Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – With manipulation of flexible or collapsible receiver or supply
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Huson, Gregory L (Department: 3751)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
With manipulation of flexible or collapsible receiver or supply
C141S010000, C141S082000, C141S314000, C222S146600, C222S254000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07958918
ABSTRACT:
An automated ice vending apparatus and method including an ice generating machine capable of producing enough ice to sufficiently keep full a receptacle positioned beneath the ice generating machine, a first ice moving device with cutting members positioned within the receptacle to move ice from the receptacle to a second ice moving device, wherein the ice is subsequently transferred to a removable container.
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Arnett Nicolas A
Huson Gregory L
Williamson III Thomas R.
Williamson Intellectual Property Law LLC
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