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System for dispensing toppings

US10905150B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Creator, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alexandros Vardakostas · San Francisco, US
Steven Frehn · San Francisco, US
John Lawrence McDonald · Abilene, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2019
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 24, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA21C15/002
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

One variation of a method for dispensing toppings onto topping vehicles includes: indexing a first topping vehicle to a first position adjacent a first topping module, the first topping module including a first hopper containing a first topping of a first topping type; indexing a second topping vehicle to a second position adjacent a second topping module including a second hopper containing a second topping of a second topping type; retracting a first blade of the first topping module; advancing the first blade through the first topping; retracting a first retaining plate to dispense a topping slice from the first topping onto the first topping vehicle according to a first topping order for the first topping vehicle specifying the first topping type, the first retaining plate offset from the first blade opposite the first hopper; advancing the first retaining plate; and indexing the first topping vehicle to the second position.

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