G07F 17/0071
Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a cold
Official title: {Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a cold condition, e.g. ice and ice cream}
G07F17/0071 (Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a cold) appears on 174 US grants and 203 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 174
- Published applications
- 203
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 369
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Machine for making frozen confectionary product in re-useable product tubes4 Aug 2026US 12,696,911 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Vending machine for ice-cream and the like and operating method thereof28 Apr 2026US 12,610,967 B2Omniamac D.O.O.
- Self-stirring fruit cup smoothie vending machine2 Dec 2025US 12,488,650 B1
- Self cleaning flow control valve in clean in place system14 Oct 2025US 12,439,937 B2Clean Safer Systems, LLC
- Vending machine and opening systems and methods7 Oct 2025US 12,437,601 B224/7 Pizza Box, LLC
- System and method for dispensing a food product9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191364 A1Server Products, Inc.
- Self cleaning flow control valve in clean in place system5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033513 A1Clean Safer Systems, LLC
- Isolating robotic actuators from food and beverage preparation9 Jan 2025US 2025/0010494 A1Truebird Technologies, Inc.
- Nitrogen-infused smoothie vending machine systems and methods7 Nov 2024US 2024/0371229 A1Fruitful LLC
- System with automated display for beverage and/or flowable edible product dispensing29 Aug 2024US 2024/0284932 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remote sensing ice merchandiser114US 5,708,223 ALeer Manufacturing Limited Partnership · 1998
- Method and apparatus for producing and dispensing an aerated and/or blended food product110US 6,698,228 B2Moobella, LLC · 2004
- Self-service freezer chest with inventory monitoring means107US 6,269,285 B12001
- Package vending machine103US 5,240,139 A1993
- Apparatus and method for making frozen drinks96US 5,803,377 AF'real Foods, LLC · 1998