Apparatus and method for distributing warm prepackaged foods

Details Apparatus and method for distributing warm prepackaged foods Apparatus and method for distributing warm prepackaged foods

2006-11-21

2006-11-21

Bollinger, David H. (Department: 3653)

Article dispensing

With article treatment

With cooling or heating

C221S1500HC

Reexamination Certificate

active

07137529

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (1) for distributing pre-packaged, frozen or heated food products (12), comprises a magazine (7) for containing said products (12), resting means (11) for said products (12) in said magazine (7), moving means (10, 16, 17) for moving said products (12) inside said magazine, extraction means (20, 23) for extracting said products (12) from said magazine(7), said moving means comprise actuating means (16, 17) arranged outside said magazine (7). A method for dispensing pre-packaged, frozen or heated products from an apparatus (1) that automatically distributes said products, comprise picking up said products from a magazine (7) of said apparatus (1) and sending said products to a dispending zone (4) of said apparatus (1), the method further comprises identifying each product inside said magazine (7) and determining the position of said product inside said magazine (7).

REFERENCES:
patent: 5142966 (1992-09-01), Morandi et al.
patent: 5168795 (1992-12-01), Okada
patent: 5442997 (1995-08-01), Branz et al.
patent: 6862494 (2005-03-01), Hu et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Apparatus and method for distributing warm prepackaged foods does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Apparatus and method for distributing warm prepackaged foods, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus and method for distributing warm prepackaged foods will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3666719