Patents Assigned to Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH
  • Patent number: 8364547
    Abstract: A system is presented that facilitates transactions for products to be completed and product inventory tracking to be performed in real-time even if the products are brought to the location of a customer prior to the transaction. The system completes transactions by accepting and settling cash, credit card, debit card and other forms of payment in real-time. In general, the system includes three basic components: an application module, a back office portal and a portable device. These components may be placed in communication with each other in various configurations to perform various functions that enable product tracking and transaction completion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Gate Gourmet Switzerland, GmbH
    Inventor: Tracy Alan Metzger
  • Patent number: 6634507
    Abstract: The system for cleaning items by using washing baskets (7) comprises a stripping station (A), a tunnel washer (2) and, on the clean side, a station (B) for storing and unpacking items from the washing baskets, as well as a washing basket return equipment comprising two separate return conveyors (8, 9), one (9) arranged above and the other (8) arranged underneath a table (10) in station (B) and leading back to the top of the stripping station (A). The clean baskets (7) are manually put onto the conveyors (8, 9) in station (B) and manually discharged from the conveyors (8, 9) in station (A) for reuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Knud Høst-Madsen, Klaus Schnellmann