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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Fernando A. Ubidia, Ludlow, MA (US);
Aaron M. Stein, Middletown, CT (US);
John Lewis, Monson, MA (US);
Inventors:
Fernando A. Ubidia, Ludlow, MA (US);
Aaron M. Stein, Middletown, CT (US);
John Lewis, Monson, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tandem Technologies, LLC, Ludlow, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 59/04 (2006.01); B65H 3/08 (2006.01); G07F 11/10 (2006.01); A47J 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A product delivery system for delivering a product from a storage area to a dispensing area, such as for use in a vending machine. The product delivery system may include a vacuum holding device, a robotic positioning system, a reel and cable system, and a controller. A feature is the provision of a picker head with a built-in vacuum generating source that may be carried by a robotically movable arm system.