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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Tbot Inc., Toronto, CA;
Rehman Merali, Toronto, CA;
Brian Lee, Toronto, CA;
Paul Giampuzzi, Mississauga, CA;
Colin Ho, Toronto, CA;
Mina Mitry, Mississauga, CA;
TBOT INC., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus, system and device are provided for dispensing a granular food product into a receptacle for consumption. The apparatus includes: a hopper containing said granular food product, said hopper having an outlet proximate a bottom end thereof; a dispensing rotor mounted in said hopper, said rotor rotatable to push said granular food product through said outlet; a control subsystem operable to receive a signal indicative of a desired quantity of said granular food product and to dispense the desired quantity of said food product through said outlet by rotating said rotor by a specific amount; and a chute positioned below said outlet to direct dispensed food product into said receptacle.