A liquid dispenser comprise a nozzle comprising an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet to form a flow path, a thermistor in fluid communication with the inlet, an actuator rod comprising a gasket rod tip viton, at least one centering pin to center the actuator rod in at least a portion of th
A liquid dispenser comprise a nozzle comprising an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet to form a flow path, a thermistor in fluid communication with the inlet, an actuator rod comprising a gasket rod tip viton, at least one centering pin to center the actuator rod in at least a portion of the flow path, a flowmeter in fluid communication with the inlet, a double acting pneumatic cylinder comprising a first pneumatic inlet and a second pneumatic inlet operatively connected to the actuator rod, and a switch lever operatively coupled to a micro switch, wherein the nozzle opens when gas enters the first pneumatic inlet when the switch lever is activated by pressing on the micro switch and closes when gas enters the second pneumatic inlet when the switch lever is deactivated. Portable and non-portable liquid dispensing systems comprising the liquid dispenser are also described.
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1. A beer dispensing system comprising: a beer dispenser in fluid communication with a beverage container comprising a beer to be dispensed, the beer dispenser including a nozzle comprising an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet to form a flow path, a thermistor in fluid communication with a
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A beer dispensing system comprising: a beer dispenser in fluid communication with a beverage container comprising a beer to be dispensed, the beer dispenser including a nozzle comprising an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet to form a flow path, a thermistor in fluid communication with and proximate to the inlet, an actuator rod comprising a gasket rod tip viton, and at least one centering pin to center the actuator rod in at least a portion of the flow path,a flowmeter in fluid communication with the inlet,a double acting pneumatic cylinder comprising a first pneumatic inlet and a second pneumatic inlet operatively connected to the actuator rod, anda lateral switch lever operatively coupled to a micro switch for one-hand activation of the switch lever,wherein the nozzle opens when gas enters the first pneumatic inlet when the switch lever is activated by pressing laterally on the micro switch and closes when gas enters the second pneumatic inlet when the switch lever is deactivated, andwherein the inlet is oriented at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the outlet;a gas source coupled to the beverage container to pressurize the beverage container;a first pressure sensor to measure the pressure of the beverage container;a second pressure sensor to measure the pressure of the double acting pneumatic cylinder;a condensing unit comprising a condenser, a fan, and a compressor; anda water tank comprising an evaporator coil, an ice bank, at least one beverage coil, and an agitator pump;wherein the beverage coil is in fluid communication with the beer dispenser. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the beer dispenser comprises a bottom fill, positive shut-off valve beer dispenser. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the beer dispenser comprises a flow rate from 4 L/min to 6.5 L/min. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the beer dispenser comprises: a creamer fitting coupled to the nozzle, wherein the creamer fitting comprises a tube push-in type fitting; anda creamer plate for nitrogenated beer comprising a plurality of apertures having a diameter from 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm to release gas from the beer. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the nozzle comprises a nozzle having a length of at least 30 cm and the beer dispenser has a flow rate of at least 64 oz/25 seconds. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the gas source comprises a gas cylinder of pressurized gas and a pressure regulator, an air compressor, a pressure cartridge filled with pressurized gas, a solid substrate with gas molecules adsorbed on the surface thereof, or any combination thereof. 7. The system of claim 1 comprising an electric foam on beer detector in the ice bank and in fluid communication with the beer dispenser and the beverage container, wherein dispensing of the beer is shutoff when the beer is not contacting the electric foam on beer detector. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the electronic foam on beer detector comprises: an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet;a chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet to receive the beer from the beverage container;an electronic beer sensor to detect the beverage in the chamber; andan exhaust port to exhaust any gas in the chamber. 9. The system of claim 1 comprising a processor to control the double acting pneumatic cylinder, the flowmeter, the thermistor, the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the micro switch, and the electronic beer sensor. 10. The system of claim 9 comprising at least one network interface to transmit signals over a communication network to control the double acting pneumatic cylinder, the flowmeter, the thermistor, the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the micro switch, and the electronic beer sensor, wherein the interface is in electrical communication with the processor. 11. The system of claim 9 comprising a wireless communication interface to communicate with the processor, wherein the wireless communication interface includes at least one of radio communication, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) communication, a near-field communication (NFC), or a local area network (LAN) communication to connect to a WiFi or Ethernet communications network or machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communications network. 12. The system of claim 9 comprising a mobile hotspot interface to the transmit signals over a communication network. 13. The system of claim 1 comprising a display to output marketing content comprising audio and visual outputs. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the nozzle closes when a programmed amount of beer flows through the flowmeter. 15. A beer dispenser comprising: a nozzle comprising an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet to form a flow path;a thermistor in fluid communication with and proximate to the inlet;an actuator rod comprising a gasket rod tip viton;at least one centering pin to center the actuator rod in at least a portion of the flow path;a flowmeter in fluid communication with the inlet;a double acting pneumatic cylinder comprising a first pneumatic inlet and a second pneumatic inlet operatively connected to the actuator rod;a lateral switch lever operatively coupled to a micro switch for one-hand activation of the switch lever;a first pressure sensor to measure the pressure of a beer to be dispensed;a second pressure sensor to measure the pressure of the double acting pneumatic cylinder;a processor to control the pneumatic cylinder, the flowmeter, the thermistor, the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, and the micro switch; anda wireless communication interface to communicate with the processor, wherein the wireless communication interface includes at least one of radio communication, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) communication, a near-field communication (NFC), or a local area network (LAN) communication to connect to a WiFi or Ethernet communications network or machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communications network;wherein the nozzle opens when gas enters the first pneumatic inlet when the switch lever is activated by pressing laterally on the micro switch and closes when gas enters the second pneumatic inlet when the switch lever is deactivated; andwherein the inlet is oriented at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the outlet. 16. The beer dispenser of claim 15, wherein the beer dispenser comprises a bottom fill, positive shut-off valve beer dispenser. 17. The beer dispenser of claim 15 comprising a flow rate from 4 L/min to 6.5 L/min. 18. The beer dispenser of claim 15 comprising: a creamer fitting coupled to the nozzle, wherein the creamer fitting comprises a tube push-in type fitting; anda creamer plate for nitrogenated beer comprising a plurality of apertures having a diameter from 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm to release gas from the beer. 19. The beer dispenser of claim 15, wherein the nozzle comprises a nozzle having a length of at least 30 cm and the beer dispenser has a flow rate of at least 64 oz/25 seconds. 20. The beer dispenser of claim 15, wherein the nozzle closes when a programmed amount of beer flows through the flowmeter.
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