G07F 17/0078
Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a hot
Official title: {Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a hot or cooked condition, e.g. popcorn, nuts}
G07F17/0078 (Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a hot) appears on 431 US grants and 301 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dispensing device for trays in hot food vending machines1 Sep 2026US 12,722,827 B2
- Picker with integrated lifting mechanism for package retrieval and transfer18 Aug 2026US 12,711,829 B1Kiosk Operators, LLC
- Dynamic shelving for automated frozen food kiosk system18 Aug 2026US 12,711,830 B1Kiosk Operators, LLC
- Automated side opening door for a refrigerated enclosure of a vending machine11 Aug 2026US 12,705,946 B2Automated Retail Technologies, LLC
- Heating assembly and automatic meals-selling machine4 Aug 2026US 12,700,280 B2Shenzhen Chaoyong Times Technology Co., Ltd.
- Food processing device capable of food heating and self-cleaning and food processing method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305860 A1Yo-Kai Express Inc.
- Cooking apparatus for robotic chef with integrated drive system for multiple cooking spaces6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223899 A1Savoreat Ltd.
- System and method for dispensing a food product9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191364 A1Server Products, Inc.
- Food processing apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176070 A1bk Group AG
- Automated food frying systems2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090676 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Food preparation system and method206US 5,172,328 ARestaurant Technology, Inc. · 1992
- Food preparation system and method201US 5,132,914 ARestaurant Technology, Inc. · 1992
- Food preparation robot144US 4,922,435 ARestaurant Technology, Inc. · 1990
- Apparatus for heating food, such as french fried potatoes116US 4,374,318 AUMC Industries, Inc. · 1983
- Automated process for making pizza114US 5,997,924 ALMO Consultants, Inc. · 1999