US 12,118,489 B2
Modular system for food assembly
Derek Pietz, San Jose, CA (US); Abram Simon, San Jose, CA (US); Stephen Klein, San Jose, CA (US); and Daniel Fukuba, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Hyphen Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Hyphen Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,656.
Application 18/406,656 is a continuation of application No. 17/494,743, filed on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 18/406,656 is a continuation of application No. 17/494,736, filed on Oct. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/087,662, filed on Oct. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0185155 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 44/00 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/04 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01) [A23L 5/10 (2016.08); A47J 44/00 (2013.01); B65G 37/005 (2013.01); G05B 19/041 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06311 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); A47J 2201/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A food production station for assembling units of a food product type comprising:
a manual assembly zone and an autonomous assembly zone
the manual assembly zone comprising:
a food prep surface located at a work surface height above the autonomous assembly zone and configured for manual preparation of units of the food product type; and
a receptacle configured to receive a sequence of food hoppers configured to store ingredients for manual preparation of a food product type on the food prep surface;
the autonomous assembly zone comprising:
a sequence of module housings:
supporting the food prep surface at the work surface height; and
configured to transiently house a sequence of food dispensing modules configured to store and dispense amounts of ingredients for autonomous preparation of units of the food product type; and
a conveyor:
located adjacent the sequence of food dispensing modules; and
configured to transfer a set of food containers along the sequence of food dispensing modules for dispensation of ingredients into the set of food containers; and
a controller configured to:
receive a set of food orders; and
coordinate motion of the conveyor and selectively trigger the sequence of food dispensing modules to dispense amounts of ingredients into the set of food containers to assemble units of the food product type according to the set of food orders.