Donald W Smeller, Age 788010 Chestnut Blue Dr, Schertz, TX 78109

6363977, Apr 2, 2002

Sep 12, 2000

09/659931

Donald W. Smeller - Mission Viejo CA
Christopher W. Nesselroad - Dana Point CA
Richard I. Yanez - Lake Forest CA

Knlght, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

B65B 104

141 18, 141 2, 141 9, 141100, 141104, 141 67, 222129, 2221451

A modular container filling apparatus includes a simple pilot valve which can be operated by a push button, a bottle-engaging yoke, or a manual valve at the distal end of a bucket filling hose. The modular construction of the apparatus allows a plurality of units to be mounted side by side on a modular water manifold by bayonet-type sealing connections. An anti-foam venturi and spout mixes chemicals with the water and minimizes foaming when filling a bottle. A plurality of chemicals can be selected by a rotational selector without intermixing.

6532998, Mar 18, 2003

Sep 12, 2001

09/954505

Paul M. Beldham - Mission Viejo CA
Donald W. Smeller - Mission Viejo CA
Christopher W. Nesselroad - Dana Point CA

Knight, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

B65B 104

141 18, 141 2, 141100, 141104, 141105, 141 67

A modular container filling apparatus includes a simple pilot valve which can be operated by a push button, a bottle-engaging yoke, or a manual valve at the distal end of a bucket filling hose. The modular construction of the apparatus allows a plurality of units to be mounted side by side on a modular water manifold by bayonet-type sealing connections. An anti-foam venturi and spout mixes chemicals with the water and minimizes foaming when filling a bottle. A plurality of chemicals can be selected by a rotational selector without intermixing.

6883560, Apr 26, 2005

Mar 17, 2003

10/390099

Paul M. Beldham - Mission Viejo CA, US
Donald W. Smeller - Mission Viejo CA, US
Christopher W. Nesselroad - Dana Point CA, US

Knight, LLC - Lake Forest CA

B65B001/04

141 18, 141100, 141104, 141105, 141 67

A modular container filling apparatus includes a simple pilot valve which can be operated by a push button, a bottle-engaging yoke, or a manual valve at the distal end of a bucket filling hose. The modular construction of the apparatus allows a plurality of units to be mounted side by side on a modular water manifold by bayonet-type sealing connections. An anti-foam venturi and spout mixes chemicals with the water and minimizes foaming when filling a bottle. A plurality of chemicals can be selected by a rotational selector without intermixing.

7017621, Mar 28, 2006

Feb 22, 2005

11/064238

Paul M. Beldham - Mission Viejo CA, US
Donald W. Smeller - Mission Viejo CA, US
Christopher W. Nesselroad - Dana Point CA, US

Knight, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

B65B 1/04

141 18, 141 2, 141100, 141104, 141 9

A modular container filling apparatus includes a simple pilot valve which can be operated by a push button, a bottle-engaging yoke, or a manual valve at the distal end of a bucket filling hose. The modular construction of the apparatus allows a plurality of units to be mounted side by side on a modular water manifold by bayonet-type sealing connections. An anti-foam venturi and spout mixes chemicals with the water and minimizes foaming when filling a bottle. A plurality of chemicals can be selected by a rotational selector without intermixing.

8091737, Jan 10, 2012

Mar 13, 2008

12/075676

Donald W. Smeller - Converse TX, US
Samuel Escamilla - San Antonio TX, US
Robert L. Robinson - Universal City TX, US

Lancer Partnership, Ltd - San Antonio TX
The Coca-Cola Company - Atlanta GA

B67D 7/78

2221455, 222 1, 2221291, 2221294, 222491

A multiple flavor beverage dispensing nozzle includes at least one disposable beverage flavor syrup injector for injecting flavor syrup into a mixing fluid. The flavor syrup injector injects flavor syrup at an angle towards the longitudinal axis of the nozzle exit orifice such that the nozzle exit orifice does not come in contact with the syrup, avoiding color and flavor contamination of other dispensed beverages. Also, by injecting the syrup at an angle, the mixing fluid intersects with the syrup in midair below the surface of the nozzle, resulting in a complete and gentle mixing of syrup and mixing fluid, without syrup residue accumulating on any surface in contact with any other flavor. By directing the mixing fluid through and around the housing containing the flavor syrup injectors, a uniform even circular flow of mixing fluid is dispensed from the exit orifice of the nozzle. By using multiple flavor syrup injectors, a nozzle may contain several different flavors in a smaller space than a single flavor nozzle.

8505777, Aug 13, 2013

Aug 16, 2010

12/806545

Michael T. Romanyszyn - San Antonio TX, US
Basil Girjis - San Antonio TX, US
Donald W. Smeller - Converse TX, US

Lancer Corporation - San Antonio TX

B67D 7/78

2221456, 2221291, 2221452, 2221455

A mixer assembly includes a mixer body and a mixer cover coupled to the mixer body. The mixer body includes an inner wall defining a mixing chamber having an inlet and an outlet. The inner wall includes a plurality of protrusions disposed on top of the inner wall that form a plurality of passes therebetween. The mixer body further includes a shell disposed around the inner wall that forms a diluent chamber between the inner wall and the shell. Diluent entering the diluent chamber flows through the plurality of passes and into the mixing chamber for mixing with product entering from the inlet of the mixing chamber. Mixed product exits the mixer body from the outlet of the mixing chamber. The mixer cover includes an angled shelf that closes out the diluent chamber and extends over the plurality of passes such that diluent entering the diluent chamber moves through the plurality of passes along the angled shelf and into the mixing chamber.

2008008, Apr 10, 2008

Oct 10, 2006

11/545195

Donald W. Smeller - Converse TX, US
John R. Webb - Helotes TX, US

G05D 16/06

13750542

A pressure regulator is provided in which a valve () is coupled to a body (), and is used to regulate gas pressure in a regulated pressure chamber (). Valve () includes a movable sealing member () that is relatively soft. The movable sealing member () seals against a passageway () formed in a capsule body (). The capsule body () is made of a material that is harder than the sealing member ().

2012011, May 10, 2012

Oct 19, 2011

13/317488

Donald W. Smeller - Converse TX, US
Robert L. Robinson - Universal City TX, US
Merrill R. Good - San Antonio TX, US
George E. Hernandez - San Antonio TX, US

B67D 7/74

2221291

A nozzle system for use with a multi-flavor beverage dispenser includes a mixing chamber having a fluid outlet therefrom; a diluent injector configured to deliver a mixing fluid from without to within the mixing chamber; and a number of concentrate injectors configured to independently deliver a fluid concentrate from without to within the mixing chamber. The concentrate injector each have associated therewith a self-sealing dispensing valve configured to substantially limit fluid flow through its respective concentrate injector to from without the mixing chamber to within the mixing chamber.