Patents Assigned to Blend Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9608950
    Abstract: An electronic device displays an image or video associated with a session of a messaging application. The device displays a message received from a user associated with the session over the image or video. In response to receiving a second message, the device displaces display of the first message with display of the second message, and displays the first message at a second location, also over the image or video. The device also displays an image icon associated with the image or video over the image or video. In response to receiving a second image or video, the device displays a second image icon over the first image or video. In response to the user selecting the second image or video, the device replaces display of the first image or video with the second image or video, while maintaining the display of the messages and image icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Blend Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Geiger, Akash R. Nigam, Evan K. Rosenbaum
  • Patent number: 5244277
    Abstract: A dispenser for frozen soft serve confections comprises a refrigerated dispensing cabinet. One or more rigid cartridges containing frozen soft serve confection are releasably mounted within the interior of the dispensing cabinet. A valve assembly comprises a valve plunger housing and a valve plunger. The housing is mounted within the interior of the dispenser cabinet and comprises an entrance port for receiving frozen soft serve confection from the cartridge and a bore which intersects with the entrance port. The valve plunger is slideably disposed within the bore. The plunger has an elongated body with a hollow interior chamber, a rearward entrance opening and a forward exit opening. The valve plunger extends through the wall of the dispensing cabinet and the exit opening is outside of the dispensing cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Splendid Blend System, Inc.
    Inventors: James V. Broussalian, Edgardo J. Garcie-Caes, John W. Gilliom, Robert L. Weber