US 12,303,050 B2
To-go cubby unit
James Jakubowski, Milwaukee, WI (US); Gerhard Wenzel, Sussex, WI (US); Michael Ross, Milwaukee, WI (US); Taylor Bley, Milwaukee, WI (US); Jim Virgin, Milwaukee, WI (US); and Nicholas Bassill, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to HATCO CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by HATCO CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/601,660.
Application 18/601,660 is a continuation of application No. 17/884,182, filed on Aug. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,957,259.
Application 17/884,182 is a continuation of application No. 16/776,056, filed on Jan. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,445,845, issued on Sep. 20, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/798,757, filed on Jan. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0206659 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47G 29/14 (2006.01); A47F 7/00 (2006.01); A47F 10/02 (2006.01); A47F 10/06 (2006.01); A47J 39/00 (2006.01); A47J 39/02 (2006.01); A47J 47/01 (2006.01); A47J 47/14 (2006.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 29/14 (2013.01) [A47F 7/0071 (2013.01); A47F 10/02 (2013.01); A47F 10/06 (2013.01); A47G 29/141 (2013.01); A47J 39/00 (2013.01); A47J 39/006 (2013.01); A47J 39/02 (2013.01); A47J 47/01 (2013.01); A47J 47/14 (2013.01); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01); G07C 9/00174 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); G07F 17/0064 (2013.01); G07F 17/0078 (2013.01); G07F 17/12 (2013.01); A47G 2029/142 (2013.01); A47G 2029/145 (2013.01); A47G 2029/147 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cubby unit comprising:
a plurality of cubbies, each of the plurality of cubbies including:
a cubby housing defining an internal compartment;
a light disposed within the internal compartment; and
a door coupled to the cubby housing, the door facilitates accessing the internal compartment of the cubby housing, at least a portion of the door is transparent;
one or more processing circuits including one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
acquire access information;
determine whether the access information is associated with a respective order within a respective cubby of the plurality of cubbies; and
activate the light of the respective cubby in response to the access information being associated with the respective order such that light emitted by the light shines through the portion of the door that is transparent of the respective cubby to indicate in which one of the plurality of cubbies the respective order is located; and
a human-machine interface configured to provide a plurality of graphical user interfaces including:
a first interface that provides a plurality of selectable cubby tiles, each of the plurality of selectable cubby tiles displaying an identifier associated with a respective one of the plurality of cubbies, the plurality of selectable cubby tiles (a) indicate which of the plurality of cubbies are occupied cubbies, (b) indicate which of the plurality of cubbies are unoccupied cubbies, and (c) facilitate manual assignment of a respective unoccupied cubby to the respective order by selecting a respective cubby tile of the plurality of selectable cubby tiles associated with the respective unoccupied cubby through the first interface; and
a second interface provided in response to the respective cubby tile being selected through the first interface, the second interface providing a keyboard that facilitates entering order information associated with the respective order to associate the respective order with the respective unoccupied cubby.