US 12,408,799 B2
Enhanced automated food making apparatus
Deepak Chandra Sekar, San Jose, CA (US); Kathirgugan Kathirasen, Selangor (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 Feb. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/444,469.
Application 18/444,469 is a division of application No. 16/933,130, filed on Jul. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,918,149.
Application 16/933,130 is a continuation of application No. 15/945,483, filed on Apr. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,284,748, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
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 15/945,483 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 2024/0285130 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
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)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated food making apparatus, comprising:
a canister;
a paddle disposed within the canister, with the paddle being configured to rotate;
a shuffler disposed within the canister, with the shuffler having a first end that extends to an opposite second end, wherein the first end of the shuffler is placed on a top side of the canister and the second end of the shuffler is configured to directly contact the paddle as it rotates,
wherein the canister is configured to store and dispense ingredients, and
wherein the shuffler is configured to push the ingredients stored in the canister.