Thomas F Giles

US Patent:

20210147137, May 20, 2021

Filed:

Dec 17, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/222390

Inventors:

- Monona WI, US
Donald R. Lamond - Haworth NJ, US
Ronald F. Faust - Cross Plains WI, US
Thomas E. Giles - Orfordville WI, US
Albert H. Dorsey - Ocean Grove NJ, US

International Classification:

B65D 83/52
B65D 47/06
B67D 3/00
B65D 83/54

Abstract:

A method for dispensing a beverage from a bottle that includes communicating a dispensing authorization message from a control unit to at least one of a server interface carried by a beverage server and a pour spout secured to a bottle, wherein the dispensing authorization message at least one of includes or initiates a dispensing command, and wherein the pour spout responds to the dispensing command by opening a spout valve through which a beverage flows from the bottle and out of the pour spout.

US Patent:

20180265344, Sep 20, 2018

Filed:

May 21, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/985296

Inventors:

- Monona WI, US
Donald R. Lamond - Haworth NJ, US
Ronald F. Faust - Cross Plains WI, US
Thomas E. Giles - Orfordville WI, US

International Classification:

B67D 3/00

Abstract:

A pour spout, for attaching to a bottle, has a first wireless transceiver and a valve for selectively controlling flow of a beverage from the bottle. A server interface, adapted to be carried by a person who serves beverages, has a second wireless transceiver. A control unit is provided to wirelessly communicate with the second transceiver. In one mode, the pour spout transmits a spout identifier to the server interface, which responds by transmitting the spout identifier and a server identifier to the control unit. The control unit responds with a reply transmission causing the server interface to command the pour spout to open the valve. In another mode, a person selects a cocktail, that results in the control unit sending designations of a plurality of liquor ingredients to the server interface. The server interface controls dispensing each of the plurality of liquor ingredients.

US Patent:

20160096717, Apr 7, 2016

Filed:

Dec 11, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/966757

Inventors:

- MONONA WI, US
Donald R. Lamond - Haworth NJ, US
Ronald F. Faust - Cross Plains WI, US
Thomas E. Giles - Orfordville WI, US

Assignee:

BERG COMPANY, LLC - MONONA WI

International Classification:

B67D 3/00

Abstract:

A pour spout, for attaching to a bottle, has a first wireless transceiver and a valve for selectively controlling flow of a beverage from the bottle. A server interface, adapted to be carried by a person who serves beverages, has a second wireless transceiver. A control unit is provided to wirelessly communicate with the second transceiver. In one mode, the pour spout transmits a spout identifier to the server interface, which responds by transmitting the spout identifier and a server identifier to the control unit. The control unit responds with a reply transmission causing the server interface to command the pour spout to open the valve. In another mode, a person selects a cocktail, that results in the control unit sending designations of a plurality of liquor ingredients to the server interface. The server interface controls dispensing each of the plurality of liquor ingredients.

US Patent:

20140263399, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/799649

Inventors:

- Monona WI, US
Donald R. Lamond - Haworth NJ, US
Ronald F. Faust - Cross Plains WI, US
Thomas E. Giles - Orfordville WI, US

Assignee:

Berg Company, LLC - Monona WI

International Classification:

B67D 3/00

US Classification:

222 1, 222 23

Abstract:

A pour spout, for attaching to a bottle, has a first wireless transceiver and a valve for selectively controlling flow of a beverage from the bottle. A server interface, adapted to be carried by a person who serves beverages, has a second wireless transceiver. A control unit is provided to wirelessly communicate with the second transceiver. In one mode, the pour spout transmits a spout identifier to the server interface, which responds by transmitting the spout identifier and a server identifier to the control unit. The control unit responds with a reply transmission causing the server interface to command the pour spout to open the valve. In another mode, a person selects a cocktail, that results in the control unit sending designations of a plurality of liquor ingredients to the server interface. The server interface controls dispensing each of the plurality of liquor ingredients.

US Patent:

20140263418, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 21, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/221679

Inventors:

- Monona WI, US
Donald R. Lamond - Haworth NJ, US
Ronald F. Faust - Cross Plains WI, US
Thomas E. Giles - Orfordville WI, US
Albert H. Dorsey - Ocean Grove NJ, US

Assignee:

BERG COMPANY, LLC - Monona WI

International Classification:

B67D 3/00

US Classification:

222 1, 222566, 222 39, 222 71

Abstract:

A method for dispensing a beverage from a bottle that includes communicating a dispensing authorization message from a control unit to at least one of a server interface carried by a beverage server and a pour spout secured to a bottle, wherein the dispensing authorization message at least one of includes or initiates a dispensing command, and wherein the pour spout responds to the dispensing command by opening a spout valve through which a beverage flows from the bottle and out of the pour spout.

US Patent:

20140263429, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/799917

Inventors:

- Monona WI, US
Donald R. Lamond - Haworth NJ, US
Ronald F. Faust - Cross Plains WI, US
Thomas E. Giles - Orfordville WI, US

International Classification:

B67D 3/00
B67D 1/00

US Classification:

222 54, 222511, 222504, 222 23

Abstract:

A pour spout has a bottle adapter for insertion into a mouth of a bottle. A housing has a chamber into which a housing inlet and a housing outlet open with the housing inlet connected to the bottle adapter for receiving beverage from the bottle. A valve carriage is movable within the chamber and has a carriage inlet in fluid communication with a carriage outlet. A resilient first tube provides a first beverage passageway between the housing inlet and the carriage inlet. A resilient second tube provides a second beverage passageway between carriage outlet and the housing outlet. The first or second tube has a valve seat that is engaged and disengaged by a plunger on the valve carriage as the valve carriage moves within the chamber. A valve actuator moves the valve carriage in response to signal from a control circuit that receives a wireless command signal.

US Patent:

20140263430, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 21, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/221775

Inventors:

- Monona WI, US
Donald R. Lamond - Haworth NJ, US
Ronald F. Faust - Cross Plains WI, US
Thomas E. Giles - Orfordville WI, US
Albert H. Dorsey - Ocean Grove NJ, US

Assignee:

BERG COMPANY, LLC - Monona WI

International Classification:

B67D 3/00

US Classification:

222 54, 222545, 222511, 222504, 222 52

Abstract:

A pour spout for dispensing a beverage from a bottle including a bottle adapter for attaching to a bottle to receive a beverage from the bottle, a housing having a chamber into which a housing inlet and a housing outlet open, the housing inlet connected to the bottle adapter for receiving the beverage, a valve carriage moveably received within the chamber and having a carriage passage, a resilient first tube providing a first passageway for beverage to flow from the housing inlet to the carriage passage, a resilient second tube providing a second passageway for beverage to flow from the carriage passage to the housing outlet, a valve operatively connected to the valve carriage to control flow of the beverage through the housing from the housing inlet to the housing outlet; and a valve actuator for moving the valve carriage within the chamber to operate the valve open or closed.