Automatic vending machine for beverage cans

US11495079B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. · BE

Inventors

• Robert Gaafar · New York, US
• Maisie Devine · New York, US
• Patrick O'Riordan · New York, US
• Hilary Farnsworth · Hauppauge, US
• Peter Daily · Hauppauge, US
• Doreen Swift · Hauppauge, US
• Ralph Cassara · Smithtown, US
• Joseph Toro · Port Jefferson Station, US
• Glenn Drost · Hauppauge, US
• Rodney McGaugh · Hauppauge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F11/72
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an automatic vending machine for dispensing beverage cans. The machine includes a main housing having a can delivery slot. The housing includes a refrigerant compartment for storing the beverage cans. The housing further includes a delivery sub-system for delivering a beverage can from the refrigerant compartment to the delivery slot accessible to a consumer. The delivery sub-system is configured to orient and open the can while delivering to the delivery slot.