Vacuum-insulated cooler
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11000133B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16586307

    申请日:2019-09-27

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: A vacuum-insulated cooler for storing products. The cooler includes a housing and a storage compartment enclosed by the housing for storing products. The storage compartment includes a lower wall, an upper wall, and sidewalls extending from the lower wall to the upper wall that include vacuum-insulated glass. The storage compartment further includes a door for providing access to the products within the storage compartment.

    BEVERAGE COOLER
    4.
    发明申请
    BEVERAGE COOLER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200018542A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16054596

    申请日:2018-08-03

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Beverage coolers for storing and cooling bottled beverages. A beverage cooler may include a cooling chamber cooled by a refrigeration system, and openings in the cooling chamber for receiving bottled beverages to be chilled. The openings may have doors and/or seals to minimize heat exchange between the cooling chamber and the environment with or without bottles disposed in the openings. Each of the openings may have a visual indicator, such as a plurality of LEDs, configured to indicate the temperature of the bottle disposed in the opening.

    Quick-chill beverage cooler with post-chill storage chamber

    公开(公告)号:US10386117B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US14597718

    申请日:2015-01-15

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for cooling of beverages containers, such as cans or bottles, quickly, or on demand. An apparatus may provide for quickly cooling a number of beverage containers when power is available and for storing them, once they have been cooled. The apparatus may include a thermoelectric cooler configured to rapidly cool a beverage container in a cooling cell. The methods may include detecting the presence of a beverage container in a cooling cell and cooling the beverage container to a selected temperature. The availability of external power may be detected and a rapid cooling of a beverage container may begin when power becomes available.

    Vending machine
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11568702B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16130717

    申请日:2018-09-13

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers in a space-efficient manner. A vending machine may include a product compartment, a product storage system, a support structure, a dispensing port, and a product delivery system. The support structure may elevate the product compartment and form a void beneath the product compartment. Other structures may occupy the void beneath the product compartment, or humans may walk through the void beneath the product compartment. A product may be automatically moved from the product compartment to the dispensing port using the product delivery system.

    Compact vending machine
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10535214B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15986321

    申请日:2018-05-22

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: A compact vending machine for dispensing food products is disclosed. The compact vending machine includes a lightweight housing which may be mounted on a wall and a payment system that is configured to accept non-cash payments. A power source of the compact vending machine may be an external powers source, such as a power outlet, or an internal battery. An embodiment of the compact vending machine includes a controller and a communication system that are configured to transmit status information about the compact vending machine to a network.

    Lean vending machine
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11928910B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17499675

    申请日:2021-10-12

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G07F11/005 G07F11/165 G07F11/42

    Abstract: A vending machine includes two horizontal lead screws, a vertical lead screw, first and second motors, a shelf, a delivery cup, and a delivery area. The first and second motors drive the horizontal lead screws and the vertical lead screw, respectively. The vertical lead screw moves horizontally along the horizontal lead screws. The shelf contains a product and has a movable gate to hold the product on the shelf. The delivery cup moves vertically along the vertical lead screw and has a solenoid and a plunger. The solenoid activates the plunger, which opens the gate to dispense the product onto the delivery cup. An outer door of the delivery area isolates the delivery area from outside the vending machine when closed and provides access to the product from outside the vending machine when open. A mechanical interaction between the delivery cup and the delivery area opens the outer door.

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