Thomas Lamar Guy

US Patent:

8079230, Dec 20, 2011

Filed:

Aug 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/467852

Inventors:

Jimmy I. Frank - Houston TX, US
Thomas L. Guy - San Antonio TX, US
Kristan L. Dawson - Brookside TX, US
Raymond A. Glatt - San Antonio TX, US
Richard E. Frankenberger - San Antonio TX, US
Carl R. Martin - Burton TX, US
Craig Cloud - New Braunfels TX, US

Assignee:

FBD Partnership, LP - San Antonio TX

International Classification:

A23L 3/36
F25D 3/00
B67D 7/80
B67D 1/08
B67D 7/56
B65D 88/54

US Classification:

62303, 62389, 2221466, 222148, 222155, 222318

Abstract:

A food dispensing machine includes a product chamber with a dispensing valve connected to the product chamber and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber is dispensed. The product chamber has a cleaning solution inlet connectable to a cleaning solution supply source for receiving cleaning solution into the product chamber. The product chamber further has an ingredient inlet alternatively connectable to either an ingredient supply source or the dispensing valve outlet. When the ingredient inlet is connected to the dispensing valve outlet, a re-circulating flow path is created, allowing for complete cleaning and sanitizing of the product flow path.

US Patent:

20020043071, Apr 18, 2002

Filed:

Aug 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/932454

Inventors:

Jimmy Frank - Houston TX, US
Thomas Guy - San Antonio TX, US

International Classification:

F25C001/18
F25D017/00
F28G001/00
A23G009/00
F25C001/00

US Classification:

062/135000, 062/068000, 062/180000, 062/303000, 062/342000

Abstract:

A frozen beverage machine includes a process control block having a plurality of inlets for receiving ingredients and a plurality of outlets. A mixing block has a plurality of inlets connected to the process control block outlets such that ingredients flowing through the mixing block are mixed together therein. At least one freezing chamber is connected to the mixing block outlet to receive the mixed ingredients therefrom, and a refrigeration system is arranged to refrigerate the freezing chamber. A dispensing valve and a drain valve are connected to the freezing chamber. A controller is connected to the process control block to control operation of the frozen beverage machine. The beverage machine includes an automated sanitizing system operated by the controller, in which the beverage mixture is drained from the freezing chamber via the drain valve, and a cleaning solution is pumped into a cleaning solution inlet of the mixing block and into the freezing chamber to sanitize the machine. The cleaning solution is then drained from the freezing chamber via the drain valve.

US Patent:

20030126871, Jul 10, 2003

Filed:

Mar 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/249227

Inventors:

Jimmy Frank - Houston TX, US
Thomas Guy - San Antonio TX, US

Assignee:

Lancer FBD - Houston 77055

International Classification:

B01F003/04
F25C001/00

US Classification:

062/135000, 062/306000

Abstract:

A frozen beverage machine includes a mixing block having a plurality of inlets and an outlet coupled to a freezing chamber. The freezing chamber has a drain valve and a dispensing valve coupled thereto. Beverage ingredients are pumped into corresponding ingredient inlets of the mixing block such that the ingredients are mixed in the mixing block to form a product mixture, and the product mixture flows from the mixing block outlet into the freezing chamber. The freezing chamber and the mixing block are refrigerated. The product mixture is drained from the freezing chamber via the drain valve, and a cleaning solution is pumped into a cleaning solution inlet of the mixing block and into the freezing chamber. The cleaning solution is drained from the freezing chamber via the drain valve.

US Patent:

20080041876, Feb 21, 2008

Filed:

Aug 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/839892

Inventors:

Jimmy I. FRANK - Pasadena TX, US
Kris L. DAWSON - Pearland TX, US
Thomas L. GUY - San Antonio TX, US

International Classification:

G01F 11/00
B67D 5/56
B67D 5/62

US Classification:

222 1, 2221291, 2221466, 2221445

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides an improved system and method that includes a food dispensing machine for dispensing a base food product through a dispensing valve and adding ingredients and other additives, such as flavors and the like, to the base food product when the product is dispensed from a product chamber. Multiple conduits coupled between additive sources and the dispensing valve can be selectively used to flow the various additives to the dispensing valve when the product is dispensed. The system and method may assist in reducing the number of product chambers generally required to deliver multiple products, allow various combinations of products, and even more combinations for those units having multiple product chambers with multiple dispensing valves. The disclosure further provides a unique valve that includes a movable nozzle assembly that unseats and seats on a fixed valve stem with attendant advantages in the above described dispensing valve.

US Patent:

20120055952, Mar 8, 2012

Filed:

Nov 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/294721

Inventors:

Jimmy I. Frank - Houston TX, US
Thomas L. Guy - San Antonio TX, US
Kristan L. Dawson - Brookside TX, US
Raymond A. Glatt - San Antonio TX, US
Richard E. Frankenberger - San Antonio TX, US
Carl R. Martin - Burton TX, US
Craig Cloud - New Braunfels TX, US

Assignee:

FBD Partnership - San Antonio TX

International Classification:

A23L 3/36
B67D 7/78
B67D 7/06
F25D 3/00
F25C 1/12
B67D 7/80

US Classification:

222 1, 62340, 62303, 2221466, 2221445, 2221452, 62 71

Abstract:

A food dispensing machine includes a product chamber with a dispensing valve connected to the product chamber and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber is dispensed. The product chamber has a cleaning solution inlet connectable to a cleaning solution supply source for receiving cleaning solution into the product chamber. The product chamber further has an ingredient inlet alternatively connectable to either an ingredient supply source or the dispensing valve outlet. When the ingredient inlet is connected to the dispensing valve outlet, a re-circulating flow path is created, allowing for complete cleaning and sanitizing of the product flow path.