CA1338351C - Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau en bouteille distributrice et procede connexe - Google Patents

Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau en bouteille distributrice et procede connexe

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Publication number: CA1338351C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: carbonator; water; reservoir; liquid; carbonated
Prior art date: 1988-09-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

CA000616814A

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Mark W. Hancock

Richard K. Mckibben

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Water Chef

Original Assignee

Water Chef

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1988-09-14

Filing date

1994-02-02

Publication date

1996-05-28

1988-09-14 Priority claimed from US07/249,831 external-priority patent/US5002201A/en

1994-02-02 Application filed by Water Chef filed Critical Water Chef

1994-02-02 Priority to CA000616814A priority Critical patent/CA1338351C/fr

1996-05-28 Application granted granted Critical

1996-05-28 Publication of CA1338351C publication Critical patent/CA1338351C/fr

2009-09-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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CA000616814A 1988-09-14 1994-02-02 Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau en bouteille distributrice et procede connexe Expired - Fee Related CA1338351C (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA000616814A CA1338351C (fr)	1988-09-14	1994-02-02	Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau en bouteille distributrice et procede connexe

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US07/249,831 US5002201A (en)	1988-09-14	1988-09-14	Bottled water cooler apparatus and method
US249,831		1988-09-14
CA000611291A CA1337290C (fr)	1988-09-14	1989-09-13	Refroidisseur d'eau embouteillee et methode de refroidissement
CA000616814A CA1338351C (fr)	1988-09-14	1994-02-02	Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau en bouteille distributrice et procede connexe

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA000611291A Division CA1337290C (fr)	1988-09-14	1989-09-13	Refroidisseur d'eau embouteillee et methode de refroidissement

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1338351C true CA1338351C (fr)	1996-05-28

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CA000616814A Expired - Fee Related CA1338351C (fr)	1988-09-14	1994-02-02	Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau en bouteille distributrice et procede connexe

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CA (1)	CA1338351C (fr)

1994
- 1994-02-02 CA CA000616814A patent/CA1338351C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2000-05-29	MKLA	Lapsed

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