US Patent Issued to Follett Products on March 31 for "Systems and methods for dispensing liquid through a portion of an ice storage bin and related cleaning processes" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,983, issued on March 31, was assigned to Follett Products LLC (Easton, Pa.).

"Systems and methods for dispensing liquid through a portion of an ice storage bin and related cleaning processes" was invented by Paul William Blayle (Allentown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for dispensing ice and at least one liquid, and related cleaning processes. In one embodiment, the system comprises an ice bin for storing a quantity of ice particles, a dispensing tube for carrying at least a first liquid, and a discharge chute in communication with a discharge outlet, wherein the discharge chute is disposed upst...