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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Vita-mix Management Corporation, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Inventors:
David J. Kolar, Stow, OH (US);
Fred H. Mehlman, Brunswick, OH (US);
Assignee:
VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 19/02 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/0716 (2013.01); A47J 19/02 (2013.01); A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/0727 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 19/07788 (2013.01); H04B 5/0056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blending system is provided for identifying a blending container. The blending system may include an attachment member that attaches to a blending container. The attachment member may include an identification tag. A receiving system may communicate with the identification tag to identify the container. The receiving system may measure characteristics of the blending container. The characteristics can be compared to stored characteristics.