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US 12,595,164 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for dispensing at multiple dispensing points
AssigneeLancer Corporation
InventorsTyler Welch, Robert Louis Robinson
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Abstract
A dispensing system (10) and related methods are provided in which a cup (22) is partially filled with a beverage at a first dispensing point (14a), and the cup is topped-off at a second dispensing point (14b).
Claims12
A method of dispensing beverages, comprising:
- dispensing a first beverage into a first vessel at a first dispensing point;
- automatically moving the first vessel from the first dispensing point to a second dispensing point and a second vessel to the first dispensing point;
- topping-off the first vessel by dispensing more of the first beverage into the first vessel at the second dispensing point;
- and
- dispensing a second beverage different from the first beverage into the second vessel at the first dispensing point at least partially while topping-off the first vessel.
2 more elements
A method of dispensing beverages, comprising:
- receiving a first beverage order,
- determining whether the first beverage order is for a first beverage with a first pour time or a second beverage with a second pour time less than the first pour time;
- dispensing the first beverage into a first vessel at a first dispensing point using a first initial pour time when the first beverage order is for the first beverage;
- automatically moving the first vessel from the first dispensing point to a second dispensing point and a second vessel to the first dispensing point;
- and
- topping-off the first vessel by dispensing more of the first beverage into the first vessel at the second dispensing point using a first topping-off time when the first beverage order is for the first beverage.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.