Patents by Inventor Naga VANKADARI

Naga VANKADARI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Smart vending machine with modular control assembly
    Patent number: 11640742
    Abstract: A vending machine includes a product storage cabinet having a housing defining a storage compartment for storing a product and a door movably connected to the housing. A product sensor is configured to detect removal of the product from the storage compartment. The vending machine further includes a control assembly configured to control operation of the vending machine. The control assembly includes a support structure, a control unit mounted on the support structure, a transceiver mounted on the support structure, and a power supply mounted on the support structure. The control assembly is configured to receive information from collected by the product sensor to determine an identity of the product removed from the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheuk Chi Lau, Xuejun Li, Yong Jin Serock, Bilal Bajwa, Naga Vankadari
  • SMART VENDING MACHINE WITH MODULAR CONTROL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220415113
    Abstract: A vending machine includes a product storage cabinet having a housing defining a storage compartment for storing a product and a door movably connected to the housing. A product sensor is configured to detect removal of the product from the storage compartment. The vending machine further includes a control assembly configured to control operation of the vending machine. The control assembly includes a support structure, a control unit mounted on the support structure, a transceiver mounted on the support structure, and a power supply mounted on the support structure. The control assembly is configured to receive information from collected by the product sensor to determine an identity of the product removed from the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Cheuk Chi LAU, Xuejun LI, Yong Jin SEROCK, Bilal BAJWA, Naga VANKADARI