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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Frito-lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Eric T. Henderson, Chicago, IL (US);
Carl Littrell, Plano, TX (US);
Alistair Bramley, Manhattan, NY (US);
Nicolas Donadio, Plano, TX (US);
Emanuele Teobaldo, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Luis Rene Gutierrez Quintanilla, Azcapotzalco, MX;
David Rodrigo Lopez Soto, Azcapotzalco, MX;
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A dispenser for stored product such as food products includes a generally hollow housing having a cavity configured to retain product; an outlet provided at a lower portion of the housing with a proximal portion adjacent the cavity and a distal portion spaced from the proximal portion; a gate disposed between the cavity and the distal portion or disposed at the distal portion; an actuator coupled to the gate to selectively position the gate between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position product disposed within the cavity cannot move to the outlet and in the open position product falls by gravity from the cavity to the outlet; and optionally an environmental control unit to control an environmental control apparatus to modulate at least one of temperature, moisture content, or oxygen content within the dispenser or an agitator assisting movement of the product to the outlet.