US 12,070,160 B1
Individual serving size food dispenser
James Edward Shaw, Grantham (GB); Gerald Reid Harris, Pacifica, CA (US); Ignacio Alfonzo Mendez, Redwood City, CA (US); Yu Bai, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Dennis Franklin Olson, San Francisco, CA (US); and Roger Nihl Re, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/156,717.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/300,888, filed on Jan. 19, 2022.
Int. Cl. A47J 47/01 (2006.01); G01F 11/00 (2006.01); G01F 11/24 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 47/01 (2013.01) [G01F 11/006 (2013.01); G01F 11/24 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An individual serving size food dispenser, comprising:
a casing defining an interior volume configured for receipt of bulk food, an opening of the casing positioned proximate a bottom portion of the interior volume;
an auger disposed within the interior volume of the casing, the auger comprising a first flighting portion and a second flighting portion, the first and second flighting portions wound in opposite directions;
an auger motor coupled to the auger such that the auger motor is operable to rotate the auger within the interior volume of the casing; and
a door assembly positioned proximate the opening of the casing, the door assembly A configured for selectively opening to dispense the bulk food from the opening of the casing.