Kevin R Winters

US Patent:

7802445, Sep 28, 2010

Filed:

Apr 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/741586

Inventors:

Kevin Winters - Golden CO, US

Assignee:

Millercoors, LLC - Chicago IL

International Classification:

F25D 3/00
F16L 9/18

US Classification:

62393, 138111, 138112, 138113, 138114, 138116

Abstract:

An insulated and refrigerated beverage transport line provides enhanced temperature control of one or more beverages conveyed through the transport line. A plurality of coolant lines carrying a re-circulated coolant makes contact with the one or more product lines. One or more empty lines, referred to as packers, may be placed between the coolant lines and the product lines to provide a dimensionally stable and tight group of lines that are bundled together. An external insulation is provided over the bundle of lines to further enhance insulation for the beverage being transported through the product lines. At least one dedicated coolant return line may be placed remote from the other lines. The dedicated coolant return line carries the highest temperature coolant found in a beverage transport system. Independent and separate insulation of this dedicated coolant return line prevents inadvertent heat transfer to the one or more product lines.

US Patent:

8640486, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Aug 6, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/851640

Inventors:

Kevin Winters - Golden CO, US

Assignee:

Millercoors LLC - Golden CO

International Classification:

F25D 3/00

US Classification:

62393, 62390

Abstract:

An insulated and refrigerated beverage transport line provides enhanced temperature control of one or more beverages conveyed through the transport line. A plurality of coolant lines carrying a re-circulated coolant makes contact with the one or more product lines. One or more empty lines, referred to as packers, may be placed between the coolant lines and the product lines to provide a dimensionally stable and tight group of lines that are bundled together. An external insulation is provided over the bundle of lines to further enhance insulation for the beverage being transported through the product lines. At least one dedicated coolant return line may be placed remote from the other lines. The dedicated coolant return line carries the highest temperature coolant found in a beverage transport system. Independent and separate insulation of this dedicated coolant return line prevents inadvertent heat transfer to the one or more product lines.

US Patent:

20080178607, Jul 31, 2008

Filed:

Jan 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/669049

Inventors:

Lynette S. Schneller - Broomfield CO, US
David Milliken - Denver CO, US
Kevin Winters - Golden CO, US

Assignee:

COORS BREWING COMPANY - Golden CO

International Classification:

F25B 21/02
B67D 5/06
B67D 5/62

US Classification:

62 364, 62393, 2221466

Abstract:

A beverage dispense font incorporating a portable cooling device is provided wherein the portable cooling device cools an outer housing of the dispense font in order to encourage ice formation on the dispense font. Unique visual effects can be obtained with ice formation on the outer housing of the dispense font, and the portable cooling device therefore enables independent cooling of the outer housing without redesign or modification of the existing glycol cooling system used to cool the dispensed beverage.The portable cooling device can be inherently small in size due to relatively minimal cooling capacity requirements for cooling just the outer housing of the dispense font. The dispense font and portable cooling device may be moved from location to location thereby greatly enhancing the capability to provide a frozen-appearing dispense font to many locations.