Patents Assigned to Cucina, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12162019
    Abstract: A system includes a food dispenser, a cooking surface, and an arm assembly. The arm assembly is configured to receive a food product from the food dispenser and transport the food product to the cooking surface. The arm assembly includes an arm portion, an actuator, a cylinder, and a piston. The actuator drives rotation of the arm portion about a first rotational axis. The cylinder is attached to the arm portion and is rotatable relative to the arm portion about a second rotational axis. The piston is axially movable within the cylinder. The piston includes multiple stages. At least one of the stages is movable axially relative to another of the stages between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Cucina, Inc.
    Inventors: James Brinkman, Steven Frehn, Alexandros Vardakostas, Michael Balsamo, Noe Esparza
  • Patent number: 12059081
    Abstract: An automated food preparation system includes a conveyance system configured to move a foodstuff into a sauce position. The automated food preparation system includes multiple sauce reservoirs each having a pump and each configured to contain a respective one of multiple sauces. The automated food preparation system includes multiple tubes, each in fluid communication with the pump of a respective one of the sauce reservoirs. The automated food preparation system includes a scanning head including multiple openings each coupled with a respective one of the tubes. The automated food preparation system includes a motor drivingly coupled to the scanning head and operable to move the scanning head relative to the foodstuff in the sauce position to position a selected one or more of the openings over a selected one or more regions of the foodstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cucina, Inc.
    Inventors: James Brinkman, Alexandros Vardakostas, Michael Balsamo