US 12,217,565 B2
Automatic product dispenser
Rahul Sadashiv Kamble, Haryana (IN); Gurmeet Singh Bhutani, Haryana State (IN); and Amandeep Singh Gulati, New Delhi (IN)
Assigned to Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/577,110
Filed by Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 5, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/036088
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 5, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/283173, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 12, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202141030169 (IN), filed on Jul. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0312285 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 11/44 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 11/44 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A product dispenser comprising:
at least a first compartment and a second compartment;
a first delivery channel in communication with the first compartment and a moveable outlet;
a second delivery channel in communication with the second compartment and the moveable outlet;
wherein each compartment and each delivery channel are configured to guide a food product to reduce breakage;
the movable outlet configured to dispense the food product from the first compartment, the second compartment, or both when the moveable outlet is in an open position to permit food product to pass to a container from the first compartment, second compartment, or both, and when the container is detected to be within a preselected distance from the dispenser;
wherein the movable outlet includes two sidewalls and a base, the two sidewalls forming a barrier between the first delivery channel and second delivery channel when the movable outlet is in a closed position such that the food product from the first compartment and second compartment do not mix before the movable outlet is in an open position and the base seals each compartment when the movable outlet is in the closed position; and
a product sensor configured to detect a pre-specified level of food product present in the container and, upon detection of the pre-specified level, terminate dispensing, wherein the product dispenser detects a volume of the container and calculates an amount of food product to dispense prior to dispensing the food product.