(19)
(11) EP 3 209 169 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
05.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/23

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
17.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/16

(21) Application number: 15788296.0

(22) Date of filing: 20.10.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47J 31/40(2006.01)
F25B 21/02(2006.01)
 B67D 1/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2015/056315
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/064784 (28.04.2016 Gazette 2016/17)

(54)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING BEVERAGE LIQUID WITH ICE BANK

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM KÜHLEN EINER GETRÄNKEFLÜSSIGKEIT MIT EINEM EISSPEICHER

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE REFROIDISSEMENT DE LIQUIDE DE BOISSON AVEC UN BLOC DE GLACE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 20.10.2014 US 201462065942 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/35

(73) Proprietor: Bedford Systems LLC
Bedford, MA 01730 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MACKEY, Steven
    Waterbury, VT 05676 (US)
  • CHOPRA, Pranav
    New Delhi 110058 (IN)
  • GRUBB, Scott
    Cambridge CB22 7GG (GB)
  • FEDORKA, Thomas
    Waterbury, VT 05676 (US)
  • GORDON, Jeremy, B.
    Waterbury, VT 05676 (US)
  • HINGSTON, Stephen
    Waterbury, VT 05676 (US)

(74) Representative: EP&C 
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2280 GE Rijswijk
2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-03/037492
GB-A- 2 471 159
 WO-A1-2012/036635
US-A- 4 843 830
   
       
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