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US 2024/0351855 A1Published application
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).
Claims20
A method of dispensing beverages, comprising:
- dispensing a first volume of a first beverage into a first vessel at a first dispensing point, the first volume being less than a final beverage volume;
- automatically moving the first vessel from the first dispensing point to a second dispensing point;
- and
- topping-off the first vessel to the final beverage volume by dispensing more of the first beverage into the first vessel at a second dispensing point.
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A beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a controller;
- a first dispensing point operable, under control of the controller, to dispense a first volume of a first beverage into a first vessel, the first volume being less than a final beverage volume;
- a conveyor operable, under control of the controller, to move the first vessel to a second dispensing point after the first volume of the first beverage is dispensed into the first vessel;
- and
- the second dispensing point operable, under control of the controller, to top-off the first vessel to the final beverage volume by dispensing more of the first beverage into the first vessel.
2 more elements
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 into the second vessel at the first dispensing point at least partially while topping-off the first vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.