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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Nocchi, Cary, IL (US);
John Skowron, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Clayton Knight, South Elgin, IL (US);
Muhammad Ahmed Naveed, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Assignee:
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/08 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/774 (2022.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/774 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); B67D 2001/1259 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2645 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for dispensing a beverage into a cup. Dispensing hardware is configured to dispense the beverage into the cup. A vision system captures an image of the cup within a dispensing area of the system. A model contains data corresponding to the cup being full. A control system compares the image of the cup to the model and controls the dispensing hardware to dispense the beverage into the cup based on the comparison of the image of the cup to the model.