Apparatuses, systems, and methods for dispensing condiments

US10071899B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cornelius, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brian Mastro · Des Plaines, US
• Elizabeth Bertness · Batavia, US
• Vincenzo DiFatta · Wood Dale, US
• Christopher J. Knight · Lisle, US
• Michal Augustyniak · Bloomingdale, US
• Basavraj Ishwar Sankhgond · Jamkhed, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 11, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 21, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D1/0888
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods are for dispensing condiments, including a base condiment together with and at least one additive. In some examples, a dispenser apparatus comprises a dispenser body having an upstream inlet that is configured to receive the base condiment and a downstream outlet that is configured to dispense the base condiment together with the additive(s). An additive body is configured to supply the additive(s) into the dispenser body as the base condiment is conveyed from the upstream inlet to the downstream outlet so that the base condiment and the additive(s) are concurrently dispensed via the downstream outlet. The systems and methods can operatively include arrangements for selecting a base condiment; selecting one or more additives from a plurality of additives; and supplying the base condiment and the additive(s) to a dispenser apparatus that dispenses the base condiment and additive(s) together.