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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Cornelius, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Bryant Crane, Chicago, IL (US);
Thaddeus Jablonski, Palatine, IL (US);
David M. Joyce, Des Plaines, IL (US);
James Kasallis, Lombard, IL (US);
Jeffrey DeBuhr, Barlett, IL (US);
Cornelius, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing structure, a transportation mechanism linked with the dispensing structure and a staging structure linked with the transportation mechanism. A control system is linked with the dispensing structure, staging structure and the transportation mechanism. A sensor mechanism is linked with the control system. The sensor mechanism provides signals indicating the position of a cup. A cup identification system having an interactive display is connected to the control system. The display has visual characteristics indicating the position and characteristics of a cup.