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US 8,408,255 B1Granted
Beverage dispensing system
AssigneeValidFill LLC
InventorsJeremy Wade, Loren Ostema, Ken Kemski, Peter Dorney
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing system comprising a dispensing port for dispensing a beverage, a drip tray located below the dispensing port for collecting the beverage dispensed and an antenna located between the dispensing port and the drip tray is provided. The beverage dispensing system is RFID-enabled by configuring the antenna to receive signals from radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.
Claims5
A beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a dispensing port for use in dispensing a beverage therefrom;
- a drip tray located below the dispensing port for use in collecting beverage dispensed from the dispensing port;
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- an antenna located below the dispensing port and located above the drip tray, wherein the antenna is configured to receive a signal from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, wherein the antenna is carried by a grate located on the drip tray.
1 more element
A beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a dispensing port for use in dispensing a beverage therefrom;
- an antenna located below the dispensing port, wherein the antenna is configured to receive a signal from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;
- an antenna housing that surrounds the antenna, wherein the antenna housing prevents beverage dispensed from the dispensing port from contacting the antenna;
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- a drip tray located below the dispensing port for use in collecting beverage dispensed from the dispensing port, wherein the drip tray has a bottom surface, and wherein the antenna is spaced from the bottom surface of the drip tray,
- wherein the antenna housing extends upwards from the bottom surface of the drip tray, wherein the antenna is located within the drip tray, and wherein the bottom surface of the drip tray has a planar portion and defines a channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.