Systems and methods for precisely dispensing food items
US12059081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J47/01
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automated food preparation system includes a conveyance system configured to move a foodstuff into a sauce position. The automated food preparation system includes multiple sauce reservoirs each having a pump and each configured to contain a respective one of multiple sauces. The automated food preparation system includes multiple tubes, each in fluid communication with the pump of a respective one of the sauce reservoirs. The automated food preparation system includes a scanning head including multiple openings each coupled with a respective one of the tubes. The automated food preparation system includes a motor drivingly coupled to the scanning head and operable to move the scanning head relative to the foodstuff in the sauce position to position a selected one or more of the openings over a selected one or more regions of the foodstuff.
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