US 11,980,323 B2
Enhanced automated food making apparatus
Deepak Chandra Sekar, San Jose, CA (US); Kathirgugan Kathirasen, Puchong (MY); Brian Richardson, Los Gatos, CA (US); Sanath Bhat, Redwood City, CA (US); and Levi Lalla, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to DOORDASH, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by DoorDash, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/382,907.
Application 17/382,907 is a division of application No. 15/945,483, filed on Apr. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,284,748.
Application 15/945,483 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/449,548, filed on Mar. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,813,503, issued on Oct. 27, 2020.
Application 15/449,548 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/847,959, filed on Sep. 8, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/481,217, filed on Apr. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/304,277, filed on Mar. 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/047,785, filed on Sep. 9, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/056,368, filed on Sep. 26, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/094,595, filed on Dec. 19, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/150,303, filed on Apr. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/185,524, filed on Jun. 26, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/201,105, filed on Aug. 4, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0345833 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A47J 44/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 44/00 (2013.01) [A47J 36/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/026 (2013.01); Y10S 901/16 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating an automated food making apparatus comprising:
rotating an actuator arm with a motor;
rotating, with the actuator arm, a pin coupled to a shaft;
rotating, with the pin and the shaft, a plurality of rollers distributed circumferentially around the shaft to dispense a liquid placed in a bottle of a canister; and
controlling the motor automatically based on weight sensor readings,
wherein the motor is configured to dispense ingredients from a plurality of canisters, and
wherein the pin is located on the canister and is coupled to the shaft, which extends into an interior of the canister.