Multiple brand ice beverage dispenser
CA 2737132 C · Owner: Lancer Partnership, Ltd. · Inventors: Schroeder, Alfred A.; Sudolcan, Paul S.; Rosales, Roberto
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A beverage dispenser for dispensing beverages includes a touch panel assembly removable fittings in a carbonator, a carbonator probe and a carbonator pump assembly removable from a front of the beverage dispenser. The touch panel assembly includes a light source for backlighting a user interface and providing the dispenser with a visual presence. Electrode traces in the touch panel assembly detect interruptions in electrode fields and are accepted as user inputs for dispensing a beverage. A controller conducts the lighting dispensing, and reconfiguring operations for the flavor selection areas on the user interface. The touch panel assembly further includes provisions for increasing a user …
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- Filed October 2, 2003 and granted August 13, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 2, 2023.
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