Patents Assigned to 646840 Alberta Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20140094959
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing and/or vending a bulk product. The apparatus comprises one or more bins for holding a bulk product, a dispensing mechanism operatively coupled to each of the bins, a controller operatively coupled to the dispensing mechanisms, and an interface for receiving a request for one of the bulk products. The controller is operatively coupled to the interface and configured to generate one or more control signals in response to a request for controlling the dispensing mechanism to dispense one of the bulk products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: 646840 Alberta Ltd. d/b/a The Mentor Group
    Inventor: 646840 Alberta Ltd. d/b/a The Mentor Group
  • Patent number: 8473098
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing and/or vending a bulk product. The apparatus comprises one or more bins for holding a bulk product, a dispensing mechanism operatively coupled to each of the bins, a controller operatively coupled to the dispensing mechanisms, and an interface for receiving a request for one of the bulk products. The controller is operatively coupled to the interface and configured to generate one or more control signals in response to a request for controlling the dispensing mechanism to dispense one of the bulk products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: 646840 Alberta Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Roy Lock, Andras Gyorffy, Graham Russell Nelson