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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Gates Cfv Solutions, Inc., Sebastian, FL (US);
John Newton, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Peter Brooke, Micco, FL (US);
Jacob Lockwood, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Dustin Hartsfield, Sebastian, FL (US);
Michael Cheney, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Gillian Callaghan, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Rory Pawl, Vero Beach, FL (US);
GATE CFV Solutions, INC., Sebastian, FL (US);
Abstract
A drink dispensing device including one or more processors, a drink dispensing item located above a drink container positioning area, and a first sensor to determine when a drink container is located in the drink container positioning area, where the one or more processors initiate a drink container filling operation based on a first signal from the first sensor that the drink container is located in the drink container positioning area.