Carbonator refrigeration system
CA 2033196 C · Owner: Coca-Cola Company (The) · Inventors: Rudick, Arthur G.
Overview
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A carbonator refrigeration system for use in a conventional refrigerator (10) for dispensing a chilled carbonated liquid such as water or a beverage from the front door (14) of the refrigerator. The system includes a compressor (44), and evaporator (38) a, condenser (42), a carbonator (30) and a valve member (56) wherein the valve member is responsive to conditions detected within the refrigerator for selectively directing a source of cooling fluid to or away from a heat exchange device provided in connection with the carbonator. The carbonator refrigeration system enables cooling of the carbonator for home dispensing use in a time-share manner with the remaining mechanical refrigeration …
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- Filed June 5, 1990 and granted September 20, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 5, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 5, 2012.
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