Article dispensing – With article treatment – With cooling or heating
Reexamination Certificate
2003-12-02
2011-11-22
Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With article treatment
With cooling or heating
C221S198000, C221S226000, C221S224000, C221S023000, C221S287000, C221S307000, C221S310000, C221S017000, C221S006000, C221S011000, C221S298000, C221S197000, C221S297000, C221S013000, C221S021000, C221S124000, C099S341000, C099S342000, C099S357000, C099S403000, C062S378000, C062S381000, C062S382000, C206S323000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08061556
ABSTRACT:
An automated freezer stores food items stacked in a removable cartridge. The food items are dispensed from the automated freezer in response to a request for the food items. The food items are loaded into the cartridge outside of the automated freezer. When the cartridge is inserted into the automated freezer, the upper end of the cartridge is inserted into a buffer, pushing a plurality of arms in the buffer upwardly to allow food items to pass through the buffer. When the cartridge is removed from the freezer for reloading of food items, a resilient member biases the arms downwardly to retain any food items in the buffer and to prevent any food items in the buffer from falling.
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Ewald Henry Thomas
Franklin Andrew Paul
Ginner Randy L.
Glavan Ronald J.
Sands Jeffrey L.
Crawford Gene O.
Kumar Rakesh
Restaurant Technology, Inc.
Ryndak & Suri LLP
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