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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Emad Jafa, Brewster, NY (US);
Xuejun Li, White Plains, NY (US);
Yong Serock, Newtown, CT (US);
Cheuk Chi Lau, White Plains, NY (US);
Martyn Mitchell, Royston, GB;
Euan Morrison, Cambridge, GB;
Wai Chan, Cambridge, GB;
Sam Johnstone, Cambridge, GB;
Erik Williams, Cambridge, GB;
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
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.