Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Prince Castle Inc.

Cornelius, Inc.

Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.

Anthony R Caringella

Kyle Thomas Kestner

Eric W Larson

Scott R Hammac

Mark E Fastabend

Michael Graef

Julia Padvoiskis

Michael Stephen Popovich

Anatoly I Gosis

Yury Shkolnikov

Asim B Siddiqui

Slawomir Kielian

Zachary Dresser

Tom M Colangelo

Justin C McMath

Wesley P Nowakowski

James A Gruszkowski

Donald L Van Erden

Mark F Kurth

Aaron B Eiger

Michael J McMahon

Timothy J Payne

Robert Dam

Nathan J Wicker

David R Nowak

Joseph Paul Krause

Donald L VanErden

Tomasz Sikora

Donald Buytaert

Trevor K Wesolowski

George Matthew Davis

Stanely Piotrowski

George Mathew Davis

Steven Gregory Kane, Jr

A James Walz

John T Neil

Cameron Harder

Thomas J Vik

Asim B Siddioui

Food product dispensing machines and methods for dispensing food product into a cup. The food product dispensing machine includes a cup holder having a target element, a sensor that senses the target element, and a controller. The cup holder is configured to hold a cup such that the cup prevents the sensor from sensing at least a portion of the target element. The controller determines whether a cup is present in the cup holder and/or a size of the cup based on a remaining portion of the target element that is sensed by the sensor when the cup is held by the cup holder. Drive mechanisms are configured to move the first and second cup holders along first and second radial paths, respectively, with respect to the common dispensing position. An indicator is configured to indicate a remaining number of cup dispenses to the user.

Semi-automated beverage dispensing machines and methods

Blade set

Produce slicers for slicing produce include a frame. A blade assembly is removably and interchangeably received within the frame. A pusher head is removably and interchangeably received within the frame. The produce slicer includes a cover, at least one target ring in the cover defines a first target area. The blade assembly includes at least one blade set with a first frame bar and a second frame bar and a plurality of blades extend therebetween. The pusher head includes a pusher head body and at least one produce pusher with a plurality of fins extending in a direction away from the pusher head body.

Produce slicer

Blade cover

User-selectable volumes of a viscous condiment such as ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise are consistently dispensed from a pressurized vessel. The vessel is pressurized using a small air pump, a cylinder of compressed gas or an external gas source. Pressure in the vessel is kept constant by sensing the pressure using a MEMS pressure transducer. Condiment flows from the pressurized vessel into a flexible tube, which passes through an electrically-actuated pinch valve. For a given pressure in the vessel, the amount of condiment to be dispensed is determined by the time that the pinch valve is open. A processor monitors the pressure, actuation of a user interface and controls operation of the air pump.

Pressurized viscous condiment dispenser

A support assembly connected with a stud for securing and guiding conduit and/or cable is provided. The support assembly includes, but is not limited to, a securing arm for securing and guiding the conduit and/or cable and an engaging tab coupled with an end of the securing arm. The engaging tab includes a first engagement member facing a second engagement member, a side engagement member connecting the first and second engagement members together, and a first compressible member extending in a first direction Deither from the first engagement member towards the second engagement member or from the second engagement member towards the first engagement member. The first compressible member is compressible in a second direction Dopposite that of the first direction D.

Wall stud mounting bracket for securing and positioning flexible conduit and cable

An electrical box support assembly for mounting an electrical box between a pair of studs is provided. The electrical box support assembly includes, but is not limited to, a pair of telescoping overlapping struts and a pair of engaging tabs detachably coupled with each end of the pair of telescoping overlapping struts. Each strut has a face to which the electrical box may be secured. Each of the pair of engaging tabs includes a first engagement member for primarily engaging a closed face of one of the studs and a side engagement member connected generally perpendicular with the first engagement member. Each end of the pair of telescoping overlapping struts may be detachably coupled at one of two positions on each engaging tab in order to accommodate electrical boxes of varying depths.

Electrical box support assembly

A cleat is provided. The cleat includes, but is not limited to, a head, a shank, and a vertical slot formed through the head and a portion of the shank. The shank is connected to the head and has a pair of opposing planar faces and a pair of opposing short edges, a wide portion and a point. The edges are provided with at least one serration fixed relative to said wide portion.

Metal to metal fastener improvement

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Norridge, IL, United States of America

Anthony R Caringella