BEVERAGE OR FOODSTUFF CONTAINER CONSUMPTION MONITORING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240346445A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18640509

    申请日:2024-04-19

    发明人: Marco Magatti

    摘要: A method for monitoring beverage or foodstuff container consumption includes: deriving, at a beverage or foodstuff preparation machine, container consumption information; and updating, using the consumption information, stock state information. The stock state information contains information detailing an amount of containers at a location of the machine. The method also includes obtaining, at an electronic device external to the machine, the updated stock state information; and/or receiving, on the electronic device from a remote resource over a network, stock order information which includes information detailing an amount of containers purchased by a user. The method further includes updating the stock state information using the stock order information; and displaying, at the electronic device, the amount of stock derived from the updated stock state information.

    Fluid filling station
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12008855B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17671316

    申请日:2022-02-14

    IPC分类号: G07F13/10 B65B3/04 G07F13/04

    CPC分类号: G07F13/10 B65B3/04 G07F13/04

    摘要: A fluid filling station which has a supply tank, filter, transfer pump, a high pressure valve, an optional flow meter, a pressure relief valve, at least one muffler, a filling head, a control module, a purge head, cylinder dispensing mechanism, and its method of use are provided for. This fluid filling station is capable of refilling many types of fluids, but is preferably for the use with carbon dioxide. Additionally, this station is capable of housing and dispensing prefilled refillable fluid containers.

    Coffee vending machine
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11517137B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US16631301

    申请日:2018-06-19

    摘要: Provided is a coffee vending machine including: a plurality of capsule stacking parts arranged in a lattice form to stack capsules therein in a first direction, a capsule feeding unit disposed at the centers of the bottoms of the capsule stacking parts to feed the capsules quantitatively, a coffee brewing part for seating the capsule fed from the capsule feeding unit, feeding water to the capsule, and brewing coffee to be provided for a consumer, and a cup discharging part for discharging a cup in which the coffee is contained to the outside. The coffee brewing part allows the capsule to be seated onto a seating groove when first and second portion seating parts are adjacent thereto or contacted with each other and allows the capsule to be freely fallen through a space formed between the first and second portion seating parts when they are spaced apart from each other.

    Commodity delivery and microwave system for popcorn vending machine

    公开(公告)号:US11410484B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16351537

    申请日:2019-03-13

    申请人: Chung-Po Yang

    发明人: Chung-Po Yang

    摘要: A commodity delivery and microwave system for a popcorn vending machine includes: a storage rack, adapted to mount popcorn kernel packages, an opening configured on a lower side of the storage rack, the opening allowing the popcorn kernel package to be moved out therethrough; a delivering device, configured below the storage rack, and adapted to push the popcorn kernel package out of the storage rack and send the popcorn kernel package into a microwave heating device; and the microwave heating device, configured beside the storage rack and including a support bracket, the support bracket configured with a microwave heater having a side door corresponding to storage rack and an open bottom, a door opening and closing device configured on the microwave heater and adapted to open or close the side door, a lower cover plate coupled pivotally to the support bracket.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NESTING CUPS FROM A DISPENSER

    公开(公告)号:US20200273283A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16799097

    申请日:2020-02-24

    申请人: Cornelius, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G07F13/10 G07F11/02

    摘要: A dispensing system for dispensing containers. The dispensing system includes a storage chamber configured to hold the containers available for dispensing. A release device is coupled to the storage chamber to release the containers therefrom. An input device is configured to receive an order to dispense specific containers from the containers stored within the storage chamber, where the specific containers include at least two individual containers having different shapes. A tray receives the specific containers released from the storage, where the specific containers when released form a nested stack on the tray, and where the nested stack has a stacked height. A control system is operative coupled to the input device and the release device, where the control system determines a sequence for dispensing the specific containers from the order so as to minimize the stacked height of the nested stack on the tray.

    Ice-cream vending machine
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10743562B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US15732535

    申请日:2017-11-27

    摘要: An ice-cream vending machine with an insulated and refrigerated bottom half housing containing stacks of pre-portioned ice-cream supported by a plurality of circular platforms and a top half housing containing radially deposed topping storage bins, a topping retrieval mechanism, a centrally located stacked cup storage tube and a centrally located cup holding platform. The topping retrieval mechanism with a topping receiving cup is attached to a horizontally disposed telescoping arm The telescoping arm engages a radially disposed drive mechanism that allows the topping receiving cup to access a selected bin and deliver the topping to a portion of ice-cream. The ice-cream portions are retrieved one at a time from the refrigerated bottom half housing and delivered via an ice-cream delivery mechanism to a centrally located ice-cream cup.