US Patent Issued to WELBILT FOODSERVICE Cos. on May 5 for "Adapter for beverage dispenser" (Oklahoma, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,665, issued on May 5, was assigned to WELBILT FOODSERVICE Cos. LLC (New Port Richey, Fla.).

"Adapter for beverage dispenser" was invented by James Wallace Brown (Crestwood, Ky.) and Roger Boydstun (Oklahoma City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The adapter of the present disclosure includes a circuit board with a processor and a switch thereon and a reader or transceiver connected to the board. With the adapter, a technician can retrofit an existing beverage machine to upgrade the dispensing and payment systems associated therewith. Existing beverage machines include a locking circuit that is key-enabled. This circuit allows an owner or ...