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US 12,546,096 · App. 19/089,625 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Water dispenser riser assembly and system

Inventors: Arman Melkonian (La Cañada Flintridge, CA); Mark Melkonian (Northridge, CA); Ryan Nguyen (Westminster, CA)
Assignee: Brio Water Technology, Inc.
E03B9/20
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Patent No.
US 12,546,096
App. No.
19/089,625
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reconfigurable water dispenser riser assembly to elevate a water dispenser. The water dispenser riser assembly has multiple components that can be reconfigured and arranged to match a specific water dispenser. The water dispenser riser assembly includes an interchangeable, uniform core component that differing top plates and front plates can be attached and secured to. The top plate of the riser can be switched out, as needed, to match, attach and secure to a specific base of a specific water dispenser. The front plate of the assembly can also be chosen to match the aesthetic, shape and size of a specific water dispenser.

Claims (12)

1 . A water dispenser riser assembly system for use with a plurality of different water dispensers, comprising:

a standard core;

a plurality of top plates that are each designed to match one of the plurality of different water dispensers;

a plurality of front plates that are each designed to match one of the plurality of different water dispensers;

wherein the standard core is interchangeable between the plurality of top plates and the plurality of front plates;

wherein a water dispenser is selected from the plurality of different water dispensers;

wherein a top plate and a front plate are selected that are designed to match the selected water dispenser; and

wherein the selected top plate and the selected front plate are attached to the standard core to configure a riser assembly specific for attachment to the selected water dispenser.

2 . The water dispenser riser assembly for use with a water dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the selected top plate includes cutouts and attachment points to match the base of the selected water dispenser.

3 . The water dispenser riser assembly for use with a water dispenser of claim 1 wherein the selected front plate includes cutouts and attachment points to match the selected water dispenser.

4 . The water dispenser riser assembly for use with a water dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the standard core is 12 inches in width.

5 . The water dispenser riser assembly for use with a water dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the selected water dispenser has a dispensing nozzle and wherein when the riser assembly is connected to the selected water dispenser, the height of the dispensing nozzle is approximately slightly below the chest level of an average user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2025
From: MELKONIAN, ARMAN; MELKONIAN, MARK; NGUYEN, RYAN
To: BRIO WATER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 070862/0231 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63571411 · Mar 28, 2024
Related Publication 20250305258A1 · Oct 2, 2025
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