Kelly C Doyle

20070095859, May 3, 2007

Oct 31, 2005

11/264585

Bryan Maser - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Robert May - Lakeville MN, US
Kelly Doyle - Lakeville MN, US

B67D 1/08
B67D 5/08

222148000, 222059000

A beverage dispensing system having control-based functionality for managing a beverage dispensing process and a cleaning process for fluid dispensing system is disclosed. The beverage dispensing system has one or more beverage containers that supply beverage(s) to beverage line(s), which in turn, supply the beverage(s) to dispense unit(s), or tap(s). A controller manages overall functionality of the system. Each beverage container includes a beverage port through which a beverage is output to an associated beverage line for communication to an associated tap. A coupler is affixed to the container and interfaces the associated beverage line to the beverage port on the container. The controller monitors flow through the beverage lines to determine whether any of the couplers are malfunctioning by allowing fluid to flow when the beverage dispensing process is disabled. The beverage lines also include fob detectors that are configured to facilitate the cleaning process.