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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
The Vollrath Company, L.l.c., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Gary E. Bruckner, Kiel, WI (US);
Richard Koehl, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Tony J. Kopidlansky, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Aamer Mohammed, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Douglas J. Shymanski, New Holstein, WI (US);
Dave Wattenford, Sheboygan, WI (US);
The Vollrath Company, L.L.C., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Abstract
An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a frozen food product dispensing station for dispensing at least one frozen food product, a container dispenser for storing multiple frozen food product containers and configured to automatically dispense one frozen food product container at a time, a first movable platform for supporting a dispensed frozen food product container, a topping dispensing station for dispensing at least one topping, a second movable platform for supporting the dispensed frozen food product container, a user input device configured to receive a user selection of a desired frozen food product, a user selection of a desired amount of frozen food product, and a user selection of a desired topping, and processing electronics configured to automate operation of the vending machine after the user selections are made.