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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
A. J. Antunes & Co., Carol Stream, IL (US);
Steve Gauger, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Margaret Naden, Forest Park, IL (US);
A. J. ANTUNES & CO., Carol Stream, IL (US);
Abstract
An automated condiment dispensing system for dispensing predetermined amounts of condiments such as are commonly utilized in connection with the preparation of food sandwiches or other food menu items, particularly within fast food restaurants, whereby a particular condiment, or a combination of condiments, can be automatically dispensed onto a food sandwich or food item transported to a particular condiment dispensing station at which the particular condiment dispensing system is located and from which the particular condiment is to be dispensed. Multiple different condiment dispensing stations can be employed so as to dispense different condiments in accordance with a patron's food item order, and the entire dispensing system is automatically controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC).