Automatic control system for filling beverage containers
CA 1305770 C · Owner: Coca-Cola Company (The) · Inventors: Stembridge, William F.; Stembridge, W. Frank, Iii
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An automatic ultrasonic system for controlling the, filling of different sizes of beverage containers which may or may not contain various quantities of ice. The system includes a transducer assembly and a control module, both preferably connected to a beverage dispenser valve assembly. The transducer assembly includes at least two piezo-electric crystals for separately transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave energy from the grate, the cup lip, the top of any ice in the cup, and the rising liquid level and for, generating signals corresponding to the travel time of the ultrasonic energy. The control module includes a microcomputer and associated circuitry. The system can include two …
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- Granted July 28, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 28, 2009.
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