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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Gregory G. Stettes, Pacific, MO (US);
Inventor:
Gregory G. Stettes, Pacific, MO (US);
Assignee:
Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc., Bridgeton, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/78 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus, method and vending system mixes a dry product mix with liquid to produce a mixed beverage. The apparatus includes a product canister containing the dry product mix. The product canister includes a dispensing mechanism that dispensed a portion of the mix through an outlet. During dispensing, a plurality of agitators positioned within the product canister and in contact with the product mix displaces the product mix, thereby keeping the product mix loose and lifted and resulting in a more evenly distributed product mix feed for dispensing through the outlet.