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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2021
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
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);
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
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.