# US 2019/0167040 A1 · Baked good handling system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0167040 A1 - Document ID: US20190167040A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/209,437 - Filed: 2018-12-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: Prince Castle LLC - Applicants: Prince Castle LLC - Inventors: Richard Bauer; Glenn Schackmuth; Scott Rote; Nathan Wicker; Thomas Tyrawa; Marcus Frio; Steven Shei; Quinton Ford; Greg Klostermann; Sajid Safvi; David E. Paton; Tyler Greek; Mark Kurth; Sean Forrest - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190167040A1 ## CPC - A47J 37/0857: {with bread supports or heating means movable during the toasting operation} - A21C 15/00: Apparatus for handling baked articles - A47J 37/044: {with conveyors moving in a horizontal or an inclined plane (A47J37/045, A47J37/046 take precedence)} - A47J 37/0864: {Bun toasters} - G07F 11/28: in which the magazines are inclined - A47J 39/00: Heat-insulated warming chambers; Cupboards with heating arrangements for warming kitchen utensils - B65G 2201/0202: Agricultural and processed food products - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - A21C: MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) ## Abstract A baked goods handling system includes a holding cabinet operable to create a controlled environment therein. A dispenser receives a baked good from the holding cabinet and directs the baked good away from the holding cabinet. A treatment device receives the baked good from the dispenser to perform a treatment on the baked good. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A handling system for baked goods, comprising: a holding cabinet operable to create a controlled environment therein; a dispenser connected to the holding cabinet that receives a baked good from the holding cabinet and directs the baked good away from the holding cabinet; and a treatment device disposed relative to the dispenser such that the treatment device receives the baked good from the dispenser to perform a treatment on the baked good. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The handling system of claim 1, further comprising: a kitchen management system (KMS) communicatively connected to the holding cabinet, the dispenser, and the treatment device; and a point of sale system communicatively connected to the KMS, the point of sale system receives an input of a food order and provides the food order to the KMS. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The handling system of claim 2, wherein the KMS identifies at least one baked good associated with the food order and instructs the holding cabinet and the dispenser to retrieve the identified at least one baked good from the holding cabinet, and the KMS instructs the treatment device with treatment configurations for treating the at least one baked good. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The handling system of claim 1, wherein the treatment device is a toaster. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The handling system of claim 1 further comprising a bun separator configured to engage a baked good dispensed from the holding cabinet and mechanically force apart at least two portions of the baked good. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The handling system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of trays, the trays movable within the holding cabinet to orient a tray of the plurality of trays relative to the dispenser. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The handling system of claim 6 wherein the trays further comprise conveyors upon which baked goods are loaded and the conveyors are operable to move a baked good out of the holding cabinet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The handling system of claim 6, wherein the holding cabinet further comprises at least one conveyor, the at least one conveyor operates to advance baked goods of a plurality of baked goods held on the plurality of trays out of the holding cabinet. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The handling system of claim 1, wherein the holding cabinet and the dispenser are configured as a single unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The handling system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of trays, each tray comprising at least one chute, and the chutes are independently or semi-independently movable within the holding cabinet to select between chutes filled with different baked goods to position relative to the dispenser. ### Claim 11 A baked good dispenser comprising: a baked good control device that operates to selectively release a baked good; and a bun separator that engages the released baked good and divides the baked good into a first portion and a second portion and directs the first portion and the second portion to different locations. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The baked good dispenser of claim 11, further comprising a ramp that directs the released baked good towards a dispenser outlet, wherein the bun separator is positioned at the dispenser outlet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The baked good dispenser of claim 11, further comprising a holding cabinet operable to create a controlled environment conducive for holding baked goods and wherein the baked good control device releases the baked good from the holding cabinet. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The baked good dispenser of claim 13, wherein the baked good control device comprises a gate between at the holding cabinet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The baked good dispenser of claim 13, wherein the baked good control device comprises at least one conveyor within the holding cabinet. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The baked good dispenser of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of trays, each tray configured to receive a plurality of baked goods, wherein the plurality of trays are received within the holding cabinet and the at least one conveyor operates to advance baked goods of the plurality of baked goods out of the holding cabinet. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The baked good dispenser of claim 13 wherein the controlled environment comprises at least one of a controlled temperature, a controlled humidity, and a controlled atmosphere composition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The baked good dispenser of claim 13, further comprising: a communicative connection from the baked good dispenser to a kitchen management system (KMS), wherein the holding cabinet and the baked good control device receive operation instructions from the KMS through the communicative connection; wherein based upon the operation instructions received from the KMS, the holding cabinet and the baked good control device operate to retrieve and dispense an identified at least one baked good from the holding cabinet. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The baked good dispenser of claim 11, wherein the bun separator comprises a conveyor and a restriction, wherein the conveyor operates to move the baked good through the restriction. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The baked good dispenser of claim 11, wherein the bun separator comprises a physical obstruction that engages the baked good.