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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Prashant Deshpande, Gurgaon, IN;
Gurmeet Singh Bhutani, Gurgaon, IN;
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A cooler includes a cabinet having an interior volume for storing a beverage container containing a beverage and a door for providing access to the interior volume of the cabinet. The cooler further includes a lock configured to maintain door in a closed position when the lock is engaged. The cooler includes a cooling unit configured to maintain the cabinet at a predetermined temperature and a temperature sensor arranged within the cabinet that detects a temperature within the cabinet. A control unit is in communication with the cooling unit and the temperature sensor, and the control unit is configured to control the cooling unit to maintain a temperature within the cabinet at a predetermined temperature as determined by the temperature sensor. The control unit may be configured to lock the door until a temperature within the cabinet is at the predetermined temperature.