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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Dov Z. Glucksman, Winchester, MA (US);
Andrew Joseph Rojee, Derry, NH (US);
Michael David Miller, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Kent Yu, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Dov Z. Glucksman, Winchester, MA (US);
Andrew Joseph Rojee, Derry, NH (US);
Michael David Miller, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Kent Yu, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A novel food station comprises a plurality of cubbies sized to enclose food portion containers, and an externally accessible collection hatch. An internal transport system uses an end effector to temporarily couple to a portion container carrier of a selected cubby, and to controllably move the food portion container carrier within the food station from the selected cubby to the collection hatch. The food station includes heating and cooling systems that selectively provide or remove heat to or from each of the plurality of cubbies independently of the other cubbies, with a heating or cooling rate, or for a heating or cooling duration, that is independently scheduled and controllable for each of the plurality of cubbies.