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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 04, 2021
Applicant:

Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);

Inventors:

Mark Miller, Villa Park, IL (US);

David Njaastad, Palatine, IL (US);

Zachary Dresser, Batavia, IL (US);

Slawomir Kielian, Des Plaines, IL (US);

James Bendig, Naperville, IL (US);

Steve Miller, South Elgin, IL (US);

Kurt Zoellick, Oak Park, IL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 17/32 (2006.01); B65G 47/22 (2006.01); B65G 47/44 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0041 (2013.01); B65G 17/32 (2013.01); B65G 47/22 (2013.01); B65G 47/44 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01); G08B 25/016 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); B67D 2210/00076 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00078 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an automated beverage dispensing system, a conveyance system defines a plurality of cup locations and operates to sequentially move the plurality of cup locations through a plurality of indexed locations. A cup dispensing system is configured to receive a supply of cups. The cup dispensing system is operable to dispense a cup to a cup loading location that coincides with an indexed location of the plurality of indexed locations. A beverage dispensing system is configured to dispense a beverage at a beverage dispense location of the plurality of indexed locations. A computer associates an ordered beverage to a cup location of the plurality of cup locations.


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