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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Inventor:
James Bendig, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/1238 (2013.01); B67D 1/0085 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 2001/009 (2013.01); B67D 2001/1263 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for dispensing a beverage includes the detection of a presence of a cup underneath a nozzle, and in response to the detected presence of the cup, a target fill height is calculated. The controller operates to begin a dispense of a beverage into the cup. A beverage fill height determined and compared to a target fill height. When the beverage fill height exceeds the target fill height, the controller operates to stop dispensing the beverage into the cup.