Pepsico, Inc.

Bedford Systems LLC

Covidien LP

Alere Switzerland Gmbh

Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics International Unlimited Company

Wai Ting Chan

Emad Jafa

Xuejun Li

Euan Morrison

Cheuk Chi Lau

Yong Serock

Martyn Thomas Mitchell

Erik David Williams

Samuel Luke Johnstone

Paul Gordon Wilkins

Cormac O'Prey

Gary Stacey

Scott James Grubb

Peter Rae Peterson

Simon Roderick Grover

Nicholas David Long

Richard John Hammond

Richard M Estabrook

Peter Laurence Mayne

Natalie Frances Scott

Nick David Rollings

Martyn Gray Darnbrough Beedham

Henry Charles Innes

Olivier Fernand Flick

Peter David Cauwood

Thomas Bates Jackson

Ross Jones

Daniel Brady

Trevor John Beckett

Charles Frazer Kilby

Keith Paul Thompson

Daniel Leonard Fuller

Thomas J Novak

Rebecca Ann Wilkins

Miles William Noel Hember

Thomas John Hector Copeland

Christopher John Silk

Ross Packard

Shawn Gulla

Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson

Nicolas Alejandro Martinez

Camilla Schmitt

Chris Roach

Barry Dobson

Chris Covey

Christopher Paul Richardson

Nicholas David Rollings

Neil Lester Campbell

Niall Allan Mottram

Fabien Yannick Schmitt

Mark Joseph Cohen

Enrico Raffaele Cafaro

Michael Sack

Thomas Fedorka

Steven R Raphaelson

Ralph K Maider, Jr

Kevin Sweeney

Brian B Johnson

Marc Angotti

J Corey Michal

Frank Consoli

Raymond Carroll

Christopher Covey

James Passemato

Kevin Hartley

Ray Carroll

James Hewitt

Sam Johnstone

Peter Peterson

Robert Crawford

Jim Hewitt

Paul Graham Wilkins

Paul Wilkins

Mark Cohen

Nial Allan Mottram

Scott Grubb

Steven Raphaelson

Ralph K Maider

Cormac O'prey

Miles William Hember

This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.

System and apparatus for reactions including a liquid transfer device with an asymmetrical cross-section

A vending machine has an interactive customer experience. Some embodiments of the vending machine include a transparent front wall with a plurality of display units located behind the front wall. Each of the display units may contain an example of a product available for vending. Based on input received from a customer and other information, the vending machine may provide a recommendation for a product or products to select for purchase. The vending machine may highlight the recommendation by selectively illuminating the product display units that contain the recommended products.

Interactive vending machine

Modular vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers. A modular vending machine may include a product storage system, a user interface, and a control unit. Several modular vending machines may be stacked and/or arranged together in various configurations. Several modular vending machines may be linked electronically and may communicate with each other and/or with a user mobile device over a network. A modular vending machine may automatically complete a transaction with the consumer, where the consumer removes a product from the modular vending machine. A consumer may access and purchase products from several modular vending machines in one transaction.

Modular vending machines

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.

Vending machine

Mobile vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers at various locations. A mobile vending machine may include a product storage system, a user interface, a powertrain system, and a control unit. A consumer may view a list of products in the mobile vending machine using a mobile device, such as a smart phone. The consumer may summon the mobile vending machine to a location using the mobile device, and the mobile vending machine may automatically complete a transaction with the consumer, where the consumer receives a product from the mobile vending machine. The control unit may enable the mobile vending machine to autonomously travel to the location of the consumer.

Mobile vending machine

A vending machine with a curved exterior shape is disclosed. Some embodiments of the vending machine are circular in design, and include a transparent upper housing that allows customers to see into the interior of the vending machine. Products for vending may be stored in a non-transparent lower housing. A centrally-located product delivery system transports products for vending from the lower housing to delivery portals located on the upper housing. The product delivery system is able to move along a vertical line and rotate through the horizontal plane and can deliver products from any portion of the lower housing to any delivery portals located on the upper housing.

A vending machine with a reduced vertical height and footprint has a horizontal roller surface system for delivering vending products. The horizontal roller system includes actuated rollers and trays that move on top of the rollers. The products are present on top of the trays; the rollers actuate to deliver the trays, and the products, to a delivery portal. Some embodiments of the vending machine have a transparent top to allow the interior of the vending machine, and particularly the roller surface, to be visible from the exterior of the vending machine. The reduced height and size of the vending machine enables it to be placed in locations that are unavailable to conventional vending machines.

Table vending machine

System and apparatus for reactions

Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.

Method and apparatus for cartridge-based carbonation of beverages

Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage are disclosed. A gas source, which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid, and/or a beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in a cartridge. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.

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