Latest Patents

Patents imply intellectual property and it has a $ value that can be associated depending on the field and type of patent that is allocated. Patents also increase the enterprise value of the company and help prevent copy-cats from copying the idea without having royalt payments or licencing deals. We like it when companies get patents awarded!. To protect IP companies aggressively file provisional patents even before they have a working product. The below table provides a way to look at what has been done by companies and use this as a factor to make investment decisions.

     
Title Filing Date Publication Date Grant Date
Ice bagging assembly 2017-11-16 2018-3-15
Water dispenser 2017-8-22 2020-4-21 2020-4-21
Ice bagging device 2013-9-09 2016-11-01 2016-11-01
Select serving and flavored sparkling beverage maker system 2013-3-08 2013-9-12
Ice bagging assembly 2013-1-15 2016-12-27 2016-12-27
Select serving and flavored sparkling beverage maker 2012-1-06 2012-5-03
Drinking water apparatus having beverage feature 2011-7-09 2012-9-13
System and method for carrying and installing a plurality of empty ice bags … 2010-9-22 2013-1-22 2013-1-22
Select serving and flavored sparkling beverage maker 2009-10-05 2014-3-25 2014-3-25
Water and drink mix vending machine 2008-8-15 2009-2-19
Bottled water distribution method and bottle return apparatus 2008-7-30 2018-8-14 2018-8-14
Bottled water distribution method and bottle return apparatus 2008-6-04 2008-12-18
Select Serving and Flavored Sparkling Beverage Maker 2008-5-05 2010-6-10
Carbonation system and method 2006-10-02 2007-4-12