout to open the valve. In another mode, a person selects a cocktail, that results in the control unit sending designations of a plurality of liquor ingredients to the server interface. The server interface controls dispensing each of the plurality of liquor ingredients.

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BERG COMPANY LLCWISCONSIN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Faust, Ronald F Cross Plains, US 8 117
Giles, Thomas E Orfordville, US 19 598
Keating, Michael J Hardwick, US 43 1575
Lamond, Donald R Haworth, US 68 2574

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